Frankfurt, Germany

Studying at Goethe University Frankfurt

Goethe University Frankfurt is a university in Frankfurt, Germany. The UniBridgeEurope catalog lists 186 degree programmes at this university, 42 of them taught in English, across bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, state examinations, and other qualifications.

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The institution at a glance

  • 186Programmes
  • 90Bachelor's
  • 87Master's
  • 4State examination
  • 1Other
  • 42 of 186Taught in English
  • No tuition feesTuition
  • 2–12 semestersDuration
  • FrankfurtCampus

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Programmes

Cost of living in Frankfurt

Estimates for the 2026 academic year

A student in Frankfurt should budget around 1.205 € a month. The heaviest line by far is rent: a room in a shared flat goes for about 600 €, and most land between 480 € and 750 €.

Per month1.205 €
Room in a shared flat usually 480 € – 750 €
600 €
Food and groceries
250 €
Student travel pass
40 €
Health insurance
130 €
Phone, internet, electricity
75 €
Books, sport, going out
110 €
Monthly total
1.205 €

Ranked 9 of 12 on cost among the cities we cover in Germany, cheapest first.

Cheapest on our list: Duisburg, at about 955 € a month. →

What things cost here, against the EU

Across the whole shopping basket Germany sits at 109.1, where the EU average is 100 (2024).

  • Food102
  • Housing and energy116
  • Transport105
  • Phone and internet119
  • Eating out104

EU average = 100

Consumer prices rose 2.3% over 2025.

Prices in Hessen

  • Consumer prices +2.4% (2025)
  • Net rents +2.4% (2025)
  • Household electricity 0.44 € per kWh (2025)
Where these numbers come from

The monthly budget is our own estimate, compiled from what student unions, universities and national student services publish. Use it to plan with — it is not a quote.

The price levels, inflation and rent figures are published statistics: Eurostat purchasing power parities and, for German states, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

Weather & climate in Frankfurt

2016–2025 average

Summers in Frankfurt average 26°C by day and 15°C at night; winters average 6°C and 1°C. The city gets around 1,678 hours of sunshine a year.

Summer

26°15°

daynight

June – August

Winter

6°1°

daynight

December – February

Sunshine

1,678

hours of sunshine a year

16.3 h of daylight in June, 8.1 h in December

Month by monthAverage high / lowSunshine hours
0°C 5° 0° Jan 8° 1° Feb 11° 2° Mar 16° 5° Apr 20° 10° May 25° 15° Jun 26° 16° Jul 26° 16° Aug 22° 12° Sep 16° 8° Oct 9° 4° Nov 6° 1° Dec

Warmest: JulyColdest: January138 days of rain a year · 730 mm

Weather data: Open-Meteo (ERA5). Sunshine hours estimated from cloud cover and daylight.