An 18-year-old woman has offered to sell her virginity to the highest bidder so she can buy a new car.

Kim - who is of German and Austrian heritage - put herself on the German-based website Cinderella Escorts seeking bids of $173,000 or more.

"Hello, my name is Kim and I want to sell my virginity," she wrote in her bio with a list of likes that include Greek food, flowers and orange juice.

"After I read about other virgins who sold their virginity on Cinderella Escorts I asked myself one question. Should I give my virginity to a man who later on maybe will break up with me or is it better to take a lot of money instead?"

Kim is hoping to use the money to buy an apartment and pay for her tuition. (Cinderella Escorts)

The 18-year-old said she wanted to use the money made from auctioning off her virginity to buy a car, an apartment and fund her studies in Germany or Vienna.

The escort website features a section dedicated to virgins, with eight girls currently listed. The site claims all girls are "inspected" by a doctor to ensure they are still virgins and invites buyers to conduct their own checks.

Kim said that she was inspired by Romanian-born Aleexandra Khefren , 18, who made international headlines after selling her virginity for $3.2 million to a Hong Kong businessman.

The teenager appeared on UK breakfast television in December last year and explained her decision to auction herself off to the highest bidder.

"I am thinking it is strictly business not emotional. I will just drink a glass of wine and go through with it," she told This Morning co-host Phillip Schofield.

"I'm a father, I've got two girls who are not far off your age, I have to say to you now … are you out of your mind?" Schofield responded.

Khefren said she would use the money to help her family, despite her parents threatening to disown her if she went through with the auction.