Based on 17 student reviews
Student Housing in Lima
17 exchange students told us where they lived in Lima and what they paid. Median rent: $400 a month.
Where students actually live
Out of the 17 students who reviewed Lima, here is how they split across housing types. Airbnb came out on top at 47%.
- Airbnb47%
8 students
- Coliving or shared flat41%
7 students
- Student residence6%
1 students
- Other6%
1 students
What students really pay
Across 5 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Lima was $400 a month. The cheapest paid $378, the most expensive $432. 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 Lima:
- Miraflores
- Barranco
- À Barranco
- Magdalena del mar
- Miraflores/surco
- San Isidro
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Lima
6% of students in Lima 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 Lima, this is the least stressful way in.
Cheap student accommodation in Lima
The cheapest rent reported in Lima was $378 a month, against a median of $400. 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 Lima
Erasmus and exchange students in Lima 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 airbnb is the most common answer here rather than a standard rental. The 17 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 Lima were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
Join the Lima group before you search: rooms circulate there before they reach any listing site.
Questions about housing in Lima
- How much does student housing cost in Lima?
- The median rent reported by 5 students in Lima is $400 a month, ranging from $378 to $432. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.
- Where do exchange students live in Lima?
- The areas students named most often are Miraflores, Barranco, À Barranco, Magdalena del mar, Miraflores/surco, San Isidro.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Lima?
- Airbnb is the most common answer at 47%, out of 17 students who reviewed Lima.
- When should I start looking for housing in Lima?
- 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 Lima?
- Yes. 6% of the students who reviewed Lima 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 Lima?
- 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 Lima did all three.
Where these numbers come from
17 exchange students who lived in Lima 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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