Based on 23 student reviews
Student housing in Santiago.
23 exchange students told us where they lived in Santiago and what they paid. Median rent: €410 a month.
Where students actually live
Out of the 23 students who reviewed Santiago, here is how they split across housing types. Coliving or shared flat came out on top at 83%.
- Coliving or shared flat83%
19 students
- Student residence9%
2 students
- Private apartment9%
2 students
What students really pay
Across 9 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Santiago was €410 a month. The cheapest paid €300, the most expensive €500. These are amounts actually paid, not asking prices.
Converted to euros from the currency each student paid in.
The areas students chose
The neighbourhoods students named when we asked where they lived in Santiago:
- Providencia
- Barrio Brasil
- las Condes
- Barrio Italia
- Bellavista
- the "Bario Brazil"
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Santiago
9% of students in Santiago 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 Santiago, this is the least stressful way in.
Cheap student accommodation in Santiago
The cheapest rent reported in Santiago was €300 a month, against a median of €410. 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 Santiago
Erasmus and exchange students in Santiago 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 23 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 Santiago were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
Join the Santiago group before you search: rooms circulate there before they reach any listing site.
Questions about housing in Santiago
- How much does student housing cost in Santiago?
- The median rent reported by 9 students in Santiago is €410 a month, ranging from €300 to €500. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.
- Where do exchange students live in Santiago?
- The areas students named most often are Providencia, Barrio Brasil, las Condes, Barrio Italia, Bellavista, the "Bario Brazil".
- What kind of housing do students choose in Santiago?
- Coliving or shared flat is the most common answer at 83%, out of 23 students who reviewed Santiago.
- When should I start looking for housing in Santiago?
- 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 Santiago?
- Yes. 9% of the students who reviewed Santiago 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 Santiago?
- 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 Santiago did all three.
Where these numbers come from
23 exchange students who lived in Santiago 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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