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 16, 2026
#CityAvg household incomeSale medianRent medianYieldSamplesIncome (hh)Other metrics
1Hamburg€475,157€834/mo2.1%2,133 / 4,559
2Augsburg€329,894€766/mo2.8%664 / 565
3Nürnberg€279,234€746/mo3.2%694 / 1,058
4Fürth€248,717€776/mo3.7%178 / 203
5München€644,225€1,195/mo2.2%4,033 / 4,413
6Regensburg€339,048€688/mo2.4%259 / 341
7Ingolstadt€325,011€746/mo2.8%289 / 246
8Würzburg€259,093€698/mo3.2%99 / 199
9Wiesbaden€428,771€1,000/mo2.8%666 / 754
10Darmstadt€320,128€883/mo3.3%225 / 467
11Kassel€210,265€570/mo3.3%118 / 250
12Frankfurt am Main€519,712€1,097/mo2.5%1,439 / 2,470
13Bremen€218,810€620/mo3.4%568 / 676
14Stuttgart€368,956€1,039/mo3.4%1,396 / 2,201
15Heidelberg€481,871€756/mo1.9%269 / 334
16Karlsruhe€325,011€795/mo2.9%402 / 547
17Freiburg im Breisgau€495,298€746/mo1.8%418 / 469
18Mannheim€296,935€795/mo3.2%504 / 1,066
19Berlin€398,863€815/mo2.5%10,617 / 11,333
20Aachen€249,938€649/mo3.1%295 / 778
21Bielefeld€215,148€649/mo3.6%244 / 622
22Bochum€197,447€560/mo3.4%246 / 668
23Bonn€298,156€746/mo3.0%510 / 682
24Dortmund€218,810€600/mo3.3%380 / 1,445
25Düsseldorf€400,084€912/mo2.7%1,545 / 1,883
26Duisburg€99,791€511/mo6.1%481 / 1,199
27Essen€209,654€580/mo3.3%745 / 1,534
28Gelsenkirchen€108,946€453/mo5.0%156 / 864
29Hagen€158,996€482/mo3.6%139 / 445
30Hamm€210,265€502/mo2.9%63 / 128
31Herne€138,853€502/mo4.3%81 / 328
32Köln€359,800€824/mo2.8%1,445 / 3,468
33Krefeld€205,992€590/mo3.4%247 / 499
34Leverkusen€259,703€776/mo3.6%193 / 218
35Mönchengladbach€179,137€659/mo4.4%264 / 556
36Mülheim an der Ruhr€238,951€600/mo3.0%191 / 235
37Münster€350,035€698/mo2.4%367 / 675
38Oberhausen€229,186€492/mo2.6%155 / 317
39Solingen€248,717€688/mo3.3%191 / 290
40Wuppertal€176,696€560/mo3.8%390 / 970
41Wolfsburg€180,968€600/mo4.0%174 / 489
42Oldenburg€229,186€707/mo3.7%156 / 222
43Hannover€251,769€717/mo3.4%726 / 1,414
44Osnabrück€238,951€746/mo3.8%131 / 331
45Braunschweig€268,859€659/mo2.9%324 / 465
46Mainz€392,760€795/mo2.4%444 / 529
47Ludwigshafen am Rhein€195,006€707/mo4.3%315 / 361
48Kiel€199,888€590/mo3.5%247 / 533
49Lübeck€350,035€629/mo2.2%276 / 259
50Dresden€229,186€590/mo3.1%902 / 1,277
51Leipzig€209,044€649/mo3.7%1,735 / 2,339
52Chemnitz€67,443€346/mo6.2%492 / 2,829
53Rostock€299,986€531/mo2.1%164 / 233
54Potsdam€439,757€844/mo2.3%418 / 434
55Magdeburg€129,698€453/mo4.2%305 / 1,324
56Halle (Saale)€169,982€433/mo3.1%137 / 1,216
57Erfurt€163,878€649/mo4.8%92 / 258

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.