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Germany
Germany's electricity price is €0.404/kWh, the highest of 33. And its tax wedge is 49.26 %, the 2nd highest of 36.
Of 28 fields published for Germany, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
80 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$6,135 PPP/mo
The average employee in Germany earns about $6,135 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Average annual salary
$76,285 PPP
Money's value
62.20 %
100 saved in Germany in 2000 buys what 62 buys today — 38 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Tax on pay
38.68 %
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in Germany, about $39 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Average monthly salary
$6,135 PPP/mo
The average employee in Germany earns about $6,135 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Take-home pay
$46,780 PPP
The average job in Germany pays about $46,780 a year (PPP) after income tax and the employee's social contributions.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
Mortgage rates
3.93 %
On a €300,000 loan over 25 years, 3.93 % works out to roughly €1,572 a month.
House price growth
0.85 %
Real house prices in Germany rose 0.9 % over the past year — beyond general inflation.
House price growth since 2015
153.4
House prices in Germany are about 53 % higher than in 2015. That is the change, not the price: a cheaper country can show a bigger rise.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Inflation rate
2.17 %
At 2.2 % a year, prices double in about 33 years if it holds.
Inflation rate
2.17 %
ranked 6th of 123
Tax on pay
38.68 %
the 3rd highest of 37
Minimum wage in euros
€2,343/mo
the 3rd highest of 26
Average monthly salary
$6,135 PPP/mo
ranked 9th of 92
Where Germany sits, field by field
Each dot is Germany’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Electricity price€0.404/kWh33 of 33
- Tax wedge49.26 %35 of 36
- Inflation rate2.17 %6 of 123
- Tax on pay38.68 %35 of 37
- Petrol€2.24/l25 of 27
- Minimum wage in euros€2,343/mo3 of 26
- GDP growth0.24 %116 of 127
- Average monthly salary$6,135 PPP/mo9 of 92
- Median salary$5,248 PPP/mo9 of 78
- Retirement age (women)66.2 years44 of 49
- GDP per capita$60,49615 of 127
- Retirement age (men)66.2 years43 of 49
- Money's value62.20 %16 of 116
- Price level80 % of US prices105 of 125
- House price growth since 2015153.46 of 29
- Public holidays9 days85 of 104
- Average annual salary$76,285 PPP8 of 37
- Median income$43,047 PPP10 of 42
- Corporate tax15.82 %23 of 96
- Mortgage rates3.93 %18 of 25
- Debt per person$12,61686 of 123
- Unemployment rate3.71 %39 of 124
- House price growth0.85 %22 of 54
- Government debt62.90 %75 of 124
- Top income tax47.48 %22 of 37
- Take-home pay$46,780 PPP16 of 37
- Real policy rate0.08 %31 of 53
- Currency-0.71 %36 of 71
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Belgium
avg gap 13.6 pp · 28 shared fields
Most separates them: corporate tax — 15.82 % (Germany) vs 25.00 %
Netherlands
avg gap 17.1 pp · 28 shared fields
Most separates them: corporate tax — 15.82 % (Germany) vs 25.80 %
Ireland
avg gap 17.1 pp · 28 shared fields
Most separates them: GDP growth — 0.24 % (Germany) vs 12.34 %
Denmark
avg gap 17.2 pp · 27 shared fields
Most separates them: tax wedge — 49.26 % (Germany) vs 35.76 %
| Median salary | $5,248 PPP/mo | ranked 9th of 78 | |
| Retirement age (women) | 66.2 years | ranked 44th of 49 | |
| GDP per capita | $60,496 | ranked 15th of 127 | |
| Retirement age (men) | 66.2 years | ranked 43rd of 49 | |
| Money's value | 62.20 % | ranked 16th of 116 | |
| Price level | 80 % of US prices | ranked 105th of 125 | |
| House price growth since 2015 | 153.4 | ranked 6th of 29 | |
| Public holidays | 9 days | ranked 85th of 104 | |
| Average annual salary | $76,285 PPP | ranked 8th of 37 | |
| Median income | $43,047 PPP | ranked 10th of 42 | |
| Corporate tax | 15.82 % | ranked 23rd of 96 | |
| Mortgage rates | 3.93 % | ranked 18th of 25 | |
| Debt per person | $12,616 | ranked 86th of 123 | |
| Unemployment rate | 3.71 % | ranked 39th of 124 | |
| House price growth | 0.85 % | ranked 22nd of 54 | |
| Government debt | 62.90 % | ranked 75th of 124 | |
| Top income tax | 47.48 % | ranked 22nd of 37 | |
| Take-home pay | $46,780 PPP | ranked 16th of 37 | |
| Real policy rate | 0.08 % | ranked 31st of 53 | |
| Currency | -0.71 % | ranked 36th of 71 |
✓ 28 fields published for Germany, every one dated and sourced · 7 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Germany: lending rate, deposit rate, savings vs inflation, bank spread, rent, minimum wage (ppp), vat.
Sources for all 28 figures
- Electricity price — Eurostat household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 / nrg_pc_202) · 2025-S2
- Tax wedge — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Tax on pay — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Petrol — EU Oil Bulletin (European Commission, weekly fuel prices) · 2026-08-31
- Minimum wage in euros — Eurostat minimum wages (earn_mw_cur) · 2026-S2
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2022
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2022
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- House price growth since 2015 — Eurostat House Price Index (prc_hpi_q) · 2026-Q1
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2025
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2023
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- Mortgage rates — ECB Data Portal, MIR statistics · 2026-07
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 1990
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2025-Q4
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Top income tax — OECD Personal Income Tax rates · 2025
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-08
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-09-07
What changed
| 7 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.72 → -0.71 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt (% of GDP) | 20.8541847518408 → 62.9 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.24 → -0.72 |
| 5 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.6 → -0.24 |
| 4 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.45 → -0.6 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.9 → -0.45 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 2.245 → 2.236 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Mortgage rate (new loans) | 3.95 → 3.93 |
| 2 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.52 → -0.9 |
| 1 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.44 → -0.52 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.41 → -0.44 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.21 → -0.41 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.56 → -0.21 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.12 → 0.56 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.27 → 0.12 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 2.239 → 2.245 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.62 → -0.27 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.64 → 0.62 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.37 → 0.64 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.02 → 0.37 |