Cost of owning a dog in Germany
Lifetime and food cost for 272 dogs, localized to EUR.
The cheapest dog to own in Germany is the Japanese Chin (~€12,290 lifetime). All costs in EUR. Pet insurance is widely available in Germany.
| # | Breed | Size | Food/yr | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese Chin | Small | €180 | €12,290 |
| 2 | English Toy Spaniel | Small | €205 | €13,475 |
| 3 | Russian Toy | Small | €130 | €13,565 |
| 4 | Toy Fox Terrier | Small | €110 | €14,245 |
| 5 | Danish-Swedish Farmdog | Small | €290 | €14,260 |
| 6 | Chihuahua | Small | €105 | €14,600 |
| 7 | Jagdterrier | Small | €315 | €14,705 |
| 8 | Boston Terrier | Small | €300 | €14,740 |
| 9 | Russell Terrier | Small | €220 | €14,750 |
| 10 | Miniature Pinscher | Small | €180 | €14,785 |
| 11 | Bolognese | Small | €145 | €14,855 |
| 12 | Schipperke | Small | €230 | €14,910 |
| 13 | Portuguese Podengo Pequeno | Small | €205 | €15,025 |
| 14 | Lancashire Heeler | Small | €230 | €15,045 |
| 15 | Miniature Bull Terrier | Small | €355 | €15,055 |
| 16 | Norwich Terrier | Small | €220 | €15,250 |
| 17 | Tibetan Spaniel | Small | €220 | €15,250 |
| 18 | Border Terrier | Small | €230 | €15,420 |
| 19 | Italian Greyhound | Small | €200 | €15,550 |
| 20 | Norfolk Terrier | Small | €210 | €15,635 |
| 21 | Australian Terrier | Small | €290 | €15,665 |
| 22 | Japanese Spitz | Small | €290 | €15,665 |
| 23 | Affenpinscher | Small | €170 | €15,700 |
| 24 | Papillon | Small | €155 | €15,760 |
| 25 | Brussels Griffon | Small | €180 | €15,810 |
| 26 | Scottish Terrier | Small | €320 | €15,935 |
| 27 | Cirneco dell’Etna | Small | €340 | €15,950 |
| 28 | Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka | Small | €155 | €15,985 |
| 29 | Smooth Fox Terrier | Small | €275 | €16,035 |
| 30 | Wire Fox Terrier | Small | €275 | €16,035 |
| 31 | Cairn Terrier | Small | €240 | €16,040 |
| 32 | Lakeland Terrier | Small | €285 | €16,145 |
| 33 | Pekingese | Small | €245 | €16,150 |
| 34 | Mudi | Small | €360 | €16,220 |
| 35 | Parson Russell Terrier | Small | €255 | €16,275 |
| 36 | Chinese Crested | Small | €190 | €16,375 |
| 37 | Löwchen | Small | €225 | €16,400 |
| 38 | Cesky Terrier | Small | €310 | €16,480 |
| 39 | Pug | Small | €275 | €16,505 |
| 40 | Silky Terrier | Small | €190 | €16,505 |
| 41 | Basenji | Small | €355 | €16,720 |
| 42 | Beagle | Small | €380 | €16,750 |
| 43 | Lhasa Apso | Small | €255 | €16,870 |
| 44 | Poodle (Miniature) | Small | €225 | €16,970 |
| 45 | Shetland Sheepdog | Small | €320 | €17,120 |
| 46 | Maltese | Small | €145 | €17,225 |
| 47 | American Eskimo Dog | Small | €325 | €17,260 |
| 48 | Havanese | Small | €190 | €17,560 |
| 49 | Biewer Terrier | Small | €130 | €17,625 |
| 50 | Teddy Roosevelt Terrier | Small | €275 | €17,625 |
| 51 | Sealyham Terrier | Small | €360 | €17,655 |
| 52 | Shiba Inu | Small | €320 | €17,695 |
| 53 | Bedlington Terrier | Small | €320 | €17,710 |
| 54 | Welsh Terrier | Small | €320 | €17,710 |
| 55 | Manchester Terrier (Toy) | Small | €220 | €17,755 |
| 56 | Rat Terrier | Small | €290 | €17,810 |
| 57 | Taiwan Dog | Medium | €470 | €17,835 |
| 58 | Pomeranian | Small | €110 | €17,875 |
| 59 | Yorkshire Terrier | Small | €120 | €17,955 |
| 60 | Maltipoo | Small | €225 | €18,095 |
| 61 | American Hairless Terrier | Small | €245 | €18,370 |
| 62 | Bulldog (English) | Medium | €590 | €18,370 |
| 63 | Treeing Tennessee Brindle | Medium | €540 | €18,610 |
| 64 | Pumi | Medium | €385 | €18,635 |
| 65 | French Bulldog | Small | €345 | €18,740 |
| 66 | Braque du Bourbonnais | Medium | €580 | €18,760 |
| 67 | Manchester Terrier (Standard) | Small | €285 | €18,815 |
| 68 | Dachshund | Small | €370 | €18,820 |
| 69 | Basset Fauve de Bretagne | Medium | €445 | €19,040 |
| 70 | Shikoku | Medium | €590 | €19,155 |
| 71 | Poodle (Toy) | Small | €110 | €19,270 |
| 72 | Dogue de Bordeaux | Giant | €1,110 | €19,370 |
| 73 | Yakutian Laika | Medium | €615 | €19,430 |
| 74 | Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Medium | €420 | €19,445 |
| 75 | Mountain Cur | Medium | €590 | €19,625 |
| 76 | Dandie Dinmont Terrier | Small | €330 | €19,740 |
| 77 | West Highland White Terrier | Small | €290 | €19,830 |
| 78 | Icelandic Sheepdog | Medium | €405 | €19,935 |
| 79 | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Small | €265 | €20,120 |
| 80 | Peruvian Inca Orchid | Medium | €450 | €20,165 |
| 81 | Swedish Vallhund | Medium | €405 | €20,255 |
| 82 | Nederlandse Kooikerhondje | Medium | €380 | €20,295 |
| 83 | Norwegian Lundehund | Medium | €380 | €20,295 |
| 84 | German Shepherd Dog | Large | €820 | €20,310 |
| 85 | Slovensky Kopov | Medium | €525 | €20,395 |
| 86 | Kishu Ken | Medium | €590 | €20,395 |
| 87 | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Medium | €445 | €20,470 |
| 88 | American Water Spaniel | Medium | €490 | €20,530 |
| 89 | Karelian Bear Dog | Medium | €605 | €20,595 |
| 90 | Kai Ken | Medium | €435 | €20,645 |
| 91 | German Pinscher | Medium | €490 | €20,650 |
| 92 | Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen | Medium | €465 | €20,685 |
| 93 | Irish Terrier | Medium | €390 | €20,705 |
| 94 | Miniature Schnauzer | Small | €265 | €20,710 |
| 95 | Tibetan Terrier | Small | €370 | €20,850 |
| 96 | Cocker Spaniel | Medium | €380 | €20,895 |
| 97 | Boykin Spaniel | Medium | €465 | €20,995 |
| 98 | Flat-Coated Retriever | Large | €780 | €21,010 |
| 99 | Whippet | Medium | €465 | €21,040 |
| 100 | Shih Tzu | Small | €225 | €21,165 |
| 101 | Field Spaniel | Medium | €565 | €21,205 |
| 102 | Sloughi | Medium | €565 | €21,205 |
| 103 | Finnish Spitz | Medium | €395 | €21,210 |
| 104 | Cardigan Welsh Corgi | Medium | €450 | €21,245 |
| 105 | German Shepherd | Large | €820 | €21,300 |
| 106 | Irish Wolfhound | Giant | €1,170 | €21,310 |
| 107 | Swedish Lapphund | Medium | €515 | €21,330 |
| 108 | English Cocker Spaniel | Medium | €435 | €21,385 |
| 109 | Glen of Imaal Terrier | Medium | €495 | €21,410 |
| 110 | Norwegian Buhund | Medium | €470 | €21,465 |
| 111 | Ibizan Hound | Medium | €615 | €21,480 |
| 112 | Croatian Sheepdog | Medium | €505 | €21,595 |
| 113 | Chinese Shar-Pei | Large | €660 | €21,680 |
| 114 | Portuguese Sheepdog | Medium | €615 | €21,875 |
| 115 | Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever | Medium | €565 | €21,980 |
| 116 | Bichon Frise | Small | €255 | €21,995 |
| 117 | Brittany | Medium | €490 | €22,085 |
| 118 | Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier | Medium | €490 | €22,085 |
| 119 | German Spitz | Medium | €380 | €22,135 |
| 120 | German Shorthaired Pointer | Large | €710 | €22,175 |
| 121 | Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog | Medium | €525 | €22,250 |
| 122 | English Springer Spaniel | Medium | €590 | €22,300 |
| 123 | Miniature American Shepherd | Medium | €435 | €22,360 |
| 124 | Coton de Tulear | Small | €210 | €22,370 |
| 125 | Kromfohrlander | Medium | €405 | €22,485 |
| 126 | Schapendoes | Medium | €545 | €22,530 |
| 127 | Working Kelpie | Medium | €580 | €22,605 |
| 128 | Deutscher Wachtelhund | Medium | €615 | €22,625 |
| 129 | Irish Red and White Setter | Medium | €615 | €22,625 |
| 130 | Finnish Lapphund | Medium | €570 | €22,865 |
| 131 | Azawakh | Medium | €580 | €22,975 |
| 132 | Norrbottenspets | Medium | €380 | €23,025 |
| 133 | Canaan Dog | Medium | €590 | €23,085 |
| 134 | Kerry Blue Terrier | Medium | €505 | €23,085 |
| 135 | Welsh Springer Spaniel | Medium | €590 | €23,085 |
| 136 | Australian Cattle Dog | Medium | €565 | €23,140 |
| 137 | Jindo | Medium | €540 | €23,180 |
| 138 | Bohemian Shepherd | Medium | €625 | €23,220 |
| 139 | Chow Chow | Large | €710 | €23,240 |
| 140 | Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen | Medium | €565 | €23,525 |
| 141 | Keeshond | Medium | €540 | €23,535 |
| 142 | Portuguese Water Dog | Medium | €615 | €23,675 |
| 143 | Portuguese Podengo | Large | €640 | €23,720 |
| 144 | Portuguese Pointer | Medium | €610 | €23,775 |
| 145 | Xoloitzcuintli | Medium | €465 | €23,880 |
| 146 | Drever | Medium | €515 | €23,915 |
| 147 | Bullmastiff | Giant | €1,190 | €23,960 |
| 148 | Border Collie | Medium | €565 | €24,035 |
| 149 | Lagotto Romagnolo | Medium | €430 | €24,060 |
| 150 | Puli | Medium | €435 | €24,085 |
| 151 | Rhodesian Ridgeback | Large | €885 | €24,190 |
| 152 | Sussex Spaniel | Medium | €540 | €24,340 |
| 153 | Polish Lowland Sheepdog | Medium | €540 | €24,525 |
| 154 | Skye Terrier | Medium | €540 | €24,525 |
| 155 | Bernese Mountain Dog | Giant | €1,010 | €24,705 |
| 156 | Belgian Laekenois | Large | €735 | €24,720 |
| 157 | American English Coonhound | Large | €685 | €24,860 |
| 158 | Boxer | Large | €780 | €24,915 |
| 159 | Neapolitan Mastiff | Giant | €1,305 | €25,075 |
| 160 | French Spaniel | Large | €685 | €25,085 |
| 161 | Standard Schnauzer | Medium | €540 | €25,140 |
| 162 | Australian Shepherd | Medium | €660 | €25,420 |
| 163 | Entlebucher Mountain Dog | Large | €660 | €25,605 |
| 164 | Segugio Italiano | Large | €640 | €25,640 |
| 165 | Labrador Retriever | Large | €800 | €25,655 |
| 166 | Clumber Spaniel | Large | €820 | €25,675 |
| 167 | Greyhound | Large | €780 | €25,955 |
| 168 | Bluetick Coonhound | Large | €755 | €25,990 |
| 169 | Curly-Coated Retriever | Large | €885 | €26,100 |
| 170 | Transylvanian Hound | Large | €685 | €26,185 |
| 171 | English Foxhound | Large | €800 | €26,195 |
| 172 | Siberian Husky | Large | €615 | €26,275 |
| 173 | Scottish Deerhound | Giant | €1,010 | €26,285 |
| 174 | Spanish Water Dog | Medium | €540 | €26,320 |
| 175 | American Bulldog | Large | €905 | €26,330 |
| 176 | Doberman Pinscher | Large | €905 | €26,330 |
| 177 | Rottweiler | Large | €1,135 | €26,355 |
| 178 | Dalmatian | Large | €710 | €26,480 |
| 179 | Golden Retriever | Large | €780 | €26,630 |
| 180 | Czechoslovakian Vlcak | Large | €640 | €26,670 |
| 181 | Thai Ridgeback | Large | €685 | €26,845 |
| 182 | American Foxhound | Large | €780 | €26,995 |
| 183 | Broholmer | Giant | €1,230 | €27,000 |
| 184 | Weimaraner | Large | €845 | €27,035 |
| 185 | Great Dane | Giant | €1,400 | €27,075 |
| 186 | Plott Hound | Large | €640 | €27,245 |
| 187 | Small Munsterlander Pointer | Large | €640 | €27,245 |
| 188 | Porcelaine | Large | €715 | €27,260 |
| 189 | Black and Tan Coonhound | Large | €970 | €27,315 |
| 190 | Irish Water Spaniel | Large | €700 | €27,395 |
| 191 | Chesapeake Bay Retriever | Large | €800 | €27,465 |
| 192 | Berger Picard | Large | €735 | €27,465 |
| 193 | Treeing Walker Coonhound | Large | €735 | €27,465 |
| 194 | Mastiff | Giant | €1,630 | €27,475 |
| 195 | Old English Sheepdog | Large | €905 | €27,545 |
| 196 | Barbet | Large | €640 | €27,605 |
| 197 | Pharaoh Hound | Large | €640 | €27,605 |
| 198 | Dutch Shepherd | Large | €715 | €27,605 |
| 199 | Bracco Italiano | Large | €845 | €27,790 |
| 200 | Bull Terrier | Large | €735 | €27,810 |
| 201 | Lapponian Herder | Large | €820 | €27,825 |
| 202 | Wirehaired Vizsla | Large | €685 | €27,835 |
| 203 | Drentsche Patrijshond | Large | €735 | €27,860 |
| 204 | Vizsla | Large | €660 | €27,870 |
| 205 | Perro de Presa Canario | Giant | €1,045 | €27,915 |
| 206 | Basset Hound | Large | €660 | €27,965 |
| 207 | Borzoi | Large | €925 | €27,990 |
| 208 | English Setter | Large | €755 | €28,020 |
| 209 | Gordon Setter | Large | €755 | €28,070 |
| 210 | Greater Swiss Mountain Dog | Giant | €1,170 | €28,080 |
| 211 | Hovawart | Large | €885 | €28,285 |
| 212 | Saluki | Large | €660 | €28,550 |
| 213 | Samoyed | Large | €640 | €28,680 |
| 214 | Wetterhoun | Large | €755 | €28,750 |
| 215 | Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound | Large | €655 | €28,810 |
| 216 | Norwegian Elkhound | Large | €655 | €28,810 |
| 217 | Airedale Terrier | Large | €735 | €28,845 |
| 218 | Harrier | Large | €660 | €28,920 |
| 219 | Wirehaired Pointing Griffon | Large | €660 | €28,920 |
| 220 | Newfoundland | Giant | €1,265 | €28,985 |
| 221 | Catahoula Leopard Dog | Large | €845 | €29,115 |
| 222 | Slovensky Cuvac | Large | €925 | €29,115 |
| 223 | Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer | Large | €710 | €29,165 |
| 224 | Stabyhoun | Large | €640 | €29,180 |
| 225 | Hokkaido | Large | €685 | €29,200 |
| 226 | Saint Bernard | Giant | €1,455 | €29,260 |
| 227 | German Longhaired Pointer | Large | €800 | €29,345 |
| 228 | Hanoverian Scenthound | Large | €980 | €29,430 |
| 229 | American Leopard Hound | Large | €710 | €29,535 |
| 230 | Redbone Coonhound | Large | €710 | €29,535 |
| 231 | Appenzeller Sennenhund | Large | €720 | €29,705 |
| 232 | American Staffordshire Terrier | Large | €685 | €29,820 |
| 233 | Alaskan Malamute | Large | €905 | €29,860 |
| 234 | Leonberger | Giant | €1,305 | €29,905 |
| 235 | Belgian Sheepdog | Large | €735 | €29,915 |
| 236 | Belgian Tervuren | Large | €735 | €29,915 |
| 237 | Pudelpointer | Large | €710 | €30,165 |
| 238 | Collie | Large | €755 | €30,185 |
| 239 | Great Pyrenees | Giant | €1,010 | €30,370 |
| 240 | Kuvasz | Giant | €1,010 | €30,370 |
| 241 | Bearded Collie | Large | €640 | €30,475 |
| 242 | Bloodhound | Giant | €1,030 | €30,595 |
| 243 | Chinook | Large | €820 | €31,045 |
| 244 | Beauceron | Giant | €990 | €31,050 |
| 245 | Briard | Large | €885 | €31,270 |
| 246 | Eurasier | Large | €685 | €31,365 |
| 247 | Irish Setter | Large | €780 | €31,605 |
| 248 | Bergamasco Sheepdog | Large | €825 | €31,790 |
| 249 | Pointer | Large | €735 | €31,930 |
| 250 | Otterhound | Giant | €1,050 | €32,120 |
| 251 | Afghan Hound | Large | €685 | €32,180 |
| 252 | Bouvier des Flandres | Giant | €990 | €32,570 |
| 253 | Dogo Argentino | Giant | €1,025 | €32,735 |
| 254 | Tornjak | Large | €955 | €32,825 |
| 255 | Tibetan Mastiff | Giant | €1,150 | €32,825 |
| 256 | Belgian Malinois | Large | €735 | €32,960 |
| 257 | German Wirehaired Pointer | Large | €735 | €32,960 |
| 258 | Hamiltonstovare | Large | €710 | €33,180 |
| 259 | Poodle (Standard) | Large | €710 | €33,710 |
| 260 | Boerboel | Giant | €1,630 | €33,755 |
| 261 | Black Russian Terrier | Giant | €1,115 | €33,935 |
| 262 | Giant Schnauzer | Large | €820 | €34,025 |
| 263 | Komondor | Giant | €990 | €34,085 |
| 264 | Estrela Mountain Dog | Giant | €1,110 | €34,110 |
| 265 | Akita | Giant | €1,070 | €34,895 |
| 266 | Caucasian Shepherd Dog | Giant | €1,340 | €34,920 |
| 267 | Tosa | Giant | €1,455 | €34,935 |
| 268 | Anatolian Shepherd Dog | Giant | €1,190 | €35,100 |
| 269 | Rafeiro do Alentejo | Giant | €1,110 | €36,755 |
| 270 | Spanish Mastiff | Giant | €1,600 | €37,745 |
| 271 | Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog | Giant | €1,190 | €37,830 |
| 272 | Pyrenean Mastiff | Giant | €1,670 | €40,165 |
Food & vet localized via Germany's price-level index; converted to EUR. Estimates — verify locally.