Many ice cream parlors are already open and are well attended thanks to the mild spring weather. Last year it cost one Scoop of ice cream According to the “Coupons.de” portal, an average of 1.81 euros in this country. There were regional differences, in many places Two euro stamp already cracked. And what about this year? A look through the ice cream parlors in the Republic reveals it.

North Rhine-Westphalia: Up to 3.70 euros for a scoop of pistachio

In Düsseldorf, a scoop of ice cream has become on average 30 cents more expensive, as the “NRZ” reports. Accordingly, a scoop of ice cream in the Roma ice cream parlor now costs 1.90 euros instead of 1.70 euros last year. At Gelato49 you have to dig deeper into your pockets; a normal scoop of ice cream costs 2.20 euros here, 20 cents more than in 2025. Premium varieties such as pistachio are available for 3.70 euros.

In the ice cream parlor Stella D’oro at Heumarkt in Cologne, however, the price remains unchanged. As in the last two years, a scoop of ice cream is still available here for two euros.

Ice cream remains expensive in Berlin

Some ice cream parlors in the capital also refrain from raising prices, but instead they remain at a high level. According to “Chip.de”, a scoop of ice cream costs 2.50 euros in both the Summertime Ice Cream ice cream parlor and the KiezEis, which is the same as last year.

Prices are rising in Baden-Württemberg

In Baden-Württemberg, around half of the ice cream parlors have decided to increase prices by 10 to 20 cents this year, as SWR reports. A scoop of ice cream is comparatively cheap at 1.80 euros in Tuttlingen and Heidenheim; in Heidelberg you pay 2.20 euros. It is significantly more expensive in the state capital. In the Mica ice cream parlor on Kronprinzplatz in Stuttgart, the scoop now costs 2.50 euros, 20 cents more than last year. In Heilbronn, the premium pistachio variety costs 3.80 euros, ten cents more than in Düsseldorf.

Things remain favorable in the East

In Germany there is a slight difference in ice cream prices between West and East. Especially in rural regions, a scoop of ice cream can be had significantly cheaper. According to “Chip.de”, a scoop of ice cream in Halle (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt costs 1.60 euros in the San Marco ice cream parlor. In Fürstenberg in Brandenburg it is also only 1.60 euros that you have to pay for a scoop in the ice cream parlor InnFernow. Both ice cream parlors retained the prices from last year.

Big differences in Bavaria

There are big price differences in Bavaria, as the ice ball index from “Antenne Bayern” shows for the respective regions. A ball is most expensive in Upper Bavaria. Here you pay an average of 2.04 euros. In Lower Franconia, however, it is only 1.69 euros per ball. Overall, a scoop of ice cream in Bavaria costs an average of 1.83 euros. The cheapest ice cream is at the Eiskönigin factory in Königsberg in Lower Franconia, at 1.50 euros per scoop. According to “Antenne Bayern”, the most expensive ice cream is in the Gelateria in Munich – Lorenzo Corno for 2.70 euros per scoop.

Increased food and personnel costs

Ice cream prices in Germany have risen mainly due to higher prices for milk and sugar, the main ingredients for ice cream. Ice cream parlor operators often have to deal with increased personnel costs. But higher rents, especially in inner cities, are also a factor. Increased energy prices also have an impact on the price of the ball, because ice cream has to be constantly cooled.