Rent trend per m²
Cold rent per square meter over time
- Current
- €13.0/m²
- Change since 2020
- +30%
- Difference vs city average
- +3.2%
Solid line: selected city · dashed line: average of all cities · City average: €12.6/m²
Interactive market view for German cities: compare current rents, inspect trend development since 2020 and estimate required household income.
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Cold rent per square meter over time
Solid line: selected city · dashed line: average of all cities · City average: €12.6/m²
2025 value · cold rent per m²
01. München
02. Frankfurt am Main
03. Stuttgart
04. Hamburg
05. Berlin
06. Düsseldorf
07. Köln
08. Nürnberg
09. Hannover
10. Dresden
11. Leipzig
12. Dortmund
Rule-of-thumb calculator for apprenticeship/junior level: warm rent should usually stay between 30–40% of net household income.
Recommended net income per earner
€2,546
Estimated warm rent
€891
Cold rent
€715
Estimated gross household income
€3,691
Compared to local median net income
€2,546 / €2,850
89.3% of local median net income per earner
Market pressure
Demanding but realistic
Formula: cold rent + flat 3.20 €/m² utilities. Gross estimate uses 1.45 multiplier.
Dataset: realistic 2025 demo values based on publicly reported asking rents (e.g. ImmoScout24/Statista, no live API).