Family / Household Budget Scaler
Scale cited city living midpoints by household size with transparent planning multipliers.
Planning only — not legal, tax, or immigration advice. Confirm on official portals.
Family / Household Budget Scaler is a free SetTern planning tool. Scale cited city living midpoints by household size with transparent planning multipliers. OECD-modified equivalence on catalog midpoints — not survey microdata or visa funds. Sources are cited on the page — confirm details on the official portals linked.
Also available in: · Russian (Русский) · Spanish (Español) · French (Français) · German (Deutsch) · Portuguese (Português) · Chinese (中文) · Italian (Italiano) · Tools
$4,680/mo
Berlin × OECD 1.8 (base $2,600)
- Rent (1br catalog): $2,160/mo (base $1,200)
- Utilities: $234/mo (base $130)
- Groceries: $468/mo (base $260)
- Transport: $171/mo (base $95)
- Dining out: $414/mo (base $230)
- Other / residual to living mid: $1,233/mo (base $685)
Scale cited city line items (rent, utilities, groceries, transport, dining) with the OECD-modified equivalence scale.
Line items from cited city catalog (rent1br, utilities, groceries, transport, dining) × OECD scale — not household survey microdata and not visa funds proof.
OECD Income Distribution Database — equivalence scales · Empirica Regio Rental Market Report 2025 · Methodology
Planning only — not legal, tax, or immigration advice. Confirm on official portals.
Verified official sources
- SetTern methodologysettern.io — How we cite costs, visas, and tool limits — not legal advice.
- SetTern editorial policysettern.io — E-E-A-T, fact verification, and update cadence.
- SetTern cost comparisonsettern.io — City living midpoints scaled by household factors.
Common questions
- Is Family / Household Budget Scaler legal or immigration advice?
- No. SetTern tools screen cited government and catalog data for planning only. Confirm eligibility, fees, and deadlines on the official portals linked on this page.
- How is household size applied?
- Transparent planning multipliers on the cited city midpoint (shown in the result).
- Is this surveyed family spend data?
- No — it scales catalog midpoints so you can compare hubs for a household of N.