Based on 13 student reviews
Student Housing in Monterrey
13 exchange students told us where they lived in Monterrey and what they paid. Median rent: $513 a month.
Where students actually live
Out of the 13 students who reviewed Monterrey, here is how they split across housing types. Coliving or shared flat came out on top at 69%.
- Coliving or shared flat69%
9 students
- Private apartment23%
3 students
- Student residence8%
1 students
What students really pay
Across 6 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Monterrey was $513 a month. The cheapest paid $432, the most expensive $670. 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 Monterrey:
- La Fama
- San Pedro Garza Garcia
- TEC area
- San Pedro
- Zona Tec
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Monterrey
8% of students in Monterrey 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 Monterrey, this is the least stressful way in.
Cheap student accommodation in Monterrey
The cheapest rent reported in Monterrey was $432 a month, against a median of $513. 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 Monterrey
Erasmus and exchange students in Monterrey 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 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 Monterrey were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
Join the Monterrey group before you search: rooms circulate there before they reach any listing site.
Questions about housing in Monterrey
- How much does student housing cost in Monterrey?
- The median rent reported by 6 students in Monterrey is $513 a month, ranging from $432 to $670. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.
- Where do exchange students live in Monterrey?
- The areas students named most often are La Fama, San Pedro Garza Garcia, TEC area, San Pedro, Zona Tec.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Monterrey?
- Coliving or shared flat is the most common answer at 69%, out of 13 students who reviewed Monterrey.
- When should I start looking for housing in Monterrey?
- 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 Monterrey?
- Yes. 8% of the students who reviewed Monterrey 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 Monterrey?
- 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 Monterrey did all three.
Where these numbers come from
13 exchange students who lived in Monterrey 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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