Which German city is best for you?

A ranking of the biggest cities in Germany based on their cost of living, job opportunities, and other factors.

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⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
02:39 - Munich
05:29 - Berlin
08:29 - Frankfurt
10:47 - Stuttgart
12:54 - Hamburg
15:27 - Cologne
17:50 - Düsseldorf

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[nachoripoli]

I think the rain is calculated by the amount of mm that rains on average each year, which can be misleading because in Dusseldorf or Hamburg the rain is more frequent but not as intense as in southern germany where it rains less days but on bigger amounts. Anyways great video! 🙌🏻

[amuginho]

Been living in Köln/Germany for 5 years, from what I have experienced:

- Yes, people in Köln are more friendly compared to other cities in Germany. But keep in mind that it is still Germany. Don't expect a southern europe level friendliness.

- Many people live in Köln and work in Düsseldorf, Bonn or unfortunately in Ruhr area (Duisburg, Essen, Bochum) aka Isengard.

-Winters are depressing as Köln is not super full of events like Berlin. Summers are nice (except this one). Many people who work remote leave in winter and come back in summer, subletting room/wohnung 😅

-For university students, especially in summer, finding friends are relatively easy. But if you are coming to work only you might find it hard to create friendships. (Join a Verein)

Hope this helps for future Kölner!

[elliek]

Being in the process of settling (or trying to) in Germany, I can't thank you enough for your content that indeed helps to do it more smoothly...(I just hope that one day it will be possible to do it completely smoothly Vielen Dank!!

[usmanahmad]

Koblenz is a very small city but very beautiful. I am living in Koblenz since 2018

[Jav]

I have visited 4 German cities and now live in Munich. I found Munich very clean and very safe. Few or almost no homeless. Very friendly people and plenty of jobs in the IT area. It is the perfect city to grow a family. The climate is similar to the other German cities, but being close to the Alps it snows a lot in winter. There is also much more sunshine than in the northern cities. The public transportation is also very clean although sometimes there are delays. I think that if you are looking for tranquility Munich and Bavaria in general is the place to live despite the high cost of living, it is worth it.

[derlaurenz]

Nice idea ... one could also do a listicle with the most livable smaller/medium-sized cities such as Lübeck, Münster, Heidelberg, Augsburg, etc. Maybe an idea for a next video :-) <3

[jeanfarmacia]

I just moved from Munich to Frankfurt and couldnt be happier. Finally back to a modern city.

[rubyred]

Got into Goethe Uni this Winter Semester, Super excited to be in the city of Frankfurt 🤩

[manuelpujol]

Great video guys!

Only one thing I would have changed. When talking about weather I think is better to look at average days of sunshine in a year and average hours of sunshine in winters shortest days.

I think Cologne and Düsseldorf feel more rainy because, although it doesn't rain that much, it’s way more cloudy. While in Munich it rains more but there’s also more sunshine days and longer days in winters. Hamburg is the worse when it comes to short days in winter.

[HDougMatsuoka]

Thanks for this video! Hamburg also has a brand new (well, 2017) concert hall. The absolutely weird wild crazy Elbphilharmonie hall. They took a red brick warehouse and put a glass "iceberg" on top of it, hollowed out the inside and created a seating-in-the-round concert hall where there are no bad seats. The acoustics are perfect although a little difficult for musicians because it's not as "live" and is rather reverb-free so you can hear little details of the music itself. I heard the Tchaikovsky Symphony 5 there last month. You can get tickets for concerts that are just one major work for cheap. If you have the Euros you can stay in the Elbphilharmonie itself since part of it is a hotel. I visited this summer and had to order a hamburger in Hamburg. It was really excellent, but it was an expensive restaurant. Haven't been to Frankfurt yet...

And--not to criticize--if you had gone one city more, you would have gotten to Leipzig. It's home to 4 "orchestras of cultural significance" including the largest symphony orchestra in Germany, the Leipzig Gewandhaus orchestra with a roster of 185 full-time musicians. Many great works of German classical music were premiered and performed there. Every summer is the Bachfest, a 10 day, 160 performance celebration of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. If you are into classical music, especially German classical music, Leipzig is a city you must consider. Since it's part of the former East Germany, the cost of living is still relatively inexpensive. A lot of the transportation and infrastructure is new and it's very walkable. If I had to choose a place to live in Germany, this is where I'd be.

[randindragonheart]

I couldn't agree more. We stayed in Düsseldorf for a few months and it was clean, but it was boring. We got lucky and found a flat in Köln and couldn't be happier.

[Spycast]

I was just about to move to Germany but unsure about which city to live in, because i'll be working remotely. I was also thinking about joining Smoothlers club. Thank you very much for this video 🙂

[EllenFelicity]

I have no plans to move but love to visit, and enjoyed this video. You're so right that personal taste and gut feeling make a place. My friend moved from Munich to Düsseldorf, stayed only one year, hated it and moved back to Munich. I visited her in both places and didnt get it at all, I would rather live in Düsseldorf for sure, more laid back.

[enverkayandan]

Really helpful video! Adding an overall comparison chart can make it even more helpful!

[dirkgenehagelstein]

I'm from Rhine-Main-Area and would never change. Open minded and just modern. Love it...

[sachinmainkar]

I have heard a lot about Berlin, Munich and many others cities and I am sure they have their attractions. But I have only lived in your city Duessldorf, in Holthausen. So for me that is the best city. It has been my home, in my third home country, that is Germany. I am a big city boy ( man ), having borne and brought up in Bombay ( Mumbai ), and now living in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. So for me it is the Rhein Ruhr Metro area, the biggest metro area in Germany. The next choice would be Koeln or Frankfurt ( for the airport ). But NRW is my home state. I like that name. Maharashtra, California and NRW are my home states in my three nations.

[psymooon]

Nice content. I only had Berlin on my experience, looking forward to see the vibe of other German cities.

[aniketkapdule]

You would have also added public transport comparison, it is one of the main deciding factor to move, e.g. Berlin has the best public transport in whole Germany. I don't know if you guys have already made such video

[PushpaRj]

Thanks ...❤both of you ❤.. from India 🙏🤗

[susannedorzbach]

Mag eure Videos😊finde euch sehr sympathisch ❤