Depends. Germany is a lot bigger than just Munich and Berlin. There are cheaper places in Germany (NRW for example) where you can pay rent close or even less t

Depends. Germany is a lot bigger than just Munich and Berlin. There are cheaper places in Germany (NRW for example) where you can pay rent close or even less than Vienna while still benefiting from much cheaper products and let's not forget, the higher wages (there's no big tech nor big SW companies in Austria so tech wages are depressing). So you're still better off in Germany, if wage/Col is your priority and not the history/culture/vibe and other such non-easily quantifiable things.