Based on 13 student reviews
Student Housing in Warsaw.
13 exchange students told us where they lived in Warsaw and what they paid. Median rent: $561 a month.
Where students actually live
Out of the 13 students who reviewed Warsaw, here is how they split across housing types. Coliving or shared flat came out on top at 46%.
- Coliving or shared flat46%
6 students
- Private apartment31%
4 students
- Airbnb15%
2 students
- Student residence8%
1 students
What students really pay
Across 6 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Warsaw was $561 a month. The cheapest paid $130, the most expensive $670. 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 Warsaw:
- Central Warsaw
- City Center
- Inside uni campus
- Powisle
- Praski
- Stoklosy metro
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Warsaw
8% of students in Warsaw stayed in a student residence, which makes it 4 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 Warsaw, this is the least stressful way in.
Cheap student accommodation in Warsaw
The cheapest rent reported in Warsaw was $130 a month, against a median of $561. 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 Warsaw
Erasmus and exchange students in Warsaw 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 13 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 Warsaw were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
Join the Warsaw group before you search: rooms circulate there before they reach any listing site.
Questions about housing in Warsaw
- How much does student housing cost in Warsaw?
- The median rent reported by 6 students in Warsaw is $561 a month, ranging from $130 to $670. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.
- Where do exchange students live in Warsaw?
- The areas students named most often are Central Warsaw, City Center, Inside uni campus, Powisle, Praski, Stoklosy metro.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Warsaw?
- Coliving or shared flat is the most common answer at 46%, out of 13 students who reviewed Warsaw.
- When should I start looking for housing in Warsaw?
- 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 Warsaw?
- Yes. 8% of the students who reviewed Warsaw 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 Warsaw?
- 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 Warsaw did all three.
Where these numbers come from
13 exchange students who lived in Warsaw 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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