I had to pay 88 € semester contribution for the university but otherwise there were no additional costs for studying. Although people say that Tübingen is one of the most expensive cities in Germany, the living costs are lower compared to Stockholm. The food is cheaper and going out for dinner is pretty affordable. One can buy warm lunch for 3-4 € from the mensa (university cafeteria) and there are several options, usually at least one vegetarian. Students can get ticket for the public transport for whole semester for 105 € but if you stay January-May, you’ll need a ticket for both winter- and summer semester. Since I had a bike, I didn’t need to use the public transport at all. I could recommend having a bike in Tübingen but keep in mind that the city is really hilly and you need to be fit to get up to the hill where most of the labs are located. What was surprising to me was that in Germany it is really common to use cash. Supermarkets and some restaurants take card but in most of the places you need to have a special German EC-card or pay in cash. I would estimate that my monthly living costs were around 700-800 € including the rent. This of course depends on how much you go out, travel etc. As Germany was in lock-down during the covid-19 pandemic, I probably didn’t spend as much as I would have in normal situation.