Unfortunately, that's true. We were at the kitchen studio the last few days. Nothing will work under 15k. Since that seems way too expensive to us (kitchen studios are like general contractors with glossy catalogs and model houses -> everything is reflected in the price), we will have our kitchen "tailored" in Poland (we both speak Polish). There you are very well served with 10k€. With 15k€ you have a dream kitchen
I read this here regularly.
We have an offer for our dream kitchen from a furniture store and from a regional kitchen studio and both are under 10,000€.
And our kitchen is over 7 running meters, so not an exceptionally tiny kitchen.
So I am well aware that of course - as always - you can spend more, but 10,000 is quite doable.