Window prices in Germany show great variation, as a mystery shopping test by Interconnection Consulting revealed. According to a study by Interconnection Consulting, the south-western region of the country is the most expensive when buying windows. A total of 80 window dealers were examined for this study.
At an average of 598.9 euros, the south-west region is in first place when it comes to the price of PVC windows. In the West, on the other hand, the prices are the lowest at 410.7 euros. The average price across the whole of Germany is 468.9 euros. The surcharge for increased security (increased window security) was around 17 percent in the PVC segment. Meanwhile, the price differences between the individual manufacturers are huge.
For standard windows, for example, the highest price was around 700 euros, the lowest 284 euros. The south-west also leads the price spectrum for wood/aluminium windows with an average price of 1,193.2 euros, ahead of the north region. The lowest prices in this segment are in the West region, at around 820 euros. For increased security, one has to spend on average about 11 percent more for timber/aluminium than for basic security.
Hardly Any Discounts
The average installation cost was 1,736 euros, the most expensive in the north and the east at almost 1,900 euros, the cheapest in the southeast at about 1,400 euros. Here, too, there were huge price divergences among the individual dealers. The most expensive supplier charged almost four times as much for a simple installation as the cheapest supplier.
In Germany, granting discounts is not common. Only 8.8% of all dealers gave a discount. The average discount was around 9%. One in eight dealers granted a cash discount. The average rate offered was 2.2%.
source: interconnectionconsulting.com
