> But yeah, eg the student welfare benefit (Bafög) goes much further in cheap cities. Simply not true. Bafög is paid based on what your parents have. And how f

> But yeah, eg the student welfare benefit (Bafög) goes much further in cheap cities. Simply not true. Bafög is paid based on what your parents have. And how far you are away from them. They have a "base" need for everything in your students life which is something of ~650€ as of today and then they calculate how much your parents "should" give you (even if they can't) and give you the rest of that money (monthly). And after something like 4-5 years your last payment was made you need to pay half of it (the rest is yours even if you don't make it, if you make it you don't get any bonuses, but making good grades or other super stuff will actually) back in junks of 150€ per (month, paid in quarters if you are wellthy) or you could make upfront payments which will reduce your payment need drastically.