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by i_don_t_know 1901 days ago
No free healthcare. You have to buy insurance (legal requirement). Depending on your pay, you may buy private insurance at a fixed monthly premium, or public insurance at 15% of your income. Your employer covers half the cost for each one.

Currently, the max on public insurance is about 800€/month incl. „Pflegeversicherung“ for when you need permanent care after injuries or old age. You‘re paying half of that, your employer pays the other half.

There‘s also tuition at universities but it’s not comparable to US universities. I don’t know the current level. It was the equivalent of around 100€ per semester when I was a student.