Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

I can agree with that. We are also currently planning anew in an affordable area (plot around 50k), and we can't get below a total budget of 500k, no matter how we twist and turn it. If we were to severely restrict our wishes, we could come out at exactly around 500k, but that would be difficult, smaller and without a carport.

well, wasn't your first draft 220 sqm in size?

well, wasn't your first draft 220 sqm?

Yes, but that is also beyond the 500k total costs, that's clear. I could calculate around 500 if we go down to 160 sqm and leave out the carport/garage and park on gravel.

Smaller houses also don't seem to be much cheaper to me, rather the opposite.

That is unfortunately true. This is due to the high, mostly fixed ancillary building costs in Germany + land, garden, driveway, etc. That's why I also built 40-50m2 larger right away. I know some who build exactly according to their needs and after 5 years spend huge sums on an ugly extension. I know people who spent 140k on a 30m2 extension for a children's room + larger living room.

Yes, but that is also well beyond the 500k total costs, that's clear. I could calculate to get to 500 if we reduce to 160m² and leave out the carport/garage and park on gravel.

Whether gravel or paving probably doesn't make much difference. I'd rather pave properly.

Whether gravel or paving probably won't make much difference. I'd rather pave properly.

My statement was less about what the car stands on, and much more about the fact that nothing should be ABOVE the car for that price. ;)

But it’s an individual house again. Detached. That’s not what I’m talking about. That’s always quite a bit more expensive than the standard row houses including the land:

Detached yes, but the floor plan from the catalog is not very individual. And a "from x" price doesn’t say anything at all. The mentioned Bodensee 129 is currently also listed on the website as "from 274k" (Note: Prices are regional), but that doesn’t help much in practice. Row houses are usually also built in areas with expensive land, so I remain skeptical that the savings from multiple houses will outweigh the expensive land.

I can also give you counterexamples, for example a residential project that is currently being built right here on the outskirts of Konstanz. A development with over 20 units directly on the main street

By the way, you then get textured wallpaper, a living room with 5 sockets, and it is built with a gas heating system for future security. The provider calls this "high standard". Projects for row houses are unknown to me in the area.