How much is rent in Germany in 2026?

The Kiel Institute GREIX asking-rent index for Q2 2026 puts Munich at about €23.7 per square metre cold rent among the eight largest cities, far ahead of Frankfurt am Main at about €17.8, Hamburg at about €16.5, and Stuttgart at about €16.3. Cologne sits near €16.0 and Berlin near €15.3, while Düsseldorf is near €14.9. Leipzig remains the cheapest of that large-city set at about €10.5. Across the wider GREIX sample of 37 cities and regions, the weighted average was about €14.3 per square metre.

These are asking cold rents for apartments in that quarter, not a guarantee for every street or every signed lease. New-build stock often asks more than older stock in the same city. Household bands for daily costs sit in Munich cost of living, Berlin cost of living, Hamburg cost of living, and Frankfurt cost of living.

Kaltmiete is cold rent for the home. Warmmiete adds operating-cost advances and usually heating, but electricity, internet, and the household broadcasting contribution are often separate. Multiply square metres by cold rent only as a first check, then rebuild the full monthly total from the contract: Rental contracts and deposits.

Many “unfurnished” German flats ship without an Einbauküche (fitted kitchen). Budget kitchen purchase or a furnished premium: Furnished rentals. Where a local Mietspiegel (official rent index) exists, use it to sense comparative cold rent, not to force a landlord to match your favourite listing.

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