Money & Costs
Currency: Euro
Meals
Budget: €4-8
Mid-range: €8-16
High: €16-30
Deluxe: €30+
Lodging
Budget: €15-45
Mid-range: €45-100
High: €100-200
Deluxe: €200+
It’s easy to spend lots of money in Germany. If you’ve got some sort of rail pass and restrict yourself to cheap takeaways or prepare your own food, it’s possible to get by on less than EUR50.00 a day. Those with more capacious wallets, wishing to eat at mid-range restaurants most days, to travel freely by public transport and to stay in mid-range hotels with fluffy duvets should count on dropping at least EUR100.00 a day.
At restaurants, the service charge is always included in bills and tipping isn’t compulsory, though it is appreciated. Germans are used to rounding up prices as tips, but rounding up in euros can be too generous. Taxi drivers expect a small tip of around 10%.