When I lived in the US, I wouldn't consider hiring a cleaning lady, even though I had two more-than-part-time jobs. Once we moved to Munich, I wouldn't have minded one, but had no idea how to find one, as I couldn't speak much German. And then I met my friend's cleaning lady/babysitter, and I thought she was incredibly nice and smart and sweet. She had a university degree, but had the bad fortune to be from a country where her salary wasn't enough for her to make ends meet. And so she became my cleaning lady/babysitter/friend.
It takes a cleaning lady 4 hours to clean my house, and that's without the kids' interruptions. If I were to do it myself, it would take a whole day. And then nothing else would get done that day. I highly recommend it. The going rate is approximately 10 Euros an hour. And the best way to find a cleaning lady is to 1) ask a friend who has one for a recommendation, or 2) ask a cleaning lady for a recommendation. Many have university degrees and are also able to care for children. Many are trying to save up to buy an apartment back home. While most do not speak English, some do.
My current cleaning lady (our original cleaning lady has gone back to her home country to go to medical school) attends an ethnic church and through that knows many young people like her who are looking for cleaning and babysitting jobs. Some speak English, too. If you would like a recommendation, please let me know!
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