What is the average rent in Mainz?

Rent in Mainz has an index of 23.1, indicating very affordable housing costs.

Is Mainz affordable to live in?

Mainz is expensive by global standards. Groceries are average, restaurants are average, and local purchasing power is average. Workers in Germany earning EUR 50,000 gross take home approximately EUR 2,695 per month after tax.

🇩🇪 Germany · 2026

Cost of Living in Mainz

Q: How expensive is Mainz compared to the rest of Germany?

Mainz ranks #137 out of 577 cities globally. It is 12.6% more expensive than the Germany average, based on 34 cities. The rent index is 23.1 and local purchasing power is 128.6.

12.6% above the Germany average

Ranked #137 of 577 cities · More expensive than 76.3% of cities worldwide

+12.6%

Cost of Living

+4.5%

Rent

+5.1%

Groceries

-7.6%

Purchasing Power

Compared to Germany average · See Germany ranking →

Rent Prices in Mainz

Apartment	City Centre	Outside Centre	You Save
1-Bedroom	EUR 813/mo ≈ $913	—
3-Bedroom	EUR 1,592/mo ≈ $1,789	—

Numbeo · 2026-10-02

Multi-Source Comparison

★★ Medium Confidence

Mainz has a cost of living index of 50.8 (New York = 100, rent included), the average of 2 of 3 data sources. LivingCost is left out because it sits more than 15% away from the others.

50.8

Index

Sources

2.5

Gap between sources