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Chemnitz: Cheapest city for students – shared rooms from just 265 euros!
Chemnitz will be the cheapest university town in Germany in 2025, with shared rooms starting at 265 euros, below BAföG flat rates.
Chemnitz: Cheapest city for students – shared rooms from just 265 euros!
In a comprehensive analysis by the Moses Mendelssohn Institute (MMI) in collaboration with WG-Gesucht.de, the rents for shared rooms in 88 German university cities with more than 5,000 students were examined. The results of this study show that Chemnitz is the cheapest location for students, with an average price of just 265 euros for a shared room. In comparison, the national average is 493 euros.
The price differences between cities are particularly noticeable. Students in Munich pay an average of 800 euros, while in Berlin the rent is around 650 euros, in Hamburg it is 610 euros and in Cologne it is 583 euros. These prices exceed the BAföG housing cost allowance of 380 euros, which is not the case in Chemnitz, where housing costs are below this threshold.
Market development and price increases
The latest survey shows a warning about rising prices in recent years. Compared to the previous semester, the costs for shared rooms rose by a national average of 4 euros, which corresponds to an increase of 0.9 percent. This is an increase of 14 euros or 2.8 percent compared to the previous year. Previously, in the winter semester of 2013/2014, the average price for shared rooms was 324 euros. Despite the general calming of the market in recent months, there has been a clear price trend in recent years.
The study was based on around 8,800 offers from WG-Gesucht.de and dealt with rooms in shared apartments with two to three residents. Only 23 cities currently offer shared rooms at prices below 500 euros. In addition to Chemnitz, the cheaper cities include Magdeburg (330 euros), Dresden (350 euros), Hildesheim (365 euros), Erfurt (370 euros) and Kaiserslautern (380 euros), all of which are below the BAföG housing cost allowance.
Living in Chemnitz
In Chemnitz, students also have the opportunity to live in dormitories run by the Chemnitz-Zwickau student union, where rents range between 264.50 euros and 344.50 euros. These offers are also below the BAföG housing allowance and offer an additional option for students who want to find affordable accommodation in the city.
For further information about living on campus and the options in Chemnitz, those interested can stop by the Student Union stand in the central lecture hall and seminar building at TUCtag on May 10, 2025. It is expected that comprehensive questions about the living situation will be answered there.
Overall, the analysis highlights the increasing challenges that students face in many German university cities, while Chemnitz positions itself as an attractive and inexpensive alternative. Loud TU Chemnitz This could lead to an increase in student spirals in this city who are looking for similar but more affordable living conditions.
The survey not only proves to be important for the current housing situation, but also takes a look at the need to adapt the BAföG housing allowance to the real cost of living in order to help students throughout Germany. Loud ZDF This adjustment should be necessary to cope with ever-increasing prices and to ensure adequate support for students.