Accommodation in Germany!

Moving to a new city can be thrilling and challenging at the same time. The biggest challenge people face is “ACCOMODATION”. When it comes to living in a place for long run, everyone have their own needs. This post will guide you to get the place of your choice, preference, likings and budget in Germany.

If we talk about students, there are two options for them. The economical option being the student unions’ hall of residence and a little more exorbitant option to accommodate being private accommodation. Although, according to the Deutsches Studentenwerk, German Hall of residence is only occupied by 10% of the student population.

Here are a few tips that might help you to find a perfect place for you.

1. The degree of apartment supply and demands depends on the city. While this point is quite common to pretty much every country, Germany is no different. Finding accommodation in busy cities like Frankfurt and Berlin can be quite challenging, time consuming and expensive. So make sure if you are going to any such city, start finding accommodation at least 90 days before arrival.

2. German tends to rent flat instead of buying one. If you have no idea yet about Germany, it can be difficult to find flats in Germany. Before going there, make sure you have answered a few decisive questions like, budget, do you prefer living alone or with someone, location, whether it should be located in the campus or the city (if you are a student), etc. Some useful rental portals might be, Immobilienscout24 , Immowelt , etc.

3. There are two types of apartment, Furnished and Unfurnished. You can expect to pay around 500–1000euros per month for a one room flat, depending upon amenities and place. For temporary stay, you can find furnished, shared/private flats as well in Germany. One of the web portals that might help you is WG-Geuscht

4. Accommodation for first few days. There is a lot of paper work to do before you can settle in to your permanent accommodation. Some temporary options include, Cheap hostels (Avg. €24.81/night), Low Cost Hotels (Avg. €27.90-€62.38/night), Youth Hostels (Avg. €14.28-€42.83/night), Private B&B (Avg. €195.64/night) and Guest House (Avg. €33.38-€89.19/night)

Some additional tips that might be useful:

1. Make sure to book your transportation from airport. There is a difference in prices in online reservation and getting a taxi/cab from the airport.

2. A more inexpensive way to find accommodation in Germany (students only), is to drop in a request in Student Union of the city you are studying in. They help you get the perfect place according to your budget.

3. Visit Local Resident Registration Office to register your address as your place to stay,

These are just some tips to help you get started and prepared. Prices may vary from city to city. Do your researches beforehand, explore the places and options that aren’t available on the net and take help of local people to start a new phase of your life without much hindrance!

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