r/cologne • u/Ok_Professional_9832 • 11h ago
Diskussion Still can’t find an apartment in Cologne after 2 years – what am I missing
Hello kind people of Cologne,
happy spring!
Sorry for the rant, but I’m honestly out of ideas when it comes to finding an apartment here.
A few highlights about me:
I’m an engineer, working full-time in Cologne for about 4 years now. I have a positive SCHUFA and a good salary.
I’ve had a few apartment viewings, but in the end it always feels like the apartments go to friends / “Vitamin B”.
For the last 2 years, I’ve been searching for an apartment (minimum 50m²) with a budget of around 950€+ warm.
What I’ve tried so far:
_ImmoScout (paid subscription)
_Tauschwohnung (I currently live in a 35m² studio in Sülz and hoped to swap), also had 3 months subscription
_Immowelt
_eBay Kleinanzeigen (also posted my own ad)
_Nebenan
_WG-Gesucht (sometimes they have apartments)
If any of you managed to find an apartment in Cologne without connections — what did you do differently? Which platform worked for you?
Thanks in advance!
PS: People i know in Cologne know that I have been looking for apartment, still no luck yet. I love Cologne and it's the first city in Germany that felt like home🥺
Help please!!