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Based on 8 student reviews

Student housing in Cologne.

8 exchange students told us where they lived in Cologne and what they paid. Median rent: €850 a month.

Where students actually live

Out of the 8 students who reviewed Cologne, here is how they split across housing types. Colivings and shared flats came out on top at 50%.

  • Coliving or shared flat50%· 4 students
  • Private apartment38%· 3 students
  • Student residence13%· 1 students

What students really pay

€850per month

Across 3 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Cologne was €850 a month. The cheapest paid €650, the most expensive €900. These are amounts actually paid, not asking prices.

Converted to euros from the currency each student paid in.

The areas students chose

The neighbourhoods students named when we asked where they lived in Cologne:

  • Bahnstraße
  • Erhenfeld
  • Lindenthal
  • Repgowstraße
  • SüdStadt

Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.

  • Student residences in Cologne

    13% of students in Cologne stayed in a student residence, the third most common choice here. Residences usually cost more than a shared flat but come furnished, with bills included and no local guarantor to find. If you are arriving without a contact in Cologne, this is the least stressful way in.

  • Cheap student accommodation in Cologne

    The cheapest rent reported in Cologne was €650 a month, against a median of €850. What separates the two is almost always the same three things: sharing a flat rather than renting alone, living one transport zone out from the centre, and signing for a full semester rather than month to month.

  • Erasmus housing in Cologne

    Erasmus and exchange students in Cologne face the same problem: a lease that has to start and end with the semester, signed from another country, often without a local guarantor. That is why colivings and shared flats are the most common answer here rather than a standard rental. The 8 reviews below come from students who did exactly that.

Questions about housing in Cologne

How much does student housing cost in Cologne?

The median rent reported by 3 students in Cologne is €850 a month, ranging from €650 to €900. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.

Where do exchange students live in Cologne?

The areas students named most often are Bahnstraße, Erhenfeld, Lindenthal, Repgowstraße, SüdStadt.

What kind of housing do students choose in Cologne?

Coliving or shared flat is the most common answer at 50%, out of 8 students who reviewed Cologne.

When should I start looking for housing in Cologne?

As soon as your exchange is confirmed. Rooms that suit a single semester are the first to go, and arriving without anything booked is the single most common regret in these reviews.

Are there student residences in Cologne?

Yes. 13% of the students who reviewed Cologne stayed in one. Residences come furnished with bills included, which avoids the local-guarantor problem most exchange students hit.

How can I find cheap student accommodation in Cologne?

Share rather than rent alone, look one transport zone out from the centre, and commit to a full semester. The students at the bottom of the range in Cologne did all three.

Where these numbers come from

8 exchange students who lived in Cologne filled in our review form after their semester. Every figure on this page is computed from their answers. Nothing here is an estimate.

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