Retail Market Cologne — Figures Compared by Source
What 4 research houses currently report on the retail market in Cologne — rents, yields, vacancy and investment volume side by side, rather than scattered across separate reports. Where the figures disagree it is usually a matter of differing definitions, so they are shown per source and never averaged. Rent, yield and vacancy figures cover Q2–Q3 2026, plus full-year and forward-looking figures where sources publish them; older figures are not shown.
Rents — Retail, Cologne
| Source | Type | Value | Period | Quoted from report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP Paribas RE Marktberichte | Prime | 230 EUR/m²/month | H1 2026 | Wallrafplatz: Spitzenmiete gibt leicht auf 230 €/m² nach |
| Colliers International DE (Deutsch) | Top | 225 EUR/m²/month | Q3 2026 | SPITZENMIETE 1A-LAGE (Neuvermietung, 80-120 m², ebenerdig) In €/m²/Monat |
| JLL DE Insights (EN) | Prime | 225 EUR/m²/month | Q2 2026 | Cologne remains at 225 euros, Hanover at 170 euros and Leipzig at 110 euros |
Range across all sources: 225 to 230 EUR/m²/month. The gap is mostly a matter of differing definitions (Prime, Top), so these values are not directly comparable.
Yields — Retail, Cologne
| Source | Type | Value | Period | Quoted from report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP Paribas RE Marktberichte | Net initial | 4 % | H1 2026 | Köln 4,00% |
| Colliers International DE | Gross | 5.1 % | Q3 2026 | Cologne ... 5.10% +10 bp |
| Colliers International DE | Prime | 5.1 % | Q3 2026 | Prime Yield (Gross) Retail 5.10 % |
| Colliers International DE (Deutsch) | Gross | 5.1 % | Q3 2026 | Brutto-Spitzenrendite Einzelhandel 5,10 % |
| Colliers International DE | Gross | 5 % | FY 2026 | Prime Yield (Gross) High Street Retail TOP 7 Cologne 5.00 % |
Range across all sources: 4 to 5.1 %. The gap is mostly a matter of differing definitions (Gross, Net initial, Prime), so these values are not directly comparable.
Rows with a period after Q3 2026 (e.g. FY 2026) are full-year or forward-looking figures as reported by the source. They are listed below the quarterly values and left out of the range.
Underlying market reports
Every figure on this page comes from one of the published market reports below, and is shown with the sentence it was taken from.
- Germany: Retail Investment Q2 2026
- RETAIL-INVESTMENTMARKT DEUTSCHLAND Q3 2026
- Colliers | Köln: Bürovermietung und Investment Q3 2026
- Colliers | Deutschland: Einzelhandel Investment Q3 2026
- Germany Commercial Investment Q3 2026
- Colliers | Cologne: Office Leasing — Q3 2026
- RETAIL-VERMIETUNGSMARKT DEUTSCHLAND Q2 2026
- RETAIL-INVESTMENTMARKT DEUTSCHLAND Q2 2026
- Colliers | Köln: Bürovermietung und Investment Q2 2026
- Germany Retail Market Dynamics, H1 2026