# Living in Germany on €2,000 a Month: A Breakdown of Expenses

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- Source language: Turkish
- Target language: English
- Duration: 2:13
- Published: 2026-11-09
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## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses) The average monthly income in Germany is 2,000 euros, folks.

[0:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=4) At least one, uh, well, your rent money is eight euros, folks.

[0:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=11) First, we set aside the eight euros. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

[0:22](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=22) We set aside eight euros, folks. One for electricity, water, and gas.

[0:27](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=27) Those also come to 200 euros, folks.

[0:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=31) There goes 1,000 euros. We paid for electricity, water, and rent.

[0:36](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=36) There goes 1,000 euros, folks. Today, you buy a single cigarette or a pack for ten euros.

[0:45](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=45) That comes to 300 euros a month, folks.

[0:50](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=50) We paid 300 euros. That brings you to 1,300 euros.

[0:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=53) For food, folks, we're analyzing the costs for at least one person.

[0:57](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=57) That comes to at least 300 euros, too.

[1:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=62) That brings you to 1,600 euros. We paid for our food, our electricity and water, bought our cigarettes, and paid our rent.

[1:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=70) What do we have left, friends?

[1:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=73) We have 400 euros left. Out of 400 euros, friends…

[1:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=79) We count at least 150 euros for the phone bill.

[1:23](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=83) That leaves you 350 euros. We've paid for our food, we've paid for our cigarettes, we've paid our rent. What do we have left, friends?

[1:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=93) Yes, gas. That alone is at least 300 euros a month, friends.

[1:44](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=104) 300 euros. What do we have left, friends?

[1:47](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=107) 50 euros. With 50 euros, you can have one coffee a week, say.

[1:54](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=114) Four coffees a month. And a few snacks with it, or something.

[1:59](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=119) Our 2,000 euros are gone. So you can get by in Germany on 2,000 euros, but you can't save any money.

[2:07](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=127) Of course, that doesn't include clothes or shoes.

[2:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/7P933xlV6g5a/en/living-in-germany-on-2-000-a-month-a-breakdown-of-expenses?t=131) I'm not counting those anyway.