Based on 13 student reviews
Student Housing in Kuala Lumpur.
13 exchange students told us where they lived in Kuala Lumpur and what they paid. Median rent: $324 a month.
Where students actually live
Out of the 13 students who reviewed Kuala Lumpur, here is how they split across housing types. Private apartment came out on top at 54%.
- Private apartment54%
7 students
- Airbnb38%
5 students
- Coliving or shared flat8%
1 students
What students really pay
Across 5 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Kuala Lumpur was $324 a month. The cheapest paid $216, the most expensive $464. 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 Kuala Lumpur:
- Kuala lumpur
- Putrajaya
- Bukit Jalil
- Desa Green Serviced Apartments
- Front Of My School
- Kuala Lumpur Jalan Ampang
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Kuala Lumpur
None of the students who reviewed Kuala Lumpur 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 Kuala Lumpur
The cheapest rent reported in Kuala Lumpur was $216 a month, against a median of $324. 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 Kuala Lumpur
Erasmus and exchange students in Kuala Lumpur 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 13 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 Kuala Lumpur were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
Join the Kuala Lumpur group before you search: rooms circulate there before they reach any listing site.
Questions about housing in Kuala Lumpur
- How much does student housing cost in Kuala Lumpur?
- The median rent reported by 5 students in Kuala Lumpur is $324 a month, ranging from $216 to $464. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.
- Where do exchange students live in Kuala Lumpur?
- The areas students named most often are Kuala lumpur, Putrajaya, Bukit Jalil, Desa Green Serviced Apartments, Front Of My School, Kuala Lumpur Jalan Ampang.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Kuala Lumpur?
- Private apartment is the most common answer at 54%, out of 13 students who reviewed Kuala Lumpur.
- When should I start looking for housing in Kuala Lumpur?
- 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 Kuala Lumpur?
- None of the students who reviewed Kuala Lumpur reported staying in a student residence, so plan on a shared flat or coliving instead.
- How can I find cheap student accommodation in Kuala Lumpur?
- 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 Kuala Lumpur did all three.
Where these numbers come from
13 exchange students who lived in Kuala Lumpur 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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