# Property Prices Köln 2026

> Apartments in Köln cost a median €5,284 per m². Range, cold rent, gross rental yield and market activity, updated daily.

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Last updated: 2026-11-04

In Köln, apartments are currently offered at a median €5,284 per m²; the middle half of listings lies between €3,962 and €6,552. A typical flat of 74 m² costs €354,500. Newly let flats ask €16.90 per m² in cold rent, for a gross rental yield of 3.8% or a price-to-rent multiple of 26.1.

As of November 4, 2026

- Price per m² (median): €5,284 (Range €3,962 – €6,552)
- Typical price: €354,500 (for 74 m²)
- Cold rent per m²: €16.90
- Gross rental yield: 3.8%
- Price-to-rent multiple: 26.1
- Listings: 1,845
- Days on market (median): 15
- Listings with a price cut: 6%

## How Köln compares

At €5,284 per m², Köln ranks 197 among the 200 cities with the most listings in North Rhine-Westphalia, counted from the cheapest. That is 59% more than the North Rhine-Westphalia median (€3,329). Flats are off the market after a median 15 days; supply is tight.

## Prices by number of rooms

| Name | Price per m² | Typical price | Listings |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 room | €5,238 | €165,000 | 190 |
| 2 rooms | €5,247 | €299,000 | 614 |
| 3 rooms | €5,134 | €414,000 | 693 |
| 4 rooms or more | €5,891 | €675,000 | 348 |

## Districts of Köln

| Name | Price per m² | Gross yield | Listings |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Neustadt/Nord](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/koeln/neustadt-nord) | €6,445 | 3.8% | 101 |
| [Neustadt/Süd](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/koeln/neustadt-sued) | €6,186 | 3.3% | 101 |
| [Ehrenfeld](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/koeln/ehrenfeld) | €6,890 | 3.2% | 91 |
| [Altstadt/Nord](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/koeln/altstadt-nord) | €6,980 | 3.6% | 89 |
| [Altstadt/Süd](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/koeln/altstadt-sued) | €6,164 | 4.2% | 77 |
| [Lindenthal](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/koeln/lindenthal) | €7,013 | 3.2% | 69 |
| [Sülz](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/koeln/suelz) | €5,237 | 3.9% | 67 |
| [Nippes](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/koeln/nippes) | €5,547 | 3.9% | 64 |
| [Junkersdorf](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/koeln/junkersdorf) | €5,177 | 4.0% | 62 |
| [Niehl](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/koeln/niehl) | €5,874 | 3.3% | 58 |
| [Weiden](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/koeln/weiden) | €4,226 | 6.3% | 54 |
| Marienburg | €6,832 | 3.6% | 49 |
| Neuehrenfeld | €4,624 | 5.8% | 48 |
| Mülheim | €4,007 | 4.8% | 46 |
| Rodenkirchen | €5,170 | 3.8% | 43 |
| Zollstock | €5,051 | 4.6% | 41 |
| Bayenthal | €7,018 | 3.4% | 38 |
| Höhenberg | €6,082 | 0.0% | 37 |
| Porz | €3,468 | 4.4% | 31 |
| Urbach | €3,107 | 5.2% | 29 |
| Widdersdorf | €4,608 | 0.0% | 27 |

## Similarly priced places

- Langenfeld (Rheinland): €5,150 / m²
- Kempen: €5,150 / m²
- [Düsseldorf](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/duesseldorf): €5,170 / m²
- Wesseling: €5,243 / m²
- [Münster](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/muenster): €5,320 / m²
- Niederkassel: €5,398 / m²

Medians of asking prices and asking rents of publicly listed apartments, recomputed daily. Asking prices are not sale prices and not a valuation under § 194 BauGB; actual sale prices can differ.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What does an apartment in Köln cost?

A median €5,284 per m²; a typical flat of 74 m² is offered for €354,500. The middle half of listings lies between €3,962 and €6,552 per m².

### What is the rental yield in Köln?

The gross rental yield is 3.8% and the price-to-rent multiple 26.1: a flat costs as much as 26.1 years of cold rent. After costs and financing less remains; an analysis works that out for a specific flat.

### Where do the figures come from?

From aggregated asking prices and rents of publicly listed apartments in Köln, recomputed daily. No individual listing is shown.

### How high are the closing costs in Köln?

A typical flat at the median price of €354,500 comes with about €41,016 in closing costs: €23,043 property transfer tax (6.5% in North Rhine-Westphalia), plus notary, land registry and possibly a broker. With a 20 % down payment, a buyer needs about €111,916 of equity.

## Related

- [Rental yield ranking North Rhine-Westphalia](https://www.investbud.de/en/rental-yield-ranking/nordrhein-westfalen)
- [Property market North Rhine-Westphalia](https://www.investbud.de/en/states/nordrhein-westfalen)
- [Investing in Köln](https://www.investbud.de/en/cities/koeln)
- [Rent prices in Köln](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/koeln)
- [Estimate a flat's value](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-value-estimator)
- [Estimate the rent](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-estimator)