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🇩🇪 Germany
Germany
The whole move — visa, taxes, insurance, money and cost of living — in one place.
Visa & Residency
Freelance
Comfortable solo budget
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Stay
3 years
Taxes Abroad
Standard resident taxation
Living in Germany
The visa is step one. Here is the rest of what it takes to live here — each researched and sourced.
🧾 Taxes Abroad
Standard resident taxation Tax-residency trigger: 183 days Germany → 🩺 Health Insurance
Required (explicit) Germany → 💶 Cost of Living
€1,990–€2,900/mo Berlin Germany → 🛡️ Health System
No — private insurance needed Emergency: 112 Germany → 🏡 Housing & Relocation
3-mo deposit Address registration Germany → Cost of living
| Berlin | €1,990–€2,900/mo |
Qualifying insurance
Feather Expat Health Insurance (incoming insurance, Newcomer plans Basic/Premium) €72/mo Care Expatriate (Basic/Comfort/Premium); student line: Care College €58/mo Cigna Global Health Options – International Health Plans (Silver / Gold / Platinum) —
Qualifying insurance →