Depending on the type of University and courses offered, the fees can range from 100-500 Euros per Semester to 10000 Euros per semester . Fees can be in form of semester contribution plus tuition fees. Public Universities in Germany offer free of cost education to even international students and hence Tuition fees are negligible.
Students only pay for free passes, etc. Private universities fees can range from 1500per semester to 10000 Euros per semester.
German Consulate rules ask for a blocked account to be opened with Euros 8640 as living expenses. Students normally manage with shared rooms and cooking at home. They have to pay for Health Insurance, food, books telephone, clothing, etc. Regular partying, eating out, or expensive accommodation can then work out to be a costier option. Students would in such cases require more money for living.
Compared to other countries Germany is very affordable country in terms of education and also in terms of living expenses. Highly popular destination amongst students for Engineering programs and Business and management programs as chances of getting state funded options is very high for the bright students. The countries inflation rate is very low and hence living is definitely affordable. Cities like Munich but many others not as expensive.
Chances of free education are very good for academically focused students. Wiser students can really save on money if they grab the opportunities like: a hairdresser giving discounts to students , or a shop announcing sale or even on daily groceries or a railway card where a student can save sometimes upto 50%. Generally student ID gives loads of options to students to save and make living affordable.
There are a good number of German Institutions and other large organisations sponsoring students and hence extending scholarships to them, merit based.