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Glühwein Index 2025 Finds Wide Price Gap Across German Markets

Organizers report largely stable rates from last year as vendor-set pricing creates local differences and a three-day Augsburg promotion briefly offers €1 cups.

Overview

  • The newly published comparison by reisereporter.de surveyed 22 popular markets on per-cup prices excluding mug deposits, providing an early-season snapshot.
  • Typical prices span roughly €3 to €6 per cup, with major sites in Munich and parts of Berlin at €5–€6, including €5 at Potsdamer Platz and €5–€6 at Breitscheidplatz where stalls set their own prices.
  • Dortmund is cited as the cheapest with an average of €3.50, with similarly low levels reported in Braunschweig as well as about €3.50–€4 in Augsburg and Mannheim.
  • Regional checks indicate Brandenburg markets generally undercut Berlin, such as €4 in Cottbus, about €3.50 in Brandenburg an der Havel, and starting at €3 in the Spreewald.
  • ALDI Süd is running a limited event in Augsburg from Nov. 12–14 marketed as the “cheapest Christmas market,” offering Glühwein at €1 per cup for those dates only.