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    [OC] Average Cold Rent Price per Square Meter in 36 German Cities (Q3 2025).
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    [OC] Average Cold Rent Price per Square Meter in 36 German Cities (Q3 2025).


    Data Visualization: Average Cold Rent per square meter (€/m²) in 36 major German cities, sorted from most expensive (Munich) to least expensive (Chemnitz).

    Source:

    Rental Price Data

    • Source : GREIX Rental Price Index
    • Publisher : Kiel Institute for the World Economy / ECONtribute
    • Period : Q3 2025
    • Type : Cold rent asking prices (€/m²)
    • Coverage : 36 German cities and districts

    Salary Data

    • Source : Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit)
    • Period : December 2024 release
    • Type : Monthly gross median salaries
    • Demographics : Total, gender, age group, nationality
    • Net Calculation : Tax class 1 (single), no church tax, standard deductions

    Tool: Python, ECharts

    Key Context:

    • This data represents the Kaltmiete (cold rent), excluding utilities and heating ("Nebenkosten").
    • The difference between the top (Munich, €23.17) and the bottom (Chemnitz, €6.14) is a staggering 377%.
    • This visual shows the absolute cost, but for a deeper look at the Net Income vs. Rent Burden (the real cost to your wallet), you can check out the full analysis:

    Full Article & Net-to-Rent Ratio Analysis: https://lohntastik.de/blog/rental_prices/rental-prices-germany-2025

    Happy to answer any questions about the methodology or data!

    Posted by RUng1234

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    25 Comments

    2. PmMeYourBestComment on

      Compared to the Netherlands:

      * Amsterdam 2025 €37,4
      * Average for the country: €25

      So our nation-wide average is higher than the most expensive city in Germany. [Source](https://www.rent.nl/huurindex/)

      Even one of our cheapest cities, [Leeuwarden](https://www.rent.nl/huurindex/q3-2025-leeuwarden/), is still, with €19,47, the 2nd place when put together with all German cities.

      (there’s no distinction of warm/cold rent in NL, (almost) all rents are communicated as cold)

    4. valitti on

      How much are the utilities on average? Because these figures sound extremely low, even for München

    6. Own_Friend_3136 on

      I call bullshit on this I live in Frankfurt and there is no way that’s the actual data.

    7. linkedinlover69 on

      Thanks, very interesting! Can you make it for Europe and add more cities? Some comments already mentioned sources for other cities

    9. StrikingLandscape660 on

      Maybe I missed it. What is the period for the cost? Is it per year/per month?

      Edit: I see that it says Q3, so a 4 month period?

    10. tcdoey on

      So, rent for a very nice 2000 square ft condo in the best part of west Cleveland is about $2500/month, a whole 3 bed house for about the same if you go about 2 miles out.

      I’m curious, how does that compare?

    11. erksplat on

      I’d like to see a graphic of Berlin slowly making its way from the green group to the red group.

    13. Rezmir on

      I wish there were more cities I saw no Baden-Württemberg, I can’t imagine Konstanz being chep or even Freiburg. The second was an exemple of a city with a population higher than some of the cities in the list.

    14. unfortunately2nd on

      I think the Berlin rate and Chicago’s rate is the same roughly. Though we don’t always exclude heating (radiator) and almost never water.

    15. The_39th_Step on

      I worked out for my city of Manchester – it’s about €21-€24 per square metre.

      It’s certainly got more expensive here as the city has become more desirable and cost of living has gone up. I’m lucky, I’ve found my job opportunities and salary have covered the increase.

    16. MattieShoes on

      FWIW: Take dollars per square foot and multiply by 9.28 to get euros per square meter.

      Near me (outside Denver), works out to about 19 euros per square meter. More like 22 euros per square meter nearer to city center.

    20. southafrimeristralia on

      I live in Sydney in a middle of the road neighborhood. My rent is 1100/wk for 110m2. AUD:EUR = 0.57, so I think I get 24.7.

    21. silentglider on

      That’s what you get if interest rates are to low coupled with urbanization. EU had no choice but to lower interest rates after the Financial crisis of 08. Resulting in one in the strongest appreciation for real estate in the history of the asset.