Based on 41 student reviews
Student Housing in Seoul.
41 exchange students told us where they lived in Seoul and what they paid. Median rent: $556 a month.
Where students actually live
Out of the 41 students who reviewed Seoul, here is how they split across housing types. Student residence came out on top at 41%.
- Student residence41%
17 students
- Coliving or shared flat34%
14 students
- Airbnb12%
5 students
- Other7%
3 students
- Private apartment5%
2 students
What students really pay
Across 14 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Seoul was $556 a month. The cheapest paid $216, the most expensive $1,080. 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 Seoul:
- Itaewon
- On campus
- Seoul
- Sinchon
- Anam
- Around Hyehwa
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Seoul
41% of students in Seoul 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 Seoul, this is the least stressful way in.
Cheap student accommodation in Seoul
The cheapest rent reported in Seoul was $216 a month, against a median of $556. 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 Seoul
Erasmus and exchange students in Seoul 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 41 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 Seoul were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
Join the Seoul group before you search: rooms circulate there before they reach any listing site.
Questions about housing in Seoul
- How much does student housing cost in Seoul?
- The median rent reported by 14 students in Seoul is $556 a month, ranging from $216 to $1,080. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.
- Where do exchange students live in Seoul?
- The areas students named most often are Itaewon, On campus, Seoul, Sinchon, Anam, Around Hyehwa.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Seoul?
- Student residence is the most common answer at 41%, out of 41 students who reviewed Seoul.
- When should I start looking for housing in Seoul?
- 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 Seoul?
- Yes. 41% of the students who reviewed Seoul 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 Seoul?
- 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 Seoul did all three.
Where these numbers come from
41 exchange students who lived in Seoul 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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