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Based on 7 student reviews

Student housing in Copenhagen.

7 exchange students told us where they lived in Copenhagen and what they paid. Median rent: €975 a month.

Where students actually live

Out of the 7 students who reviewed Copenhagen, here is how they split across housing types. Student residences came out on top at 71%.

  • Student residence71%· 5 students
  • Coliving or shared flat14%· 1 students
  • Other14%· 1 students

What students really pay

€975per month

Across 4 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Copenhagen was €975 a month. The cheapest paid €445, the most expensive €1,000. These are amounts actually paid, not asking prices.

Converted to euros from the currency each student paid in.

The areas students chose

The neighbourhoods students named when we asked where they lived in Copenhagen:

  • Amager
  • Frederiksberg
  • Frediksberg
  • Lyngby
  • On DTU's Lyngby Campus

Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.

  • Student residences in Copenhagen

    71% of students in Copenhagen stayed in a student residence, the most common choice 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 Copenhagen, this is the least stressful way in.

  • Cheap student accommodation in Copenhagen

    The cheapest rent reported in Copenhagen was €445 a month, against a median of €975. 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 Copenhagen

    Erasmus and exchange students in Copenhagen 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 student residences are the most common answer here rather than a standard rental. The 7 reviews below come from students who did exactly that.

Questions about housing in Copenhagen

How much does student housing cost in Copenhagen?

The median rent reported by 4 students in Copenhagen is €975 a month, ranging from €445 to €1,000. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.

Where do exchange students live in Copenhagen?

The areas students named most often are Amager, Frederiksberg, Frediksberg, Lyngby, On DTU's Lyngby Campus.

What kind of housing do students choose in Copenhagen?

Student residence is the most common answer at 71%, out of 7 students who reviewed Copenhagen.

When should I start looking for housing in Copenhagen?

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 Copenhagen?

Yes. 71% of the students who reviewed Copenhagen 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 Copenhagen?

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 Copenhagen did all three.

Where these numbers come from

7 exchange students who lived in Copenhagen 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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