Studios for Rent in Almelo

A studio in Almelo is a compact home of your own in the Twente region of Overijssel, and its price range is unusually narrow. Based on over 200 studio listings tracked by RentHunter since February 2024, a studio Almelo renters take costs €782 a month on average, with 80% of listings between €735 and €825, for an average of 30 m².

A studio is one room with its own kitchen and bathroom, the step between a shared room and a full apartment. In Almelo 84% of studio listings come furnished and 86% state that you can register at the address, so the segment suits young professionals and expats starting a first job in Twente; 11% of listings target expats and 9% target students.

Almelo station sits on the intercity line between Amsterdam and Enschede. By public transport, Amsterdam is about 107 minutes away and Utrecht about 82 minutes, which makes an Almelo studio a workable base for a hybrid job in the Randstad.

Studios in Almelo differ more by furnishing and facilities than by price, since 80% of listings fall within €90 of each other.

A furnished studio is the norm in Almelo, with 84% of listings offered furnished. Expect a bed, a table, kitchen equipment and often the energy and internet costs bundled into a service charge, so compare the total monthly amount rather than the base rent. Browse the current furnished studios in Almelo if you are arriving with a suitcase and a start date.

The other Almelo studio listings are unfurnished or do not say. A gestoffeerd studio comes with floors, curtains and light fittings but no furniture, which suits a renter planning to stay for years.

A true studio in Almelo is self-contained, with its own front door, kitchen and bathroom. When an Almelo listing mentions a shared kitchen or bathroom, it is a room in a shared house, which also matters for rent benefit, since huurtoeslag generally requires a self-contained home.

• City centre, a walk from Almelo station The centre of Almelo, within walking distance of the station, is where most studio hunters look first. It suits renters without a car who commute by train, and the wooded estate of Huize Almelo borders the centre for an evening walk.
• Schelfhorst and Ossenkoppelerhoek: family districts Residential districts such as Schelfhorst and Ossenkoppelerhoek are built mostly with family homes, so studios there come up less often. They suit a renter with a car or a bike who wants a quieter street, and they are where couples who outgrow a studio compare apartments in Almelo and houses in Almelo.
• Hengelo and Enschede: the Twente alternatives If Almelo has nothing that fits, the same train line runs on to Hengelo and Enschede. Studios in Hengelo average €755, slightly below Almelo, and studios in Enschede add the student market around the university.

An Almelo studio costs €782 a month on average, and with 80% of listings between €735 and €825 there is little room to find a much cheaper one. The real differences sit in what the rent includes: furniture, energy and internet in a furnished studio, or only the bare space in an unfurnished one.

The average deposit on these listings is about 1.04 months of rent, well under the legal cap of two months of base rent for leases signed since 1 July 2023. Landlords usually ask for ID, a work contract or recent payslips and proof of income, and a letting agent working for the landlord may not charge you a fee.

If 30 m² feels tight, the next step up is a one-bedroom apartment; compare the full Almelo rental market before you decide.