Finding student accommodation abroad is a key step in your integration.
Choosing the right housing option will influence your comfort, your budget, and your academic success.
At Altea Consulting Services, we support every student in the search, booking, and securing of accommodation before departure.
🇫🇷 In France #
International students have several housing options depending on their budget and lifestyle:
- CROUS University Residences
- Public subsidized housing allocated based on application criteria (scholarships, social criteria, or university enrollment).
- Monthly rent: €250 to €450 depending on the city.
- Application via: messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr
- Private student residences
- Examples: Studapart, Les Belles Années, Fac Habitat, ECLA, YouFirst Campus.
- Modern, furnished housing close to campuses.
- Monthly rent: €500 to €900 depending on the city.
- Independent rentals or shared apartments
- Recommended sites: Leboncoin, Seloger, Appartager, PAP Étudiant.
- Ideal for more independence or shared expenses.
Altea tip: As soon as your admission is confirmed, start your housing search before April. Offers disappear quickly in major cities like Paris, Lyon, or Bordeaux.
We help you build your complete rental application (guarantor, documents, visa, etc.).
🇩🇪 In Germany #
- University housing via Studentenwerk
- Subsidized housing managed by universities.
- Apply online via studentenwerke.de
- Monthly rent: €250 to €400 depending on the city.
- High demand: apply as soon as you receive your admission letter.
- Shared student flats (WG – Wohngemeinschaft)
- The most common housing option among German students.
- Trusted platforms: WG-Gesucht, HousingAnywhere, ImmoScout24.
- Monthly rent: €350 to €600, utilities included.
- Private apartments or studios
- Available via Immowelt, Nestpick, eBay Kleinanzeigen.
- Be careful with deposits and contract verification.
Altea helps you find affordable housing and prepare the required documents: blocked account, enrollment letter, and guarantor agreement.
🇺🇸 In the United States #
- Campus Housing (university residences)
- The safest option for international students.
- On-campus or nearby housing, usually furnished with included services (Wi-Fi, cafeteria, gym).
- Cost: $700 to $1,200 per month depending on the university.
- Advantages: safety, proximity, and full immersion in student life.
- Off-campus apartments
- Ideal for second-year students or those wanting more independence.
- Trusted sites: apartments.com, Zillow, CollegeRentals, Craigslist (with caution).
- Monthly rent: $1,000 to $1,800 depending on the region.
- Homestay (host families)
- An economical and cultural option for new students.
- Meals and support included.
- Average cost: $800 to $1,000 per month.
Altea Consulting assists you in contacting universities to reserve your Campus Housing or in finding a verified off-campus option before your arrival.
