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 From: https://learngerman.dw.com/en/two-rooms-kitchen-bathroom/l-37425145/rs-40224573


The apartment ads are often hard to understand, as they include lots of abbreviations:

2ZKBzwei Zimmer, Küche und Bad: The apartment has two rooms, a separate kitchen and a separate bath.

34 m² Wfl.Wohnfläche: The apartment is 34 square meters in size.

MKMMonatskaltmiete: This is the basic monthly rent for the space. Utilities will be added.

NK, BKNebenkosten, Betriebskosten: Utilities or operating costs in addition to the rent. You must pay a sum for heating, trash collection, water and maintenance costs.

WMWarmmiete: "Warm rent", or rent costs plus heating, trash collection, water and maintenance. You have to pay electricity costs yourself.

EGErdgeschoss: The apartment is on the ground floor.

DGDachgeschoss: The apartment is located on the attic floor.

1. OGerstes Obergeschoss: The apartment is located on the floor above the ground floor.

EBKEinbauküche: The kitchen is built-in, which means there are cabinets, a stove, dishwasher, etc.

TLBTageslichtbad: The bathroom has a window (daylight). Many apartments have bathrooms without windows.

WBWannenbad: There is a bathtub in the bathroom.

DBDuschbad: The bathroom has only a shower, but no bathtub.


1️⃣ Nebenkosten

  • Literal: additional costs / extra costs
  • Includes all costs on top of Kaltmiete, for example:
    • Heating (sometimes)
    • Water
    • Garbage collection
    • Building maintenance
  • In Vienna ads, Nebenkosten usually = total extra costs before heating, but sometimes heating is included — you have to check the ad.

2️⃣ Betriebskosten

  • Literal: operating costs / running costs
  • More formal/legal term used in Austria’s rental law.
  • Usually part of Nebenkosten → a subset of the total extra costs.
  • Covers:
    • Cleaning of shared areas
    • Garbage
    • Stairwell lighting
    • Elevator maintenance
  • Often heating is NOT included; if it is, it will say “Heizkosten inklusive”.

🔹 In practice

  • Warmmiete = Kaltmiete + Nebenkosten
  • Betriebskosten ⊆ Nebenkosten

So you can think:

Nebenkosten = all extra costs
Betriebskosten = official, legal part of those costs (usually not including heating)


💡 Tip for Vienna apartment ads

  • If ad says:
    • Kaltmiete 800 €
    • Betriebskosten 150 €
    • Then Warmmiete = 950 € (if heating included, it will say “inkl. Heizung”)

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