Moving to Germany as a student?

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Your Aachen starter guide

Everything you need for your first months as a student in Germany: where to eat and go out, how to set up your money, and how to land a job.

Aachen Markt and town hall
Aachen Markt and town hall. Photo: MenkinAlRire, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Brandenburg Gate. Photo: CristianNX, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons.The German Mining Museum. Photo: Johannes Reimer, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Alter Markt. Photo: Lucas Kaufmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The Rhine and the Rheinturm. Photo: Pkw98, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The skyline and the Eiserner Steg. Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Speicherstadt warehouse district. Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Cologne Cathedral and the Hohenzollern Bridge. Photo: Thomas Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Marienplatz and the New Town Hall. Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Prinzipalmarkt. Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Liability insurance (Haftpflicht)

Private Haftpflichtversicherung covers damage you cause to other people or their things. Most people in Germany have one, and it costs a few euros per month.

What it covers

The classic cases: you break a friend's laptop, lose a landlord's key, or scratch a parked car with your bike. Without insurance you pay these yourself; liability insurance pays them for you.

What to check before buying

Coverage sum (aim high - damage to people can be very expensive), whether lost keys are included, and the deductible. Read the tariff page, not just the price.

Our editorial pick

Die Haftpflichtkasse, tariff Einfach Besser. Criteria: a specialist liability insurer, and the tariff covers personal, property and financial damage up to EUR 50 million per its own tariff page. The page lists no fixed premium - the price depends on your details, so get a quote there. (Source: haftpflichtkasse.de, checked on October 19, 2026.) This is an editorial preference, not a price ranking.