If they pay 5000€ (brutto), you will likely have ~3.200€ (netto) left after tax and social security, retirement payments, and health insurance. Feel free to pla

If they pay 5000€ (brutto), you will likely have ~3.200€ (netto) left after tax and social security, retirement payments, and health insurance. Feel free to play around with http://www.brutto-netto-rechner.info http://www.brutto-netto-rechner.info which is of course not 100% accurate but pretty good for estimation. That being said, 3.2k is a good salary in Germany, and housing in Berlin is not as expensive as in Hamburg or Munich, 1000€ will get you a spacious flat for 1 person, utilities included. Food is cheap in Germany, if you can cook a few hounded € per month are enough. My guess would be that if you have a decent lifestyle, find a not too pricey flat, you can save between around 1000€ per month.