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.