Based on 6 student reviews
Student Housing in Rio de Janeiro.
6 exchange students told us where they lived in Rio de Janeiro and what they paid. Median rent: $448 a month.
Where students actually live
Out of the 6 students who reviewed Rio de Janeiro, here is how they split across housing types. Coliving or shared flat came out on top at 83%.
- Coliving or shared flat83%
5 students
- Student residence17%
1 students
What students really pay
Across 4 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Rio de Janeiro was $448 a month. The cheapest paid $324, the most expensive $702. 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 Rio de Janeiro:
- Flamengo
- Copacabana
- Ipanema
- Un Flamengo
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Rio de Janeiro
17% of students in Rio de Janeiro 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 Rio de Janeiro, this is the least stressful way in.
Cheap student accommodation in Rio de Janeiro
The cheapest rent reported in Rio de Janeiro was $324 a month, against a median of $448. 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 Rio de Janeiro
Erasmus and exchange students in Rio de Janeiro 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 6 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 Rio de Janeiro were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
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Questions about housing in Rio de Janeiro
- How much does student housing cost in Rio de Janeiro?
- The median rent reported by 4 students in Rio de Janeiro is $448 a month, ranging from $324 to $702. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.
- Where do exchange students live in Rio de Janeiro?
- The areas students named most often are Flamengo, Copacabana, Ipanema, Un Flamengo.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Rio de Janeiro?
- Coliving or shared flat is the most common answer at 83%, out of 6 students who reviewed Rio de Janeiro.
- When should I start looking for housing in Rio de Janeiro?
- 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 Rio de Janeiro?
- Yes. 17% of the students who reviewed Rio de Janeiro 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 Rio de Janeiro?
- 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 Rio de Janeiro did all three.
Where these numbers come from
6 exchange students who lived in Rio de Janeiro 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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