Based on 8 student reviews
Student Housing in Budapest
8 exchange students told us where they lived in Budapest and what they paid. Median rent: $594 a month.
Where students actually live
Out of the 8 students who reviewed Budapest, here is how they split across housing types. Private apartment came out on top at 75%.
- Private apartment75%
6 students
- Student residence13%
1 students
- Coliving or shared flat13%
1 students
What students really pay
Across 3 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Budapest was $594 a month. The cheapest paid $540, the most expensive $810. 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 Budapest:
- Dob street
- Kalvin ter
- Oktogon
- Wesselényi Budapest
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Budapest
13% of students in Budapest stayed in a student residence, which makes it 2 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 Budapest, this is the least stressful way in.
Cheap student accommodation in Budapest
The cheapest rent reported in Budapest was $540 a month, against a median of $594. 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 Budapest
Erasmus and exchange students in Budapest 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 8 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 Budapest were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
Join the Budapest group before you search: rooms circulate there before they reach any listing site.
Questions about housing in Budapest
- How much does student housing cost in Budapest?
- The median rent reported by 3 students in Budapest is $594 a month, ranging from $540 to $810. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.
- Where do exchange students live in Budapest?
- The areas students named most often are Dob street, Kalvin ter, Oktogon, Wesselényi Budapest.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Budapest?
- Private apartment is the most common answer at 75%, out of 8 students who reviewed Budapest.
- When should I start looking for housing in Budapest?
- 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 Budapest?
- Yes. 13% of the students who reviewed Budapest 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 Budapest?
- 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 Budapest did all three.
Where these numbers come from
8 exchange students who lived in Budapest 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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