11. March '25
from Natalie Schalk
In large cities, housing is almost unaffordable for students. A room in a shared flat in Munich costs students an average of 800 euros in rent. The Bafög housing allowance of 380 euros is not enough in many cities. But in Coburg, students can find a room in this price range: the university town in the north of Bavaria is one of the cheapest places to study.
On average, a room in a shared flat in Germany currently costs 493 euros. This was determined by the Moses Mendelssohn Institute (MMI) in a recent study carried out in cooperation with the accommodation platform WG-gesucht.de. In Bavaria, the average rent is as high as 590 euros – partly due to the very expensive rent in the state capital.
Looking for a room in a shared flat? Munich: 800 euros – Coburg: around 390 euros
Study director Dr. Stefan Brauckmann emphasizes that the average costs conceal the sometimes considerable regional differences. He points out that there are university towns in eastern Germany as well as smaller towns where students can find sufficient accommodation within the Bafög housing allowance of 380 euros. Just like in Coburg. Almost 5,000 students attend the faculties of Applied Natural Sciences and Health, Design, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Social Work, Economics and the Faculty of Continuing Education here.
According to the study, rooms in Coburg currently range in price from 350 to 450 euros. The average in February was 390 euros, although Brauckmann believes that the significance of the exact figure in Coburg is limited: Because Coburg is comparatively small, there is not a particularly large amount of data available. The average value therefore fluctuates more than in cities with many thousands of rooms on offer. “In Coburg, the average price for a room in a shared flat can quickly reach 370 euros,” says Brauckmann.
But even within the scope of possible fluctuations, one thing is clear: Coburg is one of the cheapest cities to study in. The offer from the Studierendenwerk Oberfranken also contributes to this: The rent for the 730 dormitory places ranges between 238.50 euros and 407.50 euros.
