Based on 6 student reviews
Student Housing in Tallinn
6 exchange students told us where they lived in Tallinn and what they paid. Median rent: $508 a month.
Where students actually live
Out of the 6 students who reviewed Tallinn, here is how they split across housing types. Coliving or shared flat came out on top at 33%.
- Coliving or shared flat33%
2 students
- Private apartment33%
2 students
- Student residence17%
1 students
- Other17%
1 students
What students really pay
Across 3 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Tallinn was $508 a month. The cheapest paid $475, the most expensive $648. 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 Tallinn:
- Tallinn
- Kesklinn
- Old town
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Tallinn
17% of students in Tallinn 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 Tallinn, this is the least stressful way in.
Cheap student accommodation in Tallinn
The cheapest rent reported in Tallinn was $475 a month, against a median of $508. 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 Tallinn
Erasmus and exchange students in Tallinn 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 6 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 Tallinn were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
Join the Tallinn group before you search: rooms circulate there before they reach any listing site.
Questions about housing in Tallinn
- How much does student housing cost in Tallinn?
- The median rent reported by 3 students in Tallinn is $508 a month, ranging from $475 to $648. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.
- Where do exchange students live in Tallinn?
- The areas students named most often are Tallinn, Kesklinn, Old town.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Tallinn?
- Coliving or shared flat is the most common answer at 33%, out of 6 students who reviewed Tallinn.
- When should I start looking for housing in Tallinn?
- 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 Tallinn?
- Yes. 17% of the students who reviewed Tallinn 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 Tallinn?
- 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 Tallinn did all three.
Where these numbers come from
6 exchange students who lived in Tallinn 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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