What You'll Pay to Move In
Enter your monthly rent to see the deposit, prepaid rent and first month you'll likely need up front — and the rules in plain words.
Moving into a rented flat in Aarhus usually means a large sum up front — a deposit, several months' rent paid in advance, and your first month, all at once. Enter your monthly rent to see the cash you'll likely need before you get the keys, and how many months' rent that adds up to.
The monthly rent (husleje) for the flat you're looking at.
Enter your monthly rent to see the total.
An estimate of common charges, not advice
How this works
Deposit + prepaid rent can reach six months
Under the Danish Lejelov a landlord may ask for up to three months' rent as a deposit AND up to three months' rent paid in advance — on top of your first month. That's why move-in in Aarhus so often means five to seven months' rent in one go. The deposit comes back (less repairs); the prepaid rent is used up as your last months' rent.
Source: Danish tenancy law — deposit & prepaid rent caps (Ældre Sagen tenancy guide), checked 24 July 2026 (5 days ago).
The one check that spots a scam: CPR registration
A real, legal Danish rental always lets you register your address in the CPR / folkeregister — you need it for a doctor and the yellow health card. If a landlord won't allow CPR registration, walk away. Other red flags: being asked to transfer money before you've viewed the place, listings priced in euros or mentioning gas heating, and no viewing offered.
When it's hardest to find a place
Competition peaks with the semester starts — roughly August–September and again November–January. If you can, look outside those windows. Being ready to live a little outside the centre and bike or tram in opens up far more options.
Check it against the official sources
- the university's own guidance and the housing guarantee for new students
- Aarhus University — finding student housing
- the city/university student-housing portal
- Studenthousing Aarhus
- the largest private-rental site; check any listing against the CPR test above
- BoligPortal — Aarhus student flats