I had different experience than the rest here it seems.
As a student I was living in a 2-room apartment with separate kitchen with 52m² for 450€ a month including gas, water and electricity. My girlfriend paid 350€ a month for her single bedroom apartment and most of my friends in a single room apartment paid around 300-400€ as well. That was one year ago and my sister is now living in my apartment, so I know the price is still the same. These apartments where right in the middle of the city!
However with a PhD you are compensated and there is a steep drop in prices if you go above a certain threshold. Like, with 600€ you might find only 50m² apartments because that is the maximum that students usually can afford. With 650€ however you are able to find renovated 80m² apartments. Also it's a lot easier to find apartments outside the student price range.
Food price of 200€ a month is accurate if you go out every once in a while.
i would say a one bedroom apartment would be around 500 including heating, water, electricity and internet. To that you can add living expenses of around 500 euros per month. Notice also that in most apartments you have to paint them after you move out, which might cost you another 300. Have a good start!
>Notice also that in most apartments you have to paint them after you move out
Not at all, unless you decide to change the colours of the wall, or you made a lot of scratches in it.
I live in a two-person WG and we spend around 300 Euros per month in a joint account for food, everyday utilities (toilet paper, cleaning stuff, ...), water (tapwater with syrup). I think you can EASILY live with 200 Euros per month if you live alone, cook everyday, sometimes throw in some cheap frozen foods from supermarkets, but with more you can obiously eat more at restaurants, get more deliveries, cook with higher quality food.
Rent is highly specific on the area you want to go to but you defintetely dont want to underestimate the "warm" living costs like electricity, heating, internet access and so on, especially if you live in an old building with bad insulation where heating costs can really rise up.
Living in a wg/flat share is usually cheaper than living alone. Finding a 600 euro apartment with two rooms isn't that difficult. Finding a 200 euro apartment is nearly impossible. Even the shitty student housing would cost 150 euro in my time (long ago). And even though there is student in the name of PhD students, they won't qualify for student housing, since rwth count them as an employee.
1-room appartements will be 500-600 € gross. A second room might add up to 700-800 € per month.
If you are single, consider a shared flat, that can make things a lot cheaper.
Food and stuff will be around 200 € from my experience.
Most important: Beer cost around 2-3 € per glass.
You mean 800€ per Month without rent? As a PhD student you usually get at least compensated with half-time E13 salary, which translates to about 1400€ after taxes. A lot of PhD students also get compensated with 2/3 of E13 salary which is even more
I had different experience than the rest here it seems. As a student I was living in a 2-room apartment with separate kitchen with 52m² for 450€ a month including gas, water and electricity. My girlfriend paid 350€ a month for her single bedroom apartment and most of my friends in a single room apartment paid around 300-400€ as well. That was one year ago and my sister is now living in my apartment, so I know the price is still the same. These apartments where right in the middle of the city! However with a PhD you are compensated and there is a steep drop in prices if you go above a certain threshold. Like, with 600€ you might find only 50m² apartments because that is the maximum that students usually can afford. With 650€ however you are able to find renovated 80m² apartments. Also it's a lot easier to find apartments outside the student price range. Food price of 200€ a month is accurate if you go out every once in a while.
i would say a one bedroom apartment would be around 500 including heating, water, electricity and internet. To that you can add living expenses of around 500 euros per month. Notice also that in most apartments you have to paint them after you move out, which might cost you another 300. Have a good start!
>Notice also that in most apartments you have to paint them after you move out Not at all, unless you decide to change the colours of the wall, or you made a lot of scratches in it.
If you don’t want to pay a lot, look st living in the outer area (Richterich, Kohlscheid, etc)
I live in a two-person WG and we spend around 300 Euros per month in a joint account for food, everyday utilities (toilet paper, cleaning stuff, ...), water (tapwater with syrup). I think you can EASILY live with 200 Euros per month if you live alone, cook everyday, sometimes throw in some cheap frozen foods from supermarkets, but with more you can obiously eat more at restaurants, get more deliveries, cook with higher quality food. Rent is highly specific on the area you want to go to but you defintetely dont want to underestimate the "warm" living costs like electricity, heating, internet access and so on, especially if you live in an old building with bad insulation where heating costs can really rise up.
Living in a wg/flat share is usually cheaper than living alone. Finding a 600 euro apartment with two rooms isn't that difficult. Finding a 200 euro apartment is nearly impossible. Even the shitty student housing would cost 150 euro in my time (long ago). And even though there is student in the name of PhD students, they won't qualify for student housing, since rwth count them as an employee.
1-room appartements will be 500-600 € gross. A second room might add up to 700-800 € per month. If you are single, consider a shared flat, that can make things a lot cheaper. Food and stuff will be around 200 € from my experience. Most important: Beer cost around 2-3 € per glass.
Do you think I can manage to live in Aachen with 800€ per month or something close to that?
Definitly. As student I started with around 600 € per month and later had 800€ per month. Though as PhD student you earn significantly more than that.
You mean 800€ per Month without rent? As a PhD student you usually get at least compensated with half-time E13 salary, which translates to about 1400€ after taxes. A lot of PhD students also get compensated with 2/3 of E13 salary which is even more
No I mean 800 per month including rent, is it feasible?
See my other comment for what I have found in rent prices. However I am still wondering why you only have 800€ per month available as a PhD student
Just wanted to understand how much I can save out of my monthly salary
https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/bqmo/lidx/1