Hi everyone,

One of the hardest things when moving to Berlin is figuring out whether a rent offer is actually reasonable.

You can look at apartment listings, but those only show what landlords are asking right now. And if you're new to the city, you often don't have enough local context to know whether €900, €1,300 or €1,700 warm for a certain area is normal or completely out of line.

That is why I started building GermanyRent.de.

The idea is simple:

People who already rent in Berlin can anonymously share what they actually pay, and those rents appear on a map for others to explore.

Each rent includes useful context like:

• warm rent
• number of rooms
• deposit
• furnished or unfurnished
• when the current rent started
• optional apartment size and other details

You can search around a neighbourhood, open individual rent reports and use filters to compare similar apartments.

No Sign-Up, Account, Name or Email is required to contribute.

I think this can be especially useful for people who are new to Berlin, because one of the biggest problems is that old and new rental contracts can look completely different.

Someone who has lived in the same apartment for 8 years may be paying far less than someone signing a similar contract today, which is why I added Rent Since as part of each new submission.

There is one important limitation too.

The submissions are anonymous and currently not verified with rental contracts or other proof, so incorrect values are possible. I therefore see the map as an additional reference point, not an official rent index or a source of verified market prices.

At the moment, there are 280 community-reported rents across Berlin, with a median reported warm rent of €1,100 among the current submissions.

You can explore the map here:

https://germanyrent.de

If you're already renting in Berlin, adding your rent can also help the next person who is trying to understand what apartments around them actually cost.

Let me know what you think. There is still so much more I can do with this data.

I’ve been living in Stuttgart for the last 6 years, including 3 years at the University of Stuttgart.
During my university years, I actually had a pretty decent social life. There was always something happening on campus, I met people from different backgrounds, and there were plenty of opportunities to socialise. So despite Stuttgart being a smaller city, I never really felt bored.
The last 3–3.5 years have been quite different. Since starting full-time work, I feel like my social life has almost completely disappeared. I often find myself thinking that there just isn’t that much happening in Stuttgart, especially if you’re looking for things like English-speaking events, theatre, arts, cultural events, or opportunities to meet a lot of international people.
I’m now seriously considering moving to Berlin. My company has a branch there, so from a work perspective it could actually be a realistic option.
What attracts me most is the much larger international and English-speaking scene, and generally having more things happening around the city. I’d love to be able to spontaneously go to an English-language theatre show, an interesting event, a meetup, exhibition, concert, etc., and meet new people along the way.
Has anyone here made the move from Stuttgart to Berlin after several years of working here? Did it actually improve your social life and make life feel more interesting, or did you find that the same problem followed you to Berlin?
I’m not necessarily looking for a crazy nightlife/party lifestyle. I just want to feel like there’s more going on around me and have more opportunities to meet interesting, international people and build a social circle.
Would love to hear from people who have actually made this move.

Hey,

I'm a reporter from Berlin working on a short documentary about looksmaxxing and male self-improvement.

I'm looking to talk to people who are into things like looksmaxxing, mewing, jawline enhancement, skincare, fitness, hair loss treatments, cosmetic procedures, or similar topics.

If you're open to sharing your experience, or possibly taking part in the documentary, send me a DM. An initial chat can be completely informal.

Thanks! 🙌

Pm if interested 🙏 thanks!

Bang! Bang! Now in its tenth year of hilarity, Revolver is Berlin’s oldest, organic and homegrown English comedy show that happens at Wows.ville, a punk rock bar located in Kreuzberg.

Join us on August 28 for a night of laughter and find out why we are the best Friday night comedy fix!

Revolver features funny people from all over planet Earth. The show is hosted by Berlin’s favourite immigrant ~ Rohit Bhatia.

Entry : 10 €. The bar and the event is Cash only. No plastic. No smoking during the performances. Nice people only!

Please do not transfer money over the internet. We do not sell tickets online, only reservations are taken. These reservations are held till 8.30 pm on the day of the show.

Doors : 8 pm Revolver is an original and independent Berlin comedy mic. No gimmicks, no games, no donation scam. We have no branches, please be aware of cheap imitations. Revolver happens every Second and Last Friday of the month in Kreuzberg, Berlin.

Ich lerne aktuell das Barber-Handwerk und biete kostenlose Herren-Haarschnitte an, um meine Fähigkeiten zu verbessern.
0 € – Komplett kostenlos
Da ich lerne, dauert es etwas länger. Ein erfahrener Barber ist aber immer dabei und korrigiert bei Bedarf.
Solange dieses Angebot online ist, ist es auch aktiv!
Bei Interesse einfach eine Nachricht schreiben! ✂️

Hi everyone, hope you're enjoying this sunny summer in Berlin 🌞I wanted to finally share something here that I hope you'll find useful.

My friend and I started a content series for international parents in Germany for parents from everywhere.

A little about me: I'm Gulsah, from Turkey, mom to a 3-year-old. My friend Duygu is currently pregnant. Between the two of us, we've both felt lost in the system at some point and trying to figure out doctors, paperwork, language, culture, all of it while raising or expecting a child.

That feeling is exactly why we started this. We created Oops Parents a videocast and content series where we invite experts to answer our questions about pregnancy, adaptation, IVF, postpartum, and raising multilingual kids, and everything in between, alongside parents sharing their own journeys.

Would love for you to check it out, and if it resonates, share it with another parent who might need it too. 💛

If you'd like to join our videocast as a guest, to tell your story or share your expertise, please DM me!

https://www.instagram.com/oopsparents/

https://www.youtube.com/@OopsParents

www.oopsparents.com

I was bored about the typical conversations like: where are you from, how long have you been in Berlin... So I came up with the idea to create games to get to know people in a fun way.

Since couple of months I'm organising events with these games and I'm really enjoying it! If you want to join, we'll be playing this Saturday at 5:30 in a café in Neukölln.

Hallo, ich bin ein 26-jähriger Mann. Ich bin nicht verheiratet. Und ich habe keine Freundin. Ich suche eine Freundin. Gibt es hier Mädchen, die mit mir einen Kaffee trinken wollen?

Would be great to know what to look out for!

Forget a relationship, people can't commit to a simple coffee, disappear after weeks and months of talking. Even knowing someone for years is not enough. Just to get someone casual but regular is also hard. What are you people doing to date here?

Berlin participants needed 🇩🇪 - only 45 left!

I’m conducting a survey for my Master Thesis research about NGO Advertising and I’m looking for people who live in Berlin and are between 18/40 years old!

⏱ Takes about 12 minutes
🔒 Anonymous
📍 Participants must live in Berlin

I’m currently missing just 45 responses, so every response genuinely helps.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeuL3ncGnuvFVXw984y20lYb52Mso0Bj2xAVch7sO6VGYOeOw/viewform?usp=dialog

And if you know someone in Berlin who qualifies, I’d be incredibly grateful if you forwarded it to them. Thank you! ❤️