Renting in Augsburg
A new lease costs 14.09 € per m², the 9th highest of 37 cities, up 4.4% on a year ago in a balanced market.
- 850€/moA 60 m² flat, cold. Half of listings: 12.55 to 16.77 € per m².
- +28%Change over five years. +4.4% in the last 12 months.
- 19.9%Rent burden. Share of what two average residents earn after tax (2023).
- +6.0%Forecast, next 12 months. Likely 14.57 to 15.32 € per m².
The market in brief
Augsburg’s median asking rent sits at 14.09 €/m², up 4.4 % year‑on‑year and 28.1 % over the past five years, placing the city ninth among the 37 most expensive German markets. The 60 m² benchmark rent is 845 € per month, while the asking premium over existing rents is 66 %.
The market remains balanced with a 2.1 % vacancy rate, but tightness is evident: listings stay on the market for only 24 days and just 27 % are let within a week. Affordability is pressured, as rent‑burden for two residents reaches 19.9 %.
A model estimate forecasts the median asking rent to rise to 14.94 €/m² in 12 months, within a range of 14.57 – 15.32 €/m², implying a 6 % increase.
The facts this summary was allowed to use
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}How Augsburg compares
Each dot is one of the 37 cities; blue is Augsburg. Hover a grey dot to see which.
Where rents in Augsburg are heading
Median asking rent in Augsburg, € per m²
Monthly, with the 3, 6 and 12-month forecast and its 80% range. Use the menu to compare another city.
How to read this chart
The band widens further into the future because uncertainty grows with time. In back-tests, about 8 out of 10 real outcomes fell inside bands like this one.
Not every street costs the same
Rent per 100 m square, Augsburg
Average net cold rent on existing contracts, May 2022, on a street map. Hover for values; drag to move.
How to read this chart
The colour scale runs from the cheapest 2% to the most expensive 2% of squares, so a few extreme squares don't wash out the rest. A blank area means no or too few rented flats there (parks, industry, water) or the census suppressed the value.
How fast flats are let
A listing in Augsburg stays online for about 24 days, and 1 in 4 flats are gone within a week. Fewer means more competition: have your documents (SCHUFA, payslips) ready before you view.
The census found 2.1% of flats empty and available (), while the population grew +2.8% in five years. That makes the market balanced on our .
Days a listing stays online
Rolling average over four quarters. Lower means a faster, tighter market.
What would a flat in Augsburg cost you?
Half of all listings: 750 € to 1,010 €. Heating and running costs come on top.
That is within the common rule of thumb that rent should take no more than 30% of net income.[1] If the trend holds, the same flat would be listed at about 900 € a year from now (likely between 870 € and 920 €).
It stays within 30% of your income in 36 of 37 cities. Noticeably cheaper options: (370 €), (450 €) and (490 €).