"Bradshaw Score": Singles live the cheapest in this German city

The Falstaff Travel Editors, 19.02.2026

Named after the protagonist of the single Carrie Bradshaw from the series "Sex and the City", "The Economist" has just analyzed the cities in Europe where singles live the cheapest. A German city is the surprising winner.

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"Sex and the City" and the love adventures of Carrie Bradshaw have fascinated many viewers for several decades. In the case of the series, "The City" refers to New York - a rather expensive place to live. After Carrie, the British business newspaper The Economist has now named an index that identifies Europe's most affordable cities for people living alone. The surprising winner: Bonn is the city in Europe where people living alone manage best financially.

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