Well you'll usally have 563€/month as a single or 506€/month if living with a partner. State pays health insurance and rent (up to a certain limit in size of th

Well you'll usally have 563€/month as a single or 506€/month if living with a partner. State pays health insurance and rent (up to a certain limit in size of the flat). In most cities it's further subsidized (25-29€ for the 49€ ticket). If that's enough depends a lot where you live, if you have family or not and your livestyle. You have to pay your energy bills (40-70€/month) and internet / cell-phone (40-50€/month) for yourself. If you are a healthy single it's perfectly fine if you life a simple life. But you can't really put aside any savings.