Dormitory or shared apartment?! Downtown or suburbs?! What is the easiest way of finding affordable housing? International students will find answers to these questions as well as useful advice on all issues related to apartment-hunting in Cologne and Gummersbach on our Accommodation webpage.
Boasting a population of slightly more than one million, Cologne is Germany’s fourth-largest metropolis – a highly attractive one on top of that. The increasing influx of people can make the search for adequate accommodation quite difficult. Oftentimes dozens of apartment hunters compete for a single apartment. That is why the International Office strongly recommends that you start looking for a place to live as soon as possible. Doing so will enable you to find an apartment in good time before your arrival so that you can dedicate your first days in Cologne to more important things.
