Renting in Denmark - All You Need to Know

How to find a cheap and high-quality rental in Copenhagen and other Danish cities.

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WHO AM I?
If we haven’t met before - Hey 👋 I’m Mario. I help people living in Denmark to achieve financial independence and live a great life. Aside from YouTubing I'm a manager in a big company, I wrote two books and have traveled to 140+ different countries.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Finding a Place
06:28 - Moving In
09:49 - Rent Control

[V.WalkingTours]

Moving to Denmark in February! Really good information in your videos!

[royjohn.]

I agree it might be exceptional but all 3 of my apartment shifts in the last 5 years has been via FB marketplace and I’m therefore a big believer 😀

[minu]

Great video, as always Mario. Especially for expats, who are dealing with this as we speak. Keep up the good job

[rohanjadhav]

As always, fantastic information Mario,
I may need to get in touch with you soon for more suggestion/ advise— your Maersk Colleague

[BrunoFreibergerGarcia]

Mario, great content! Why are move-in deposits so expensive now? I am looking at a 3-room furnished apartment, and the move-in price is 95150 DKK. I noticed on your video that the property you were looking at in 2023 was ~30.000 DKK. That's 3x.

[danielwonderley]

It would be my dream to live in a perfect country.

[claudiosuriano]

Hey Mario, are you planning any video about insurance companies in Denmark?

[adventureswithmimi]

What about outside Copenhagen? Such as in areas like ringsted??

[PinUpNya]

Mario, thanks so much for all your videos, they`re life saving ;-).
I`m moving to CPH in 2 months and am in search of apartments now. Would you say it`s better to first find some furnished short term accommodation and find a long(er) term home while being there? I`ll arrive not sooner then some 10, 14 days prior to my first working day. Also, my work is in the center (Amerika Pl.) so I wonder if there`s any area you would specifically recommend (or the opposite). I have a dog and wouldn`t like to live too far, leaving him home alone for a very long time.
Grateful in advance for any useful feedback!

[rmzwsoc]

Rents in Denmark are much cheaper compared here in Daly City, California. A one Bedroom here in Daly City is $3, 000 a month plus utilities. This is only for a Single Person. So Expensive.

[LIBONI]

Thank you for the video, very useful! Just a question. Do you need the resident permit or the CPR in order to find a rent? Thanks

[annacelebanska]

Do you recommend to use agency to find an apartment for rent? Do you recommend any particular? I am moving to Copenhagen from Canada very soon

[lukassinkus]

Great videos, Mario.

I'm not sure how to put this in a nice way, but I see you're using the 'youtube facial expression thumbnail' a lot, I don't think that it's working for your target audience. Looks a bit silly :)

[xdmtomp]

We're moving from Japan to Denmark. We own in Japan but have to rent in Denmark. We don't have much time to do research as the company accommodation is very short term. There's a lot that we don't know. We actually don't know what we don't know. Would it be unusual to visit a lawyer or real estate professional to ask if our rental contract is fair? We'll be in a smaller area so we'd have time to do this without the property being taken, but I don't know if this follows proper etiquette. Thanks!

[priapismos]

What is the "Move-in price"? Is bey bey money? Or like a deposit?

[Lente_Viktor]

Hey Mario, thanks for the video! You mentioned, that cpr number is required for the contract. This is the first time I'm hearing it and I got a little scared. I'm moving to DK as a freelancer ( as an EU citizen), and I'm probably not going to have a local project for a while. Does it mean I can not rent an apartment?

[MnsterZero]

Hey mario thanks for the videos. Is it a viable strategy to obtain a rental contract at a market rate and then try to get the rent suppressed by rent control? Do you know of anyone who did this successfully? Can the landlord kick you out after you’ve done this…? I’m in a short term let at the moment and want to find a more permanent place!

[laurannamaresca]

Such a great video! What happens if you do not have a CPR number yet? I'm a EU citizen and if I was trying to get a place as someone who wants to move and get an apartment as soon as I move, what can I do about it? CPR numbers can take some time correct?

[susanavelez]

what are the chances of getting scammed when renting a place in copenhagen??

[shilanazizi]

could you write the website for find house tak