Accommodation in Germany
Finding a place of residence in
Germany could be quite an effort! It requires pre-planning and ample of online
research before you assure yourself of a fine place to live in. Students can
select between living in dorms, shared apartments or single apartments for accommodation.
Dorms or student hostels are normally the cheapest accommodation option in
town. There are various options available in hostels too, like single
apartments, single rooms, shared rooms etc. The major advantage of living in a dorm,
apart from low rent, is availability of all necessary electronic devices, internet,
TV, furniture, culinary assets and a lot. It also brings with it the luxury of
meeting people from different countries and varied cultures. Although it may
include the downside of quite unknown room partners and not so clean common
bathrooms and kitchens. Then, in this case one can opt for a single apartment.
These may not necessarily be budget friendly but you have the liberty and freedom
to choose your curtains and cushions! The downsides could be unfurnished rooms,
cleaning job of the entire apartment of rooms attached. Other option could be
sharing a private apartment with a friend. This could ease your daily household
chores by sharing duties. This may have a downside in finding a room partner ;)
Here’s facts and figures on the
above options:
Student dorms
Studentenwhonheim (in German)
Rent: 150 euros to 350 euros per
month
Useful link: http://www.studentenwerke.de/stw/default.asp
Shared apartments
Wohngemeinschaften (in
German)
Rent: 200 euros to 700 euros
Single apartments
Rent: 200 euros to 500 euros
Useful link: http://www.immobilo.de/