Cheapest areas to rent in Berlin (2022): full ranking
Marzahn is the cheapest district to rent in Berlin, at €5.94/m², 22% below the city average. At the other end, Grunewald costs €9.61/m². Below is every district, cheapest first, with what a typical flat costs.
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The five cheapest, up close
1. Marzahn · €5.94/m² · 2-bedroom ≈ €446
One of East Berlin's largest prefabricated housing estates, now with renovated blocks, the Gardens of the World and a cable car.
Good for: Low rents and big parks. Watch out for: Large estates; far from the centre.
2. Neu-Hohenschönhausen · €5.97/m² · 2-bedroom ≈ €448
A large 1980s prefab estate in the north of Lichtenberg.
Good for: Low rents and tram links. Watch out for: Large estate; far from the centre.
3. Märkisches Viertel · €6.12/m² · 2-bedroom ≈ €459
A large 1960s–70s housing estate in Reinickendorf, renovated in recent years.
Good for: Low rents and green spaces. Watch out for: No U-Bahn; buses to Wittenau.
4. Hellersdorf · €6.26/m² · 2-bedroom ≈ €470
Prefabricated estates from the 1980s on Berlin's eastern edge, next to the Wuhle valley.
Good for: Low rents and green spaces. Watch out for: Long trips to the centre.
5. Buch · €6.35/m² · 2-bedroom ≈ €476
Berlin's northern tip, a big hospital and biotech campus surrounded by forest.
Good for: Hospital and research staff; nature. Watch out for: Far from the centre.
All areas, cheapest first
| # | District | Rent €/m² | vs. average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marzahn | €5.94 | −22% |
| 2 | Neu-Hohenschönhausen | €5.97 | −22% |
| 3 | Märkisches Viertel | €6.12 | −20% |
| 4 | Hellersdorf | €6.26 | −18% |
| 5 | Buch | €6.35 | −17% |
| 6 | Waidmannslust | €6.53 | −15% |
| 7 | Gropiusstadt | €6.64 | −13% |
| 8 | Fennpfuhl | €6.68 | −13% |
| 9 | Falkenhagener Feld | €6.68 | −13% |
| 10 | Marienfelde | €6.70 | −13% |
| 11 | Staaken | €6.72 | −12% |
| 12 | Plänterwald | €6.89 | −10% |
| 13 | Altglienicke | €6.95 | −9% |
| 14 | Wittenau | €6.99 | −9% |
| 15 | Friedrichshagen | €7.02 | −8% |
| 16 | Charlottenburg-Nord | €7.03 | −8% |
| 17 | Friedrichsfelde | €7.03 | −8% |
| 18 | Buckow | €7.05 | −8% |
| 19 | Köpenick | €7.15 | −7% |
| 20 | Reinickendorf | €7.16 | −7% |
| 21 | Johannisthal | €7.16 | −7% |
| 22 | Siemensstadt | €7.16 | −7% |
| 23 | Wilhelmstadt | €7.17 | −6% |
| 24 | Lichtenrade | €7.22 | −6% |
| 25 | Baumschulenweg | €7.23 | −6% |
| 26 | Britz | €7.27 | −5% |
| 27 | Spandau | €7.27 | −5% |
| 28 | Tempelhof | €7.28 | −5% |
| 29 | Tegel | €7.29 | −5% |
| 30 | Lankwitz | €7.35 | −4% |
| 31 | Rudow | €7.35 | −4% |
| 32 | Hakenfelde | €7.37 | −4% |
| 33 | Borsigwalde | €7.37 | −4% |
| 34 | Kaulsdorf | €7.40 | −3% |
| 35 | Lübars | €7.42 | −3% |
| 36 | Alt-Hohenschönhausen | €7.43 | −3% |
| 37 | Wedding | €7.46 | −3% |
| 38 | Haselhorst | €7.48 | −2% |
| 39 | Alt-Treptow | €7.51 | −2% |
| 40 | Wilhelmsruh | €7.53 | −2% |
| 41 | Weißensee | €7.55 | −1% |
| 42 | Pankow | €7.58 | −1% |
| 43 | Mariendorf | €7.60 | −1% |
| 44 | Neukölln | €7.64 | ±0% |
| 45 | Niederschöneweide | €7.67 | ±0% |
| 46 | Lichtenberg | €7.73 | +1% |
| 47 | Steglitz | €7.77 | +1% |
| 48 | Kreuzberg | €7.77 | +1% |
| 49 | Gesundbrunnen | €7.83 | +2% |
| 50 | Schöneberg | €7.83 | +2% |
| 51 | Heinersdorf | €7.91 | +3% |
| 52 | Gatow | €7.97 | +4% |
| 53 | Adlershof | €7.98 | +4% |
| 54 | Biesdorf | €7.98 | +4% |
| 55 | Rummelsburg | €7.99 | +4% |
| 56 | Karlshorst | €8.00 | +4% |
| 57 | Grünau | €8.03 | +5% |
| 58 | Französisch Buchholz | €8.09 | +6% |
| 59 | Niederschönhausen | €8.10 | +6% |
| 60 | Lichterfelde | €8.11 | +6% |
| 61 | Westend | €8.12 | +6% |
| 62 | Karow | €8.14 | +6% |
| 63 | Frohnau | €8.25 | +8% |
| 64 | Schmöckwitz | €8.26 | +8% |
| 65 | Friedenau | €8.27 | +8% |
| 66 | Oberschöneweide | €8.28 | +8% |
| 67 | Wilmersdorf | €8.31 | +8% |
| 68 | Zehlendorf | €8.34 | +9% |
| 69 | Konradshöhe | €8.37 | +9% |
| 70 | Nikolassee | €8.37 | +9% |
| 71 | Bohnsdorf | €8.39 | +10% |
| 72 | Falkenberg | €8.39 | +10% |
| 73 | Prenzlauer Berg | €8.41 | +10% |
| 74 | Moabit | €8.49 | +11% |
| 75 | Schmargendorf | €8.52 | +11% |
| 76 | Charlottenburg | €8.57 | +12% |
| 77 | Friedrichshain | €8.61 | +12% |
| 78 | Hansaviertel | €8.69 | +13% |
| 79 | Mahlsdorf | €8.69 | +13% |
| 80 | Halensee | €8.72 | +14% |
| 81 | Heiligensee | €8.77 | +14% |
| 82 | Schlachtensee | €8.81 | +15% |
| 83 | Hermsdorf | €8.86 | +16% |
| 84 | Müggelheim | €8.86 | +16% |
| 85 | Rosenthal | €8.88 | +16% |
| 86 | Kladow | €8.94 | +17% |
| 87 | Wannsee | €8.98 | +17% |
| 88 | Mitte | €9.08 | +19% |
| 89 | Tiergarten | €9.17 | +20% |
| 90 | Rahnsdorf | €9.45 | +23% |
| 91 | Dahlem | €9.57 | +25% |
| 92 | Grunewald | €9.61 | +25% |
These are official figures for rents tenants actually pay. New listings usually ask more, especially in popular areas. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) – Zensus 2022, Gitterzellen (2022).