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Looking for a place to live in München is not going to be easy, so be prepared to compromise as München is generally considered the most expensive city in Germany. It is difficult to find a one-bedroom-flat for under € 400 and a room in a shared house for less than € 300 per month.
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Housing possibilities and good areas to live
It is more likely that you will be looking for either an apartment or for a room in a shared house yourself. Before you start looking for a place to live, it makes sense to become familiar with the names of some neighborhoods of München and their location on the map on the Web, here or here
To anticipate a concern you might have: München is a very safe city and "no-go" neighborhoods do not exist. Good areas to look for flats or shared houses are: Sendling, Isarvorstadt, Altstadt, Maxvorstadt and Schwabing. Since the public transportation system in München is very good, it is also easy to live in other neighborhoods and change lines.
How to find a place to live
There are several sources of information about housing offers in München - e.g. blackboards with housing advertisements within the universities - but the best place to look is probably a city magazine that is published twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays named "Kurz & Fündig" (www.kurzfuendig.de). Further housing adverts can be found in "Süddeutsche Zeitung" (immocenter.sueddeutsche.de), a newspaper for southern Germany and in the "Abendzeitung", a local München newspaper, (kleinanzeigen.abendzeitung.de). All mentioned papers also offer online access to their adverts: "Sendlinger Anzeiger" and so on.
Other online resources for housing can be found on those web site : www.wg-gesucht.de, www.wg-welt.de or www.mitwohnzentrale.de.
Check the web sites of the universities for further information: the TU, the LMU here or here.
It is always good to call for appointments as soon as possible; some newspapers are already sold the evening before they are actually published, for example at the central station. Be prepared that there are at least 10 other applicants waiting in a line to be lead through the desired flat. Generally, it is always good to ask colleagues if they know of any recent vacancies and also to ask them for help setting up appointments with landlords and translating contract details.
Cliffs to circumnaviguate
Finding a place to live in München is highly darwinistic. The fittest survives, and you can push the odds towards you being the next tenant, especially for one bedroom flats, by providing some papers. One is a letter from your new boss, stating that you have a contract with your firm or whatever, and that you earn a certain amount of money (an official letterhead helps). Sometimes landlords or estate agents ask for a document from your parents, stating that they would accept guaranty for your rent.
There are certain specialties in Germany when renting a place you should be aware of:
- The normal legal period of notice (Kündigungsfrist) is three months. Do not accept anything longer.
- Often, a deposit ("Kaution") is required when renting a place. Get a receipt if you pay in cash, or alternatively open a bank account and transfer the money over to your landlord.
- Estate agents generally cost fees ("Provision"), so ask how high they are before signing.
- Finally, the prices displayed for flats do not need to be the amount you will finally have to pay. "Kaltmiete" means rent without heating. "Warmmiete" comes closer to the actual price. Sometimes electricity ("Strom") is paid separately, as well as costs for waste disposal service ("Müllabfuhr"). Be aware of the fact that glass, paper and biological waste are collected separately.
Generally, the rent is paid in monthly installments and most landlords prefer it when the money is transferred to their account by standing order ("Dauerauftrag"). The amount you pay is the rent including a monthly fee for heating and hot water based on normal usage. At the end of a year, someone will come to your apartment to read your meters (advance notice is given), so that your landlord can bill you for the remaining amount or reimburse you.
Voltage / Electricity
Electricity supplies are standard at 220V, AC 50 cycles per minute, 2 phase, except for items over 3 kW capacity (e.g. cookers). Electric light sockets are only for the screw-type bulb. Plugs and plug sockets are normally the two-pin Schucko variety and the colour coding of the electrical wires is different in Europe. For further information check the web page. German television is on a 625 line system. Most videos work on PAL.
First steps once you moved in
In order to get a phone connection you have to contact German Telekom. Generally, two to three weeks will pass between the day you order your phone connection and the day your phone actually works. Landlines have one big advantage over mobile phones: they are much cheaper. If you want to call outside München or even abroad, special pre-select numbers exist making calls considerably cheaper. Check for the numbers for your destination on this web site or this one.
To search for telephone numbers, check on "Das TelefonBuch" or on "Gelbeseiten"
Emergency numbers
| Police | 110 |
| Fire department | 112 |
| Ambulance | 19222 |
| Pharmacy emergency service | 59 44 75 |
| Emergency road service (ADAC) | 0180/222 22 22 |
You might also want to get a mobile phone once you arrived. Pre-paid options exist as well as manifold different contract options. The most known possibilities are accessible on the web with thoses links: T-Mobile, Vodafone D2, O2 or E-plus
| Editeur(s) Qui a encore contribué à cet article en l'éditant? | Joel Hatsch |
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