Based on 16 student reviews
Student Housing in Sao Paulo.
16 exchange students told us where they lived in Sao Paulo and what they paid. Median rent: $594 a month.
Where students actually live
Out of the 16 students who reviewed Sao Paulo, here is how they split across housing types. Student residence came out on top at 50%.
- Student residence50%
8 students
- Private apartment19%
3 students
- Airbnb19%
3 students
- Coliving or shared flat13%
2 students
What students really pay
Across 9 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Sao Paulo was $594 a month. The cheapest paid $270, the most expensive $756. 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 Sao Paulo:
- Pinheiros
- Butanta
- Avenida Bernardino de campos
- Bela vista
- Brooklyn SP
- Butantã
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Sao Paulo
50% of students in Sao Paulo stayed in a student residence, which makes it 1 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 Sao Paulo, this is the least stressful way in.
Cheap student accommodation in Sao Paulo
The cheapest rent reported in Sao Paulo was $270 a month, against a median of $594. 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 Sao Paulo
Erasmus and exchange students in Sao Paulo 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 student residence is the most common answer here rather than a standard rental. The 16 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 Sao Paulo were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
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Questions about housing in Sao Paulo
- How much does student housing cost in Sao Paulo?
- The median rent reported by 9 students in Sao Paulo is $594 a month, ranging from $270 to $756. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.
- Where do exchange students live in Sao Paulo?
- The areas students named most often are Pinheiros, Butanta, Avenida Bernardino de campos, Bela vista, Brooklyn SP, Butantã.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Sao Paulo?
- Student residence is the most common answer at 50%, out of 16 students who reviewed Sao Paulo.
- When should I start looking for housing in Sao Paulo?
- 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 Sao Paulo?
- Yes. 50% of the students who reviewed Sao Paulo 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 Sao Paulo?
- 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 Sao Paulo did all three.
Where these numbers come from
16 exchange students who lived in Sao Paulo 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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