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Is it really that low in Berlin? That's like 3k net a month isn't it? Probably half that when you rent an apartment. At this point I'd just not bother, get some
by slowmotiony 10y ago
Is it really that low in Berlin? That's like 3k net a month isn't it? Probably half that when you rent an apartment. At this point I'd just not bother, get some easy minijob gardening or something and apply for social housing and Hartz IV.
- adrianN 10y agoI'm not senior and I make about that. Rent is about 12€/m^2 (heating etc. included), so relatively cheap.
- ido 10y agoHarz 4 I think adds up to about 800 or 900 euros per month with all benefits combined, which is a lot less than 3000. Our rent is 490 euros net per month (in Berlin) for a 1BR apartment but we're looking for a 2BR at the moment so our kid can have his own bedroom. This will probably end up costing about 800 eur/m net (not a central or hip location, but close to transit). Also, while Germany has high income taxes it has lots of tax relief for being married and having kids. I think we ended up paying maybe 15% income tax last year (1 kid, wife earning minimally). Plus lots of subsidies for childcare & education (in Berlin even more than in other places in Germany). You can definitely easily support a family of 3 or 4 with a single wage in that range.