Should I move cities?

Compare take-home pay, rent and moving costs across two cities (Leipzig → Munich as the worked example). See which wins more futures before you sign the lease.

Example result

Pre-loaded with illustrative variables — tweak any number and re-run with your own situation. In this example run (1,000 futures, fixed seed), Stay in Leipzig comes out ahead in 100% of simulated futures, with an expected edge of €39K; its net result ends below €0 in 0% of futures.

Where these numbers come from

Not sourced: Take-home pay is approximated from gross (≈64% in Leipzig, ≈62% in Munich; single, tax class I). The flat (65 m²) is illustrative. Life satisfaction isn't scored: the SOEP finding is that movers gain, but by how much is yours to set.

Three steps. No PhD required.

  1. Adjust the pre-loaded variables

    We've filled in realistic numbers for your situation. Change any value — your actual salary, your risk tolerance, your timeline.

  2. Hit "Help me decide"

    The engine runs 1,000 simulated futures in under a second, accounting for uncertainty in every variable you entered.

  3. See which choice wins

    A winner banner, a confidence score, and a sensitivity chart showing which variable matters most. Share the result or fork it with different assumptions.

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