Renting in Leipzig
A new lease costs 10.00 € per m², the 26th highest of 37 cities, up 1.5% on a year ago in a tight market.
- 600€/moA 60 m² flat, cold. Half of listings: 8.49 to 12.00 € per m².
- +31%Change over five years. +1.5% in the last 12 months.
- 15.2%Rent burden. Share of what two average residents earn after tax (2023).
- +6.7%Forecast, next 12 months. Likely 10.33 to 10.99 € per m².
The market in brief
Leipzig’s median asking rents sit at 10.0 €/m², a modest 1.5 % year‑on‑year rise and a 30.7 % gain over the past five years, placing the city 23rd of the 37 most expensive markets. The market remains tight, with an average of 31 days on market and 26 % of listings let within a week, while vacancy is low at 2.2 %.
Affordability is pressured: a 60 m² unit costs about 600 € per month and the rent‑burden for two residents is 15.2 %, while asking rents sit 55 % above the 2022 existing‑rent level of 6.44 €/m².
The model estimate forecasts median asking rents of 10.67 €/m² in 12 months, ranging between 10.33 €/m² and 10.99 €/m², implying a 6.7 % increase.
The facts this summary was allowed to use
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}How Leipzig compares
Each dot is one of the 37 cities; blue is Leipzig. Hover a grey dot to see which.
Where rents in Leipzig are heading
Median asking rent in Leipzig, € 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.
Dashed circles mark : moves much larger than in the other cities that month.
Unusual months, in plain words
- In June 2025 asking rents jumped 5.2% in a single month, while the typical city moved +0.1%.
- In January 2024 asking rents fell 4.7% in a single month, while the typical city moved +2.0%.
- In December 2023 asking rents jumped 11.1% in a single month, while the typical city moved +1.0%.
- In January 2023 asking rents jumped 3.6% in a single month, while the typical city moved +1.0%.
One month is a small sample, so a flag like this is a prompt to look closer rather than proof of a price change. The longer trend is the better guide.
Not every street costs the same
Rent per 100 m square, Leipzig
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 Leipzig stays online for about 31 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 2.2% of flats empty and available (), while the population grew +5.7% 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 Leipzig cost you?
Half of all listings: 510 € to 720 €. 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 640 € a year from now (likely between 620 € and 660 €).
It stays within 30% of your income in 36 of 37 cities. Noticeably cheaper options: (370 €) and (450 €).