that was good but about 1 million things are missing. You probably don't have a child yourself yet, right? Most people here lie to themselves. We have been keeping an electronic household book for 10 years for EVERY transaction and I have a cent-precise overview of our expenses. If I didn't do that, I would have thought 5k too... but there are so many little things. Bed linen, bottle warmer, nasal aspirator, red light lamp, car seat (expensive!!!), nursing pillow, rocker and so on and so forth..
But whatever... keep filling your pockets kids don't cost anything after all. The main thing is to finance a home.....
Well – I also think that 8k is relatively a lot. Without having the exact amounts of our two little ones in mind, I estimate our expenses for the initial equipment at 2-3k – all in. The most expensive items were the stroller, Maxi-Cosi, bed, changing table. However, we deliberately refrained from sinking our money into such a nice, cute children’s room. The wardrobe was/is my wife’s old wardrobe. In the first two years, the child doesn’t care at all how the room is furnished. By the way, the playpen was reactivated from MY old one (now over 40 years old). Just last weekend I had a conversation with my wife about all the useless stuff you’re offered and might also buy. Heater, bottle warmer, nasal aspirator were useless from our point of view and were hardly ever used apart from once or twice. A diaper bin with these locking systems, where you have to change the bag cartridges every few days, I consider an outrageous money grab. A sealable diaper bin with a bag in the bathroom/balcony also did the job. The CoolTwister (cooling bottles to the right drinking temperature) proved very useful. Also, the vaporizer (don’t know exactly what it was called) was in use non-stop for the first half year. Baby monitor too.
Baby rocker (which one and price range) depends. You can have an enthusiastic child or a dust catcher. Our big baby rocker (for the 2nd child) cost about 110 euros after 1,2,3 years (original > 200) and was sold again 1.5 years later for 85. Clothes – you can sink heaps of money into that – especially if it’s brand name stuff. With the second child, I think you generally take it more relaxed. When I see in what (very good) condition the clothes from the first 6-12 months were – they could possibly fit 3-4 children and everyone would think they’re new (as long as they’re not constantly puked on).
Now to come back to the OP. A rate of 1,000 for 280k I consider feasible, but somewhat too low. On the other hand, with 280,000 in the Berlin area (land and property), I have some doubts. Berlin was/is a booming real estate region. However, I’m not very familiar with the area, so I can’t/won’t say anything definitive about that price (budget). As others have already written, you should save vigorously. With 25k you will at most be able to cover the ancillary costs (if at all).