{"id":24896,"date":"2026-05-04T17:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/?p=24896"},"modified":"2026-05-04T18:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:49:05","slug":"finding-student-accommodation-in-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/student-ambassadors\/finding-student-accommodation-in-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Student Accommodation in Berlin Was Stressful Until I Did This"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/student-ambassadors\/finding-student-accommodation-in-berlin\/#My_Background\" >My Background&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/student-ambassadors\/finding-student-accommodation-in-berlin\/#The_Challenge\" >The Challenge&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/student-ambassadors\/finding-student-accommodation-in-berlin\/#Discovering_University_Living\" >Discovering University Living&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/student-ambassadors\/finding-student-accommodation-in-berlin\/#Experience_with_University_Living\" >Experience with University Living&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/student-ambassadors\/finding-student-accommodation-in-berlin\/#My_Accommodation_Experience\" >My Accommodation Experience&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/student-ambassadors\/finding-student-accommodation-in-berlin\/#Why_It_Helped_Me\" >Why It Helped Me&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/student-ambassadors\/finding-student-accommodation-in-berlin\/#Berlin_Student_Housing_Tips\" >Berlin Student Housing Tips&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/student-ambassadors\/finding-student-accommodation-in-berlin\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Are&nbsp;you&nbsp;having&nbsp;difficulty&nbsp;making&nbsp;the&nbsp;move&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;foreign&nbsp;country?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&nbsp;was&nbsp;originally excited&nbsp;to&nbsp;live&nbsp;in&nbsp;Berlin. However, trying&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;a&nbsp;place&nbsp;to&nbsp;rent&nbsp;was&nbsp;incredibly stressful&nbsp;and&nbsp;challenging.&nbsp;The&nbsp;process&nbsp;was&nbsp;more&nbsp;complicated&nbsp;than&nbsp;I&nbsp;thought,&nbsp;and&nbsp;it became&nbsp;overwhelming.&nbsp;Was&nbsp;there&nbsp;something&nbsp;important&nbsp;to&nbsp;know&nbsp;before&nbsp;going&nbsp;to a&nbsp;different&nbsp;country?&nbsp;One&nbsp;thing&nbsp;that&nbsp;I&#8217;d&nbsp;like to know before travelling abroad is&nbsp;how hard it is to find&nbsp;good&nbsp;<strong>student&nbsp;accommodation<\/strong> <strong>in Berlin<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"My_Background\"><\/span><strong>My Background<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi, I am Mahak Chopra. I come from Delhi,\u00a0India, and I am an international student currently pursuing a degree in International Management in Berlin, from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.ism.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">International School of Management<\/a><\/strong>. I chose Germany because it has an excellent education system, as well as affordability when\u00a0it comes to tuition fees here.\u00a0Prior to coming to Berlin, I had no knowledge of how difficult the actual housing situation would be. Berlin seemed like a good match for me.\u00a0It&#8217;s\u00a0a diverse, student-friendly place with a lot of opportunity.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Challenge\"><\/span><strong>The Challenge<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When I was looking for&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/germany\/city\/berlin\">student&nbsp;accommodation&nbsp;in Berlin<\/a><\/strong>, it became overwhelming very quickly.&nbsp;I was overwhelmed with options and little clarity. There were nice listings with&nbsp;very little&nbsp;or nothing about them. Some were too expensive or booked already.&nbsp;I also tried looking on social media groups, however most of the listings looked out of date or unreliable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&nbsp;couldn&#8217;t&nbsp;go&nbsp;and&nbsp;see&nbsp;anything being an international student, which added to the risk of it.&nbsp;One night, I sat there with my laptop after having scrolled for hours trying to find a good listing; and I just sat there. Nothing was working and I was honestly starting to wonder&nbsp;whether or not&nbsp;I would ever be able find somewhere to stay before I got there.&nbsp;It was&nbsp;probably my&nbsp;lowest point during the entire process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Discovering_University_Living\"><\/span><strong>Discovering University Living<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As I was searching&nbsp;for a university place to stay, I found&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/\">University Living<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;Unlike other listings&nbsp;I&#8217;d&nbsp;seen before, this site is organized. You&nbsp;are able to&nbsp;filter your options according to budget and area and by what would we&nbsp;think is best for the student. Finally,&nbsp;being able to have more authority when&nbsp;making&nbsp;a decision&nbsp;is very empowering.&nbsp;<strong>Can you imagine booking accommodation without having seen it with your own eyes?&nbsp;<\/strong>That&#8217;s&nbsp;exactly how I felt when I booked my accommodation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Experience_with_University_Living\"><\/span><strong>Experience with University Living<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the&nbsp;<strong>University&nbsp;Living<\/strong> site provided clarity and ease of use.&nbsp;I was able to compare properties, get verification options&nbsp;and know what I was booking exactly to remove confusion and uncertainty.&nbsp;My room was \u20ac680\/month (including bills) which was reasonable&nbsp;as&nbsp;compared to some other site options in Berlin.&nbsp;Having everything taken care of prior to get&nbsp;there gave me a big relief that I would not have to deal with temporary housing or pick up my luggage at the last minute.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"My_Accommodation_Experience\"><\/span><strong>My Accommodation Experience<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.universityliving.com\/files\/1777896792323mehakchopraroomblogbanner.webp\" alt=\"Nazarethkirchstr. 51, Berlin\" class=\"wp-image-24898\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I finally reached my accommodation&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/germany\/berlin\/property\/nazarethkirchstr-51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Nazarethkirchstr. 51 Berlin<\/strong><\/a>, I felt immediate relief.&nbsp;The room looked exactly like the pictures clean,&nbsp;simple&nbsp;and comfortable. After all the stress during the search, this felt like a big win.&nbsp;The location made things easier. I had access to S-Bahn&nbsp;and U-Bahn&nbsp;nearby, which helped me travel easily across the city. Within a few days, I got familiar with routes connecting to areas like&nbsp;Alexanderplatz&nbsp;and&nbsp;Friedrichstra\u00dfe.&nbsp;For groceries, I found stores like Lidl and&nbsp;Rewe&nbsp;close by. Even simple things like shopping or using self-checkout machines felt new at first, but I quickly adapted.&nbsp;One thing I&nbsp;didn\u2019t&nbsp;fully expect was the importance of&nbsp;<strong>Anmeldung<\/strong>.&nbsp;In Germany, you must register&nbsp;your address within 14 days of moving in. It sounds simple, but getting an appointment and preparing documents can be stressful&nbsp;especially when&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;still settling in.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_It_Helped_Me\"><\/span><strong>Why It Helped Me<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Having chosen a formalised and validated path was&nbsp;absolutely critical&nbsp;to my success.&nbsp;Rather than confronting ambiguity, I was able to&nbsp;operate&nbsp;with confidence. Rather than feeling anxious about my future, I implemented tactical strategies to support my transition.&nbsp;<strong>What do you perceive will be hardest for you about&nbsp;relocating?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Berlin_Student_Housing_Tips\"><\/span><strong>Berlin Student Housing Tips<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If&nbsp;you&#8217;re&nbsp;looking for <strong>student accommodation in Berlin<\/strong>,&nbsp;here&#8217;s&nbsp;what I found useful:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 &#8211; Start searching early (at least 2\u20133 months before you arrive)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 &#8211; Only use trusted online platforms to prevent&nbsp;scams&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 &#8211; Have a budget (Berlin rentals range from \u20ac450&nbsp;to \u20ac800 depending on the area)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4 &#8211; Pay attention to public transport links (S-Bahn\/U-Bahn)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5 &#8211; Be organised with your&nbsp;Anmeldung&nbsp;paperwork in advance&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of those tips are quite straightforward but could help ease the process of finding student accommodation in Berlin significantly.&nbsp;<strong>What do you think would be the most helpful to you?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Locating student housing in Berlin was a lot of pressure to start with, but after using the&nbsp;appropriate process&nbsp;it was easy.&nbsp;Don&#8217;t&nbsp;take this step lightly; consider how you want your accommodation experience to be when moving to a new city because it will&nbsp;determine&nbsp;so much about how you live there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are you going to be attending school in Berlin soon, or are you already living here?<\/strong>&nbsp;Before you commit to anything, if&nbsp;you&#8217;re&nbsp;still trying to find accommodation, let me know your university and budget, and I&nbsp;would be happy to help you out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are&nbsp;you&nbsp;having&nbsp;difficulty&nbsp;making&nbsp;the&nbsp;move&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;foreign&nbsp;country?&nbsp;&nbsp; I&nbsp;was&nbsp;originally excited&nbsp;to&nbsp;live&nbsp;in&nbsp;Berlin. However, trying&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;a&nbsp;place&nbsp;to&nbsp;rent&nbsp;was&nbsp;incredibly stressful&nbsp;and&nbsp;challenging.&nbsp;The&nbsp;process&nbsp;was&nbsp;more&nbsp;complicated&nbsp;than&nbsp;I&nbsp;thought,&nbsp;and&nbsp;it became&nbsp;overwhelming.&nbsp;Was&nbsp;there&nbsp;something&nbsp;important&nbsp;to&nbsp;know&nbsp;before&nbsp;going&nbsp;to a&nbsp;different&nbsp;country?&nbsp;One&nbsp;thing&nbsp;that&nbsp;I&#8217;d&nbsp;like to know before travelling abroad is&nbsp;how hard it is to find&nbsp;good&nbsp;student&nbsp;accommodation in Berlin.&nbsp; My Background&nbsp; Hi, I am Mahak Chopra. I come from Delhi,\u00a0India, and I am an international student currently pursuing a degree in International Management in Berlin, from\u00a0International School of Management. 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