Based on 16 student reviews
Student Housing in Dakar
16 exchange students told us where they lived in Dakar and what they paid. Median rent: $540 a month.
Where students actually live
Out of the 16 students who reviewed Dakar, here is how they split across housing types. Private apartment came out on top at 44%.
- Private apartment44%
7 students
- Coliving or shared flat38%
6 students
- Airbnb13%
2 students
- Other6%
1 students
What students really pay
Across 3 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Dakar was $540 a month. The cheapest paid $378, the most expensive $540. 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 Dakar:
- Ngor
- Almadies
- Mermoz
- Cité Keur Gorgui
- Mamelles
- Quartier Mamelles
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Dakar
None of the students who reviewed Dakar stayed in a student residence, which usually means there is little university-run housing open to exchange students. Plan on a shared flat or coliving instead.
Cheap student accommodation in Dakar
The cheapest rent reported in Dakar was $378 a month, against a median of $540. 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 Dakar
Erasmus and exchange students in Dakar 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 16 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 Dakar were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
Join the Dakar group before you search: rooms circulate there before they reach any listing site.
Questions about housing in Dakar
- How much does student housing cost in Dakar?
- The median rent reported by 3 students in Dakar is $540 a month, ranging from $378 to $540. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.
- Where do exchange students live in Dakar?
- The areas students named most often are Ngor, Almadies, Mermoz, Cité Keur Gorgui, Mamelles, Quartier Mamelles.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Dakar?
- Private apartment is the most common answer at 44%, out of 16 students who reviewed Dakar.
- When should I start looking for housing in Dakar?
- 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 Dakar?
- None of the students who reviewed Dakar reported staying in a student residence, so plan on a shared flat or coliving instead.
- How can I find cheap student accommodation in Dakar?
- 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 Dakar did all three.
Where these numbers come from
16 exchange students who lived in Dakar 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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