Paul Krantz - paul.krantz@thelocal.com

Updated: Tue 12 May 2026 14:15 CET

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A rental contract lies on a table together with banknotes and apartment keys. Young professionals increasingly have a hard time affording housing in German cities, a new survey finds. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez

Entry-level employees and young professionals see benefits in living in Germany's big cities. But affording to live there is increasingly difficult.