Based on 28 student reviews
Student Housing in Barcelona.
28 exchange students told us where they lived in Barcelona and what they paid. Median rent: $691 a month.
Where students actually live
Out of the 28 students who reviewed Barcelona, here is how they split across housing types. Private apartment came out on top at 39%.
- Private apartment39%
11 students
- Coliving or shared flat36%
10 students
- Student residence14%
4 students
- Airbnb11%
3 students
What students really pay
Across 11 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Barcelona was $691 a month. The cheapest paid $454, the most expensive $1,188. These are amounts actually paid, not asking prices.
Converted to USD at the time each review was submitted.
The areas students chose
The neighbourhoods students named when we asked where they lived in Barcelona:
- Poble Sec
- Carrer de valencia
- Eixample
- El clot
- Barcelona
- Carrer del Rector Triadó
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Barcelona
14% of students in Barcelona stayed in a student residence, which makes it 3 among the options here. Residences usually cost more than a shared flat but come furnished, with bills included and no local guarantor to find. If you are arriving without a contact in Barcelona, this is the least stressful way in.
Cheap student accommodation in Barcelona
The cheapest rent reported in Barcelona was $454 a month, against a median of $691. What separates the two is almost always the same three things: sharing a flat rather than renting alone, living one transport zone out from the centre, and signing for a full semester rather than month to month.
Erasmus housing in Barcelona
Erasmus and exchange students in Barcelona face the same problem: a lease that has to start and end with the semester, signed from another country, often without a local guarantor. That is why private apartment is the most common answer here rather than a standard rental. The 28 reviews below come from students who did exactly that.
When to start looking
Start looking as soon as your exchange is confirmed. The students who struggled in Barcelona were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
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Questions about housing in Barcelona
- How much does student housing cost in Barcelona?
- The median rent reported by 11 students in Barcelona is $691 a month, ranging from $454 to $1,188. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.
- Where do exchange students live in Barcelona?
- The areas students named most often are Poble Sec, Carrer de valencia, Eixample, El clot, Barcelona, Carrer del Rector Triadó.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Barcelona?
- Private apartment is the most common answer at 39%, out of 28 students who reviewed Barcelona.
- When should I start looking for housing in Barcelona?
- As soon as your exchange is confirmed. Rooms that suit a single semester are the first to go, and arriving without anything booked is the single most common regret in these reviews.
- Are there student residences in Barcelona?
- Yes. 14% of the students who reviewed Barcelona stayed in one. Residences come furnished with bills included, which avoids the local-guarantor problem most exchange students hit.
- How can I find cheap student accommodation in Barcelona?
- Share rather than rent alone, look one transport zone out from the centre, and commit to a full semester. The students at the bottom of the range in Barcelona did all three.
Where these numbers come from
28 exchange students who lived in Barcelona filled in our review form after their semester. Every figure on this page is computed from their answers. Nothing here is an estimate.
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