GERMANY · CHAPTER 13
Student housingin Germany.
The cheapest options are student halls run by the Studierendenwerk (apply early) and shared flats (WG). Private rents in Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin are high. Deposits are capped at three months' basic rent.
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Options
- Studierendenwerk residence
- WG (shared flat)
- Private studio
- Temporary furnished room for the first months
IN DEPTH · TAP A TOPIC TO OPEN
Finding a room
- Studierendenwerk dorms — apply as early as possible
- WG-Gesucht for flat-shares (WG)
- Temporary rooms for the first weeks
- Never pay before signing and seeing the room (in person or video)
- Ask for the Wohnungsgeberbestätigung — you need it to register
QUICK ANSWERS
Your questions, answered.
A Wohngemeinschaft — a shared flat where each person has a room and shares the kitchen and bathroom. It is the most common student housing.
WHERE TO GO NEXT
Keep going: the pages that help next.
Each card says what you will find there. Looking for something else? See every page on the site.
GERMANY GUIDE
First weeks in Germany
Anmeldung, enrolment, health insurance, bank account, tax ID, residence permit and the broadcasting fee after arriving in Germany.
GERMANY GUIDE
Fees & cost of living
Semester contribution, tuition exceptions, €11,904 blocked account, health insurance and monthly living costs in Munich, Berlin and other cities.
GERMANY GUIDE
Safety, wellbeing & emergencies
112 and 110, the 116 117 doctor line, free counselling, the Embassy of India in Berlin, blocked-account and housing scams, and discrimination help.
FROM INDIA
Scams & emergencies abroad
Study abroad fraud warnings for Indian students: fake agents, offer letters and visas, forex and job scams, plus lost passports and emergencies abroad.
FRANCE
Settle in France
Housing, residence permit, bank, health cover and daily life once you land in France.
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