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It is fairly expensive to live in Munich. Recent calculations indicate that living in the Capital of Bavaria costs at least € 600 per month. However, Munich is worth it!
HousingAs in other German university towns it is very difficult to find a room in Munich. The rents in Munich are the highest ones in Germany and there are 110,000 students. All students - both foreigners and Germans - must be prepared to live in a youth hostel or a pension for a transitory period until they succeed in finding decent accommodation. From experience there is a shortage of apartments at the beginning of the semester in October and November, therefore the search for a room should begin 3-4 months in advance.  Sublet rooms had an average rent in 2001 at about € 300. Rooms in a residence halls have a rent around € 250. For this reason, slots in residence halls are particularly desirable. There are about 9.000 rooms in residence halls. This discrepancy has lead to waiting periods that can last, depending on the type of room and the location, between one and four semesters.
A necessary prerequisite for the search for a room is endurance. If you cannot realize your ideal conception at once, you should take a reasonably acceptable room and look around later for a better alternative. The Office of International Affairs and Student Services ("Studentenwerk") offers an All-Inclusive Package for international students. It includes accommodation in a furnished room in a student dorm, use of the student library and other facilities of the Student Services Organisation ("Studentenwerk"), supervision through the tutor program and invitations to various cultural events for a package price of about € 250 per month.
For further information and online application click the Student Services Organisation ("Studentenwerk") homepage or click here.
Applicants for the Master degree programs as for "Computational Mechanics" are asked not to send the application to the address given on the webpage, but to proceed as described here.  Living
Munich is a metropolis in southern Germany with about 1.2 million inhabitants and the capital of Bavaria. It is an ideal place for scientific and technical studies.The city has three universities and ten Fachhochschulen.The “Bavarian Silicon Valley” close to Munich is a center of computer related high-tech industries. Munich also hosts the headquarters and major research and development departments of many engineering companies, like Siemens, BMW or EADS. In the past few years, Munich has obtained the reputation of being Germany’s internet capital attracting a huge number of new start-up companies.  Cultural life in Munich is more than up to international standards and it has much to offer: Hundreds of theatres, music clubs, museums and sports arenas guarantee an eventful leisure time. The overwhelming beauty of the mountains and lakes of southern Bavaria allows for all kinds of outdoor activities both in summer and winter like hiking, sailing or skiing. Additionally, there are possibilities for exciting weekend trips. And those with a little energy left can attend the world-famous Oktoberfest, the world’s biggest public festival.
 Sports facilities are provided for students, whereas most of the acivities are concentrated in the Olympic Centre in the northern part of the city.
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