Richest Cities in Germany by Household Income

Cities with highest average household income. Based on municipal figures where available (INE Atlas — Spain) and NUTS2 GDP proxies elsewhere.

Data updated May 30, 2026
#CityAvg household incomeSale medianRent medianYieldSamplesIncome (hh)Other metrics
1Hamburg€469,055€805/mo2.1%2,236 / 4,723
2Augsburg€329,894€795/mo2.9%675 / 559
3Nürnberg€289,000€717/mo3.0%676 / 1,018
4Fürth€248,717€746/mo3.6%183 / 190
5München€639,953€1,195/mo2.2%4,128 / 4,630
6Regensburg€348,814€668/mo2.3%251 / 347
7Ingolstadt€325,011€746/mo2.8%289 / 252
8Würzburg€265,196€698/mo3.2%95 / 216
9Wiesbaden€425,109€1,049/mo3.0%687 / 783
10Darmstadt€318,907€854/mo3.2%219 / 517
11Kassel€204,771€580/mo3.4%130 / 292
12Frankfurt am Main€530,089€1,058/mo2.4%1,454 / 2,529
13Bremen€218,810€629/mo3.5%577 / 728
14Stuttgart€364,683€1,000/mo3.3%1,406 / 2,259
15Heidelberg€495,298€746/mo1.8%266 / 354
16Karlsruhe€320,128€766/mo2.9%426 / 525
17Freiburg im Breisgau€510,558€698/mo1.6%416 / 493
18Mannheim€295,103€776/mo3.2%498 / 1,059
19Berlin€398,863€795/mo2.4%10,687 / 11,524
20Aachen€249,938€649/mo3.1%297 / 819
21Bielefeld€215,148€639/mo3.6%262 / 647
22Bochum€199,278€570/mo3.4%247 / 702
23Bonn€295,103€698/mo2.8%533 / 670
24Dortmund€224,914€600/mo3.2%406 / 1,463
25Düsseldorf€398,863€893/mo2.7%1,553 / 1,961
26Duisburg€99,791€511/mo6.1%474 / 1,223
27Essen€210,265€570/mo3.3%731 / 1,500
28Gelsenkirchen€110,777€443/mo4.8%157 / 881
29Hagen€158,996€492/mo3.7%142 / 450
30Hamm€210,265€502/mo2.9%62 / 126
31Herne€132,140€492/mo4.5%75 / 333
32Köln€359,800€805/mo2.7%1,468 / 3,490
33Krefeld€202,940€620/mo3.7%264 / 537
34Leverkusen€259,093€795/mo3.7%205 / 254
35Mönchengladbach€174,865€639/mo4.4%265 / 582
36Mülheim an der Ruhr€220,031€590/mo3.2%199 / 243
37Münster€348,814€698/mo2.4%351 / 634
38Oberhausen€229,186€492/mo2.6%158 / 334
39Solingen€248,717€668/mo3.2%200 / 272
40Wuppertal€179,137€560/mo3.8%399 / 927
41Wolfsburg€185,240€590/mo3.8%174 / 521
42Oldenburg€223,082€688/mo3.7%162 / 231
43Hannover€259,093€698/mo3.2%745 / 1,349
44Osnabrück€226,744€746/mo4.0%138 / 319
45Braunschweig€268,859€668/mo3.0%322 / 489
46Mainz€395,201€766/mo2.3%450 / 567
47Ludwigshafen am Rhein€199,278€698/mo4.2%315 / 375
48Kiel€212,095€580/mo3.3%239 / 517
49Lübeck€348,814€600/mo2.1%281 / 291
50Dresden€227,965€620/mo3.3%915 / 1,392
51Leipzig€204,161€639/mo3.8%1,772 / 2,431
52Chemnitz€68,053€346/mo6.1%491 / 2,794
53Rostock€309,752€521/mo2.0%163 / 234
54Potsdam€455,016€766/mo2.0%418 / 450
55Magdeburg€124,815€463/mo4.5%287 / 1,287
56Halle (Saale)€188,292€443/mo2.8%120 / 1,225
57Erfurt€162,047€560/mo4.2%89 / 264

2 rows flagged as potential outlier (yield outside 2–12%). Verify sample size before relying on these.

Methodology

Data combines aggregated asking-price statistics from public real-estate portals, official government transaction data, national price indices, demographics, and income statistics. Ranks cover cities with a sufficient market-data sample. Rankings refreshed weekly.