Kitchen price comparison - Fair or fantasy?

I have learned that there are kitchens ranging from 4,000 to about 400,000 EUR (in the single-family house sector). While luxury kitchens usually start at around 80,000 EUR and go up to 200,000 EUR, there are even higher outliers beyond that. Certainly, there are visible and tangible differences and details, but that is not important here. Ultimately, it is "target costing," meaning that based on a given budget, I determine what the individual trades or installations are allowed to cost. And the minimum requirement is that it has to function. The rest, whether a 4,000 EUR kitchen is 90% as good as a 20./40./80./100,000 EUR kitchen depends on individual requirements and evaluations.

For me personally, a custom-made kitchen by a carpenter is worlds apart from industrially manufactured goods made of sawdust. The only question is whether it is worth it to you.

oh you better go to the carpenter and have him explain to you what kind of kitchen he puts together for what money. The image of master carpenter Eder today is far from what the carpenter actually sells; which doesn’t mean it’s worse.

The kitchen for €4000 + assembly is definitely 90% as good as the kitchen for €20,000. Of course, for more money you get more performance or quality in the appliances, but you can always replace those later. The kitchen walls themselves, etc., are almost identical,

The kitchen for €4000 + installation is certainly 90% as good as the kitchen for €20,000.