WG rooms in Mainz: most expensive rental price shock for students!

WG rooms in Mainz: most expensive rental price shock for students!

students in Rhineland-Palatinate are faced with rising rental prices for shared apartments. In the current semester, you pay an average of 456 euros, which represents an increase of 20 euros compared to the previous semester, such as n-tv reported. This data comes from an evaluation of the Moses Mendelssohn Institute (MMI) in cooperation with wg-gesucht.de.

Among the cities in Rhineland-Palatinate Mainz is the most expensive location for a flat share of 530 euros for a shared apartment. The city is not only at the top in Rhineland-Palatinate, but is also noticeable in the Germany-wide comparison.

price analysis of the shared apartments

The examined survey analyzed a total of 8,800 offers on wg-gesucht.de and took into account all university locations with at least 5,000 students. The rooms offered come exclusively from shared apartments that have two or three residents. In addition to Mainz, the numbers also show rental prices in other cities:

• Koblenz: 430 euros
• Trier: 415 euros
• Kaiserslautern: 380 euros
• Landau in the Palatinate: 370 euros

In Germany-wide comparison, an average price of 493 euros for shared rooms shows. The most expensive shared apartment in Germany is in Munich and costs an impressive 800 euros. In contrast, Chemnitz is the cheapest offer with a price of only 265 euros.

The rising prices for student apartments are not only a problem in Rhineland-Palatinate, but also reflect a trend that affects numerous cities in Germany. Particularly large and popular university locations have high demand and competing rental prices.

These developments illustrate the challenges with which many students are faced with when they are looking for a suitable living space near their university.