Rents in Germany compared to Europe

This is a comparison of median monthly rental prices in the most expensive region of the capital/most important city for a 1-bedroom apartment. The numbers are based on our in-house research.

Italy, Milan € 2,875
Switzerland, Zurich € 2,623
France, Paris € 1,900
Denmark, Copenhagen € 1,875
Luxembourg € 1,800
Netherlands, Amsterdam € 1,800
Ireland, Dublin € 1,570
Sweden, Stockholm € 1,540
Spain, Madrid € 1,500
Portugal, Lisbon € 1,500
Finland, Helsinki € 1,320
Czech Republic, Prague € 1,260
Belgium, Brussels € 1,100
Austria, Vienna € 1,090
Poland, Warsaw € 1,010
Greece, Athens € 950
Malta, Valletta € 900
Norway, Oslo € 895
Slovakia, Bratislava € 800
Lithuania, Vilnius € 800
Slovenia, Ljubljana € 775
Germany, Berlin € 760
Hungary, Budapest € 675
Estonia, Tallinn € 650
Romania, Bucharest € 600
Cyprus, Nicosia € 600
Turkey, Istanbul € 565
Croatia, Zagreb € 550
Latvia, Riga € 500
Bulgaria, Sofia € 500
Montenegro, Podgorica € 350
Macedonia, Skopje € 280

Germany's house price statistics are of moderate quality. The best source of house price time-series is the monthly hedonic house price index from Europace and the annual house price statistics from the European Central Bank. General economic data can be extracted from the Federal Statistical Office and the Bundesbank, see their Statistics | Time Series Database.