MOVING TO BERLIN

Honeypot’s guide to

Berlin still has the lowest rent of Germany’s major cities.

Moving GERMANS RENT!

Average asking rent 2014, in

€/m² per month

12.010.43 9.77

14.17

10.71

Source: CBRE

8.55 9.23

Berlin

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Munich

Stuttgart

WGThis means “Wohngemeinschaft” which translates as shared flat. You can find a room in a shared flat on wg-gesucht.de, www.-wg-cast.de or on Facebook groups.

LONGTERMLong term rental can be tricky. You usually need:- Proof of income: usually 3 last salaries-"Mietschuldenfrei-heitsbescheinigung": a letter from your previous landlord to confirm that you don't have any rent outstanding.- "Schufa": A credit report

ZWISCHEN-MIETENPeople often go away and look for people to sublet from them.

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YOU HAVE THREE OPTIONSBut finding a room is tough

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10.Steglitz-Zehlendorf

7.Pankow

3.Lichtenberg

5.Mitte

9.Spandau

1.Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

8.Reinickendorf

11.Tempelhof-Schöneberg

6.Neukölln

12.Treptow-Köpenick

4.Marzahn-Hellersdorf

2.Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

5.96€/m²

9.82€/m²

7.40€/m²

10,39€/m²

8.47€/m²

8.50€/m²

9.03€/m²

7.98€/m²

10.0€/m²

7.08€/m²

6.75€/m²

8.58€/m²

Median Rental Price by Neighbourhood in €/m2 per month (2014)

BERLIN doesn’t have a defined centre, like other cities, just a number

of central neigh-bourhoods

(referred to as Kiez in Berlin dialect), each with a distinct

character

Checklist for arrival

Book a time for this so you don’t have to wait and fill out the form at home. You can do it by going to: https:/service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120686/

Bring your passportand your tenancy/sublet contract or a note from the person you are staying with.

Get your tax ID (steueridentifikationsnummer) here! You will need this for future jobs. If you don’t get it here you can get it later at the finanzamt (the tax office)

Anmeldebes-tätigungthe paper they give you is very precious. You will need it for everything from opening a bank account to setting up internet!

BÜRGERAMT

1. Go register at the Bürgeramt

(Town Hall)

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Source: Berlinhyp.de

Be careful prices are rising!

85%Of people inBERLIN

RENT

% change in rental price,per neighbourhood from

2013-2014

3.9%

3.9%

12.2%

9.1%

10%

9.7%

3.2%

7.2%

7.3%

2% 5.9%

5.7%

Mitte

Neu

kölln

Pan

kow

Span

dau

Charlotten

burg

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ersd

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Friedrich

shain-K

reuzb

erg

Lich

tenberg

Marza

hn-H

ellersdorf

Reinicke

ndorf

Steg

litz-Zeh

lendorf

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pelhof-Sch

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2. Open abank accountYou only need the city-registration and your passport.

BANK

€

Get a “Rentenversicherungsnummer” (RVNR). This literally means insurance pension

number: its a twelve-digit pension insurance number  which you have for life and certifies

your membership in the pension scheme.

Your employer can get the RVNR for you. They will notify your medical insurance fund that you

have commenced paid employment. This will trigger the allocation of the insurance number by

the applicable pension insurance agency and this will then be communicated to you.

3. Prepare your health insurance

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4. Get a jobif you are a developer sign-up to honeypot.io and let companies

apply to you. Otherwise check berlinstartupjobs.com for opportunities in English.

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Sbahn

5. Learn the ABC’s of Berlin’s transport

Zone ABerlin's inner city up to and including the S-Bahn (urban rail) ring

Zone CGreater Berlin area (approx. 15 km around the city of Berlin), including the City of Potsdam and Berlin Schönefeld Airport SFX

Zone Boutside the S-Bahn (urban rail) ring up to the city boundary; Airport Berlin Tegel TXL is located in this zone.

€2.70: the standard AB, single journey ticket (travel for 2hours in a single direction)

€79.50: the standard AB monthly ticket (unlimited travel in a month)

€60 the fine if you are caught without a ticket. There are no ticket gates on the Ubahn and Sbahn, but don’t be fooled, the plain- clothed inspectors will catch you!

Download the app! The “FahrInfo Plus” app which lets you buy tickets on the go!

TIP: Before the

journey starts tickets must be validated by stamping them at the

yellow or red boxes on train

platforms, in buses or on

trams. In case of inspection, a

ticket that is not stamped is

invalid.

Bitte hier entwertenPlease validate here

TicketsFahrscheine

11245

Bitte hier entwertenPlease validate your ticket

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6. The weather isn’t too bad...Avarage weather per month in Berlin

Avarage High Temp -C

Source: holiday-weather.com

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7. Learn Deutsch!”Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän”

Long German WordNumber 5, and the longest

word we know of!

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