One of the factors of choosing a University (Criteria people use when choosing a Uni) or where to live in Germany is the cost of living in that city. This will also factor in whether or not the AB is flexible with the €7K they require in your account. In cheaper towns they can allow less while in more expensive cities they might require even more than the €7K which is usually a problem for most students anyway. If you’ve never been to Germany it might be hard to know which cities are cheaper than others, here is a list on the rent prices in the 50 most expensive cities in Germany as of end of 2012.
I should also inform you that in Germany the rent is calculated per squared meter (m²) and not per number of rooms as we do in Nairobi (and many other parts of the world). I should also include that German homes come without a lighting fixtures nor cabinets or a sink in the kitchen and for some you might have to do the painting yourself before you move in.
- München: 12,19 Euro
- Frankfurt am Main: 10,41 Euro
- Stuttgart: 9,68 Euro
- Freiburg im Breisgau: 9,49 Euro
- Heidelberg: 9,40 Euro
- Wiesbaden: 9,24 Euro
- Düsseldorf: 9,10 Euro
- Mainz: 9,05 Euro
- Hamburg: 8,88 EUro
- Darmstadt: 8,88 Euro
- Ingolstadt: 8,77 Euro
- Köln: 8,48 Euro
- Erlangen: 8,41 Euro
- Karlsruhe: 8,33 Euro
- Bonn: 8,14 Euro
- Würzburg: 8,00 Euro
- Jena: 7,97 Euro
- Mannheim: 7,91 Euro
- Regensburg: 7,84 Euro
- Ulm: 7,77 Euro
- Nürnberg: 7,74 Euro
- Münster: 7,71 Euro
- Offenbach: 7,62 Euro
- Fürth: 7,58 Euro
- Potsdam: 7,45 Euro
- Aachen: 7,43 Euro
- Trier: 7,30 Euro
- Heilbronn: 7,28 Euro
- Augsburg: 7,26 Euro
- Berlin: 7,23 Euro
- Reutlingen: 7,18 Euro
- Mühlheim an der Ruhr: 6,99 Euro
- Neuss: 6,89 Euro
- Leverkusen: 6,68 Euro
- Wolfsburg: 6,66 Euro
- Erfurt: 6,65 Euro
- Osnabrück: 6,63 Euro
- Bergisch Gladbach: 6,62 Euro
- Oldenburg: 6,61 Euro
- Braunschweig: 6,58 Euro
- Koblenz: 6,53 Euro
- Dresden: 6,51 Euro
- Pforzheim: 6,51 Euro
- Lübeck: 6,47 Euro
- Ludwigshafen am Rhein: 6,46 Euro
- Kassel: 6,39 Euro
- Bremen: 6,35 Euro
- Bochum: 6,34 Euro
- Kiel: 6,27 Euro
- Essen: 6,24 Euro
- Krefeld: 6,19 Euro
- Dortmund: 6,15 Euro