Accommodation & Living Costs

The Monthly living expenses for a foreign student range between €250-€350 EUR/month. Includes accommodation, food, transport, cable/internet and miscellaneous expenses. This monthly amount can vary depending on the lifestyle of the student. Students on a tight budget usually share and this decreases the monthly rent amount. At €400EUR-€500 EUR a month, a student can live very comfortably and enjoy high quality yet affordable University education.

In Targu-Mures, Cluj or Oradea, for example, the student hostels are mainly occupied by Romanian students from other cities. Whereas in Bucharest and Timisoara, Romania, the student hostels have a large number of foreign students. So yes, as a medical student you may rent a room in a student hostel, but that would depend on availability. We advise our clients to go with a shared apartment at first, allow themselves to become familiar with the environment and then look at other options.

Apartments in Romania come fully furnished, with TV, Gas stove, Fridge, Beds and couches. Some more up scale ones come with washing machine and microwaves etc. Cable TV with 24/7 internet access is available for €20 EUR a month. Apartments cost between €100-€300 EUR/month. Apartments have central heating with central hot water. Lights and water average between €30-€60 EUR a month.

Students who want to live on a very low budget are advice to stay in the school (public) or private hostels which average between €100-€200 EUR/month a month for rent and bills inclusive.