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

The average monthly income in Germany is 2,000 euros, folks.

At least one, uh, well, your rent money is eight euros, folks.

First, we set aside the eight euros. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

We set aside eight euros, folks. One for electricity, water, and gas.

Those also come to 200 euros, folks.

There goes 1,000 euros. We paid for electricity, water, and rent.

There goes 1,000 euros, folks. Today, you buy a single cigarette or a pack for ten euros.

That comes to 300 euros a month, folks.

We paid 300 euros. That brings you to 1,300 euros.

For food, folks, we're analyzing the costs for at least one person.

That comes to at least 300 euros, too.

That brings you to 1,600 euros. We paid for our food, our electricity and water, bought our cigarettes, and paid our rent.

What do we have left, friends?

We have 400 euros left. Out of 400 euros, friends…

We count at least 150 euros for the phone bill.

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?

Yes, gas. That alone is at least 300 euros a month, friends.

300 euros. What do we have left, friends?

50 euros. With 50 euros, you can have one coffee a week, say.

Four coffees a month. And a few snacks with it, or something.

Our 2,000 euros are gone. So you can get by in Germany on 2,000 euros, but you can't save any money.

Of course, that doesn't include clothes or shoes.

I'm not counting those anyway.