How many semester per year I wonder? Usually 2 but it could be 3. Given it is charged per semester, that is an important question. And if it is 2, for about 4k Euro per year (for public u), plus living costs, cf say with 9k pound (for most uk u but non-special subjects) plus living costs in uk, still cheaper.
With very few exceptions there are two semesters per year at the Universities. I only know of the Bundeswehr University (German military university) that is organised in trimesters.
