Renting in Bonn
A new lease costs 13.54 € per m², the 12th highest of 37 cities, up 4.6% on a year ago in a tight market.
- 810€/moA 60 m² flat, cold. Half of listings: 11.92 to 15.01 € per m².
- +24%Change over five years. +4.6% in the last 12 months.
- 16.8%Rent burden. Share of what two average residents earn after tax (2023).
- +5.6%Forecast, next 12 months. Likely 13.93 to 14.64 € per m².
The market in brief
Asking rents in Bonn stand at a median of 13.54 €/m² (2026-06), up 4.6% on the year and +24.3% over five years. That ranks Bonn #12 of 37 cities; new lets are priced 49% above the 2022 average contract rent of 9.09 €/m².
A 60 m² flat costs about 812 € a month in cold rent, 16.8% of the disposable income of two residents. Listings stay online for about 23 days and 34% are gone within a week; with 1.6% market-active vacancy and +3.0% population growth over five years, the market looks tight.
The model estimate for twelve months ahead is 14.30 €/m² (+5.6%), with an 80% range of 13.93 to 14.64 €/m²; housing-loan rates are at 4.09%.
The facts this summary was allowed to use
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}How Bonn compares
Each dot is one of the 37 cities; blue is Bonn. Hover a grey dot to see which.
Where rents in Bonn are heading
Median asking rent in Bonn, € 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, Bonn
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 Bonn stays online for about 23 days, and 1 in 3 flats are gone within a week. Fewer means more competition: have your documents (SCHUFA, payslips) ready before you view.
The census found 1.6% of flats empty and available (), while the population grew +3.0% in five years. That makes the market tight on our .
Days a listing stays online
Rolling average over four quarters. Lower means a faster, tighter market.
What would a flat in Bonn cost you?
Half of all listings: 720 € to 900 €. 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 860 € a year from now (likely between 840 € and 880 €).
On this income, a flat this size stays within 30% in all 37 cities. Noticeably cheaper options: (370 €), (450 €) and (490 €).