Every apartment has a full kitchen with a dishwasher, so you can cook the way you do at home instead of eating out every evening. That changes what is worth packing and what is better bought on the first day.
Bring the small things a rented kitchen rarely has: a knife you trust, a favourite spice blend, the coffee you drink every morning. Leave anything bulky behind, and check the kitchen list for your apartment before you travel.
On the first afternoon, do one proper shop for the week. With laundry in the apartment and cleaning once a week, a simple routine is enough: tea towels in the wash at the weekend, the fridge cleared before the next shop.
