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Student Housing Costs in the 2025 Summer Semester: Rooms in Shared Apartments Average €493

Housing costs for students continue to rise, although at a significantly slower rate than before. In the 2025 summer semester, the average asking rent, including utilities, for a room in a shared apartment in German university cities is €493 per month. This is an increase of 0.9 percent, or aroun... »

Student Housing Costs in the 2026 Summer Semester: Rooms in Shared Apartments Average €512

Student housing costs in Germany continue to rise. In the summer semester 2026, the average advertised monthly rent, including utilities, for a room in a shared apartment was €512 in German university cities – 3.9 percent more than a year earlier. Affordable rooms are becoming increasingly sca... »

Student Housing Costs in the 2024 Summer Semester: Rooms in Shared Apartments Average €479

Student housing costs in Germany remain high. In the summer semester 2024, the average monthly rent for a room in a shared apartment in German university cities was 479 euros. This represents an increase of 4.7 percent compared with the summer semester 2023. Compared with the preceding winter ... »

Student Housing Costs in the Winter Semester 2026/27: Rooms in Shared Apartments Average €510

Student housing costs remain largely stable across Germany in the winter semester 2026/27. At the German university locations analysed, a room in a shared apartment costs around €510 per month. However, this nationwide figure masks growing rent differences between places of study. The joint analy... »

Student Housing Costs in the 2024/25 Winter Semester: Rooms in Shared Apartments Average €489

The sharp rise in student housing costs is slowing. At the start of winter semester 2024/25, a room in a shared apartment in German university cities costs an average of €489 per month. Compared with winter semester 2023/24, this represents an increase of 3.6%, or around €17. Compared with summer... »

WG Search Ahead of the Winter Semester 2026/27: Enquiries per Room More Than Double

The search for a room in a shared apartment becomes considerably more intense ahead of the winter semester 2026/27. Across 26 German university cities analysed, a newly published listing received an average of 28.6 written enquiries within its first seven days in August. In June, the average was ... »