Based on 22 student reviews
Student Housing in Riga.
22 exchange students told us where they lived in Riga, what it cost and what they would do differently.
Where students actually live
Out of the 22 students who reviewed Riga, here is how they split across housing types. Coliving or shared flat came out on top at 50%.
- Coliving or shared flat50%
11 students
- Student residence23%
5 students
- Private apartment18%
4 students
- Airbnb9%
2 students
What students really pay
Not enough students have shared their rent for Riga yet for a median to mean anything. As soon as three do, the figure appears here.
The areas students chose
The neighbourhoods students named when we asked where they lived in Riga:
- Riga
- Dans le vieux Riga
- Duck Republik
- Ganu Iela in the center
- Latgale
- Latgales
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Riga
23% of students in Riga stayed in a student residence, which makes it 2 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 Riga, this is the least stressful way in.
Cheap student accommodation in Riga
Students have not shared enough rent figures for Riga for us to name a floor price yet. What holds everywhere: sharing beats renting alone, one zone out from the centre cuts the bill hard, and a full-semester contract beats month to month.
Erasmus housing in Riga
Erasmus and exchange students in Riga 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 22 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 Riga were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
Join the Riga group before you search: rooms circulate there before they reach any listing site.
Questions about housing in Riga
- How much does student housing cost in Riga?
- We do not have enough rent figures from students in Riga yet to publish a reliable median. The reviews on this page cover housing type, area and what students thought of their place.
- Where do exchange students live in Riga?
- The areas students named most often are Riga, Dans le vieux Riga, Duck Republik, Ganu Iela in the center, Latgale, Latgales.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Riga?
- Coliving or shared flat is the most common answer at 50%, out of 22 students who reviewed Riga.
- When should I start looking for housing in Riga?
- 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 Riga?
- Yes. 23% of the students who reviewed Riga stayed in one. Residences come furnished with bills included, which avoids the local-guarantor problem most exchange students hit.
Where these numbers come from
22 exchange students who lived in Riga 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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