Based on 10 student reviews
Student Housing in Shanghai
10 exchange students told us where they lived in Shanghai, what it cost and what they would do differently.
Where students actually live
Out of the 10 students who reviewed Shanghai, here is how they split across housing types. Student residence came out on top at 60%.
- Student residence60%
6 students
- Private apartment40%
4 students
What students really pay
Not enough students have shared their rent for Shanghai 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 Shanghai:
- Jing’an
- Campus
- Suzhou
- Xuhui district
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Shanghai
60% of students in Shanghai 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 Shanghai, this is the least stressful way in.
Cheap student accommodation in Shanghai
Students have not shared enough rent figures for Shanghai 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 Shanghai
Erasmus and exchange students in Shanghai 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 10 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 Shanghai were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
Join the Shanghai group before you search: rooms circulate there before they reach any listing site.
Questions about housing in Shanghai
- How much does student housing cost in Shanghai?
- We do not have enough rent figures from students in Shanghai 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 Shanghai?
- The areas students named most often are Jing’an, Campus, Suzhou, Xuhui district.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Shanghai?
- Student residence is the most common answer at 60%, out of 10 students who reviewed Shanghai.
- When should I start looking for housing in Shanghai?
- 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 Shanghai?
- Yes. 60% of the students who reviewed Shanghai stayed in one. Residences come furnished with bills included, which avoids the local-guarantor problem most exchange students hit.
Where these numbers come from
10 exchange students who lived in Shanghai 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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