Based on 16 student reviews
Student Housing in Taipei
16 exchange students told us where they lived in Taipei and what they paid. Median rent: $513 a month.
Where students actually live
Out of the 16 students who reviewed Taipei, here is how they split across housing types. Coliving or shared flat came out on top at 38%.
- Coliving or shared flat38%
6 students
- Private apartment38%
6 students
- Student residence13%
2 students
- Airbnb13%
2 students
What students really pay
Across 6 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Taipei was $513 a month. The cheapest paid $216, 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 Taipei:
- Daan district
- Center of Taipei
- Daan Park
- District de Wanhua
- Inside the University campus
- Linguang station
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Taipei
13% of students in Taipei stayed in a student residence, which makes it 3 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 Taipei, this is the least stressful way in.
Cheap student accommodation in Taipei
The cheapest rent reported in Taipei was $216 a month, against a median of $513. 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 Taipei
Erasmus and exchange students in Taipei 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 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 Taipei were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
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Questions about housing in Taipei
- How much does student housing cost in Taipei?
- The median rent reported by 6 students in Taipei is $513 a month, ranging from $216 to $702. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.
- Where do exchange students live in Taipei?
- The areas students named most often are Daan district, Center of Taipei, Daan Park, District de Wanhua, Inside the University campus, Linguang station.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Taipei?
- Coliving or shared flat is the most common answer at 38%, out of 16 students who reviewed Taipei.
- When should I start looking for housing in Taipei?
- 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 Taipei?
- Yes. 13% of the students who reviewed Taipei 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 Taipei?
- 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 Taipei did all three.
Where these numbers come from
16 exchange students who lived in Taipei 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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