Based on 18 student reviews
Student Housing in Milan
18 exchange students told us where they lived in Milan and what they paid. Median rent: $810 a month.
Where students actually live
Out of the 18 students who reviewed Milan, here is how they split across housing types. Coliving or shared flat came out on top at 67%.
- Coliving or shared flat67%
12 students
- Private apartment22%
4 students
- Student residence6%
1 students
- Airbnb6%
1 students
What students really pay
Across 5 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Milan was $810 a month. The cheapest paid $745, the most expensive $1,080. 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 Milan:
- Bisceglie
- Brera
- Citta Studi
- Lambrate
- Milan
- Piazzale Loreto
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Milan
6% of students in Milan 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 Milan, this is the least stressful way in.
Cheap student accommodation in Milan
The cheapest rent reported in Milan was $745 a month, against a median of $810. 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 Milan
Erasmus and exchange students in Milan 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 18 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 Milan were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
Join the Milan group before you search: rooms circulate there before they reach any listing site.
Questions about housing in Milan
- How much does student housing cost in Milan?
- The median rent reported by 5 students in Milan is $810 a month, ranging from $745 to $1,080. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.
- Where do exchange students live in Milan?
- The areas students named most often are Bisceglie, Brera, Citta Studi, Lambrate, Milan, Piazzale Loreto.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Milan?
- Coliving or shared flat is the most common answer at 67%, out of 18 students who reviewed Milan.
- When should I start looking for housing in Milan?
- 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 Milan?
- Yes. 6% of the students who reviewed Milan 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 Milan?
- 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 Milan did all three.
Where these numbers come from
18 exchange students who lived in Milan 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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