City guide
Düsseldorf
Everyday places around the city centre for a student arriving from India — from OpenStreetMap, plus what the universities themselves say about living here.
139
Supermarkets within 4 km
14
Indian / Asian groceries
12
Indian restaurants
76
Pharmacies within 3 km
1
Temples & gurdwaras
Main station: Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof (1.4 km from the centre)
Indian & Asian groceries
Found by their names in OpenStreetMap (e.g. 'India', 'Asia', 'Spice', 'Bazaar'). Check opening hours and what they stock before you go.
- TianTian Asiatischer Supermarkt0.6 km
- Dae Yang Asiatische Lebensmittel0.7 km
- Go Asia0.8 km
- The Gang Nam. Korean, Japanese & Asian Mart0.9 km
- Fresh Asia0.9 km
- Tains - mein-asiamarkt GmbH 大熊猫超市1.1 km
- Tat’s Asia Markt1.3 km
- Zaian Orientalische Lebenmittel1.5 km
- Bang and Col Asia Markt1.5 km
- Dawayo Asiatischer Supermarkt3.4 km
- Home Asia Markt Cash & Carry3.7 km
- the House of Asia6.5 km
- Polski Sklep Kasia i Paweł6.6 km
- Asian & African Avenue6.7 km
Supermarkets
139 supermarkets within 4 km of the centre, by chain.
Indian restaurants
Hospitals
In an emergency call 112 (ambulance, fire) — free, 24/7.
Public universities in Düsseldorf
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
9 courses · buddy programmeLiving costs (university's estimate) Students or doctoral researchers should calculate monthly expenses amounting to at least 1,000 EUR in order to live in a modest way, including costs for housing, food, health insurance, semester fees, study materials, etc.
Accommodation (university's description)
On-campus student accommodation is available, as is private accommodation near campus. For further information, please check http://www.stw-d.de or send an e-mail to info@stw-d.de . Doctoral students can contact the tutor service of the Junior Scientist & International Researcher Centre (JUNO) for information and support concerning accommodation in Düsseldorf ( www.juno.hhu.de/en/tutorservice) . Depending on the type of accommodation, the monthly rent in Düsseldorf usually ranges from around 500 EUR to 600 EUR for a basic apartment or a room in a shared apartment ("Wohngemeinschaft").
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
2 coursesLiving costs (university's estimate) Minimum of 950 EUR per month to cover personal and living expenses in Germany
Accommodation (university's description)
In the city of Bochum, you can find different types of accommodation. On average, students in Bochum pay approximately 400 to 800 EUR per month for a single apartment, which is below the average rent in Germany. A room in a shared apartment is usually less expensive. About 5,000 students in Bochum live in multiple student halls close to the campus, which are run by the Akademisches Förderungswerk (AKAFÖ). In the halls, each student has a single room and shares a kitchen and bathroom with other students, rents an apartment with a private bathroom and kitchen, or shares an apartment with one or several flatmates. More information on the student halls can be found at https://studium.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/de/wohnen . In addition, private and church-affiliated student halls accommodate up to 1,000 students: http://www.stuwo.de/wohnheim-region/bochum/ .