Living in Mannheim
Yes – living is becoming more expensive and Mannheim is affected by increasing rents, too. However, in Mannheim, the cost of housing is not nearly as high as in Munich, Heidelberg, Cologne, Berlin or Hamburg. Therefore, it is comparatively easy to find a shared apartment or a place of your own. When it comes to monthly rental costs for a place of your own and a shared apartment, Mannheim is in the lower third among 30 university locations analyzed (Source: Report on students’ living situation (Studentenwohnreport) of the German Economic Institute). If you need help with the first steps or an overview of the different neighborhoods, please refer to the information on this page.
Student housing, shared apartment or a place of your own – what do you prefer?
If you want to live with many students from different areas of the university and countries of the world under one roof and meet new people this way, living in a shared apartment in a residence hall might be the right fit for you. The Studierendenwerk Mannheim manages around 3,000 rooms in 17 residence halls across the entire city as well as the online private accommodation service.
If you prefer to live in a smaller shared apartment and share a kitchen and bathroom with your roommates, check out www.wg-gesucht.de. Here you can search existing ads but also submit your own.
Accommodation in Mannheim is also quite affordable, if you want to live on your own. You can find more information on the relevant online platforms.
If you want to search for accommodation in Mannheim on site, you have the option to stay temporarily at the youth hostel.
More on living in Mannheim
- Citizen's service offices in Mannheim (in German)
- Mannheim’s rent index (in German)
- More information on the flat rate for housing costs for BAföG recipients (in German)
- More information on the neighborhoods (in German)