The document summarizes findings from a study of over 8,000 international student accommodation bookings made through Student.com between 2015-2016 in 92 cities worldwide. It finds that students in New York spend the most on weekly rent at $431 USD, followed by Boston and London. The global average weekly rent is $218 USD. When analyzing by country, rent is highest in Australia at $285 AUD per week. London, Los Angeles, and Sydney are the most booked cities in the UK, US, and Australia respectively.

1. CITIES IN FOCUS:
GLOBAL
STUDENT
ACCOMMODATION
INDICATOR
MAY 2017

2. KEY FINDINGS
METHODOLOGY
The results in this report are gleaned
from a representative sample size of
more than 8,000 international students
who booked accommodation in 92 cities
around the world via Student.com from
1 November 2015 till 31 October 2016.
Bookings included in the sample were
academic lets for stays of 40 or more
weeks.
Rental prices were converted into USD
at the time of booking, based on current
exchange rates.
• Globally, students in New York (US) spend the most on their
accommodation rent, followed by students in Boston (US)
and London (UK). Students in Auburn (US) spend the least,
followed by students in Athens (US) and Tallahassee (US).
• The average weekly spend on rent across the 92 cities
worldwide is approximately $218 USD per week.
• In terms of countries, average weekly rent spend is highest
in Australia, 23% more than the global average.
• London, Los Angeles and Sydney were the most popular
destinations booked by Student.com users in the UK, the
USA and Australia respectively.

3. # CITY
1 SYDNEY
2 MELBOURNE
3 BRISBANE
4 ADELAIDE
5 CANBERRA
# CITY
1 LONDON
2 GLASGOW
3 SHEFFIELD
4 MANCHESTER
5 LIVERPOOL
# CITY
1 LOS ANGELES, CA
2 PHILADELPHIA, PA
3 CHICAGO, IL
4 TEMPE, AZ
5 ATLANTA, GA
TOP CITY DESTINATIONS
AUSTRALIAUK USA

4. $431
$403
$359
$329
$298 $288 $285 $272 $263 $260
$218
New York
(US)
Boston (US) London (UK) Washington
(US)
La Jolla (US) Oxford (UK) Sydney
(AUS)
Cambridge
(UK)
Los Angeles
(US)
Seattle (US) Average
(Global)
Avg. Weekly Rent Spend (USD)
MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES: GLOBAL (TOP 10)
Students in New York spend 98%
more on their accommodation
rent than the global average.

5. $96 $104 $106 $111 $112 $114 $118 $121 $122 $123
$218
Avg. Weekly Rent Spend (USD)
MOST AFFORDABLE CITIES: GLOBAL (TOP 10)
On average, students in Auburn
spend 56% less on their
accommodation rent than the
global average.

6. $359
$288
$272
$247 $238 $230 $215 $209 $209 $209 $207 $204 $202 $193 $190 $187 $187 $184 $183 $182
$223
Avg. Weekly Rent Spend (USD)
MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES: UK (TOP 20)
Students in London spend 61%
more on their rent than the UK
national average.

7. MOST AFFORDABLE CITIES: UK (TOP 19)
$111
$122 $123 $128 $130 $132 $133 $133 $136
$149
$163 $169 $169 $171 $178 $178 $178 $178 $180
$223
Avg. Weekly Rent Spend (USD)
Students in Hull spend 50% less
on their rent than the UK national
average.

8. $431
$403
$329
$298
$263 $260
$237 $233 $224 $224 $224
$203 $201 $200 $193 $189 $185 $185 $184 $183 $200
Avg. Weekly Rent Spend (USD)
MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES: US (TOP 20)
Students in New York spend
116% more on their
accommodation rent than the US
national average.

9. $96 $104 $106 $112 $114 $118 $121 $124 $126 $132 $133 $136 $137 $144 $145 $146
$158 $160 $161 $167
$200
Avg. Weekly Rent Spend (USD)
MOST AFFORDABLE CITIES: US (TOP 20)
Students in Auburn spend 52%
less on their accommodation rent
than the US national average.

10. $285
$258
$218 $213
$124
$268
Sydney Melbourne Adelaide Brisbane Canberra Average (AUS)
Avg. Weekly Rent Spend (USD)
TOP 5 AUSTRALIA DESTINATIONS
Students in Sydney spend 6% more
on their rent than the Australian
national average, whilst students in
Canberra spend 54% less.

11. ABOUT STUDENT.COM
Student.com is the world’s leading
marketplace for international student
accommodation. The site lists more
than 800,000 beds in over 400 cities
across 29 countries. Our multilingual
consultants have helped students from
over 120 different countries find their
home abroad.
To date, the company has raised $70
million from investors including VY
Capital, Li Ka-Shing’s Horizons
Ventures, Expa, Spotify founders Daniel
Ek and Martin Lorentzon, Hugo Barra of
Xiaomi and Jim Breyer of Breyer
Capital.
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