Based on 19 student reviews
Student Housing in Mexico City
19 exchange students told us where they lived in Mexico City and what they paid. Median rent: $572 a month.
Where students actually live
Out of the 19 students who reviewed Mexico City, here is how they split across housing types. Coliving or shared flat came out on top at 68%.
- Coliving or shared flat68%
13 students
- Airbnb21%
4 students
- Private apartment11%
2 students
What students really pay
Across 11 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Mexico City was $572 a month. The cheapest paid $464, 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 Mexico City:
- Condesa
- Roma Norte
- Benito Juarez
- Benito Juárez
- Calle Miguel d’hidalgo
- La Condesa
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Mexico City
None of the students who reviewed Mexico City 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 Mexico City
The cheapest rent reported in Mexico City was $464 a month, against a median of $572. 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 Mexico City
Erasmus and exchange students in Mexico City 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 coliving or shared flat is the most common answer here rather than a standard rental. The 19 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 Mexico City were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
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Questions about housing in Mexico City
- How much does student housing cost in Mexico City?
- The median rent reported by 11 students in Mexico City is $572 a month, ranging from $464 to $810. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.
- Where do exchange students live in Mexico City?
- The areas students named most often are Condesa, Roma Norte, Benito Juarez, Benito Juárez, Calle Miguel d’hidalgo, La Condesa.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Mexico City?
- Coliving or shared flat is the most common answer at 68%, out of 19 students who reviewed Mexico City.
- When should I start looking for housing in Mexico City?
- 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 Mexico City?
- None of the students who reviewed Mexico City reported staying in a student residence, so plan on a shared flat or coliving instead.
- How can I find cheap student accommodation in Mexico City?
- 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 Mexico City did all three.
Where these numbers come from
19 exchange students who lived in Mexico City 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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