Erasmus shared flats in Rome: prices, neighborhoods and tips for finding a room

For an Erasmus semester or year in Rome, a shared flat is the most common option, and the most sensible for your budget. A single room costs an average of €615 per month in Rome according to Immobiliare.it Insights (August 2026), up 7% year on year. That is the third-highest price in Italy, behind Milan (€704) and Florence (€627). A studio of your own starts at around €700 in the outskirts, and often exceeds €850 in student neighborhoods.

The good news is that the supply of rentals for students is growing. According to Idealista, listings for transitional contracts, those reserved for students and non-resident workers, rose 79% in Rome in a year. The bad news is that prices are following: the average rent hit a record €19.8 per m² in June 2026.

Here is what a room costs depending on the neighborhood, where to look near your university, and how to avoid the traps before paying a single euro.

How much a shared flat costs in Rome

The price of a room by neighborhood

The gaps between neighborhoods are large. According to Immobiliare.it Insights (August 2026):

• Historic centre: €733 per month on average for a single room, the most expensive in the city;
• Parioli and Flaminio: €730;
• Corso Francia, Vigna Clara, Fleming and Ponte Milvio: €724;
• Testaccio and Trastevere: €679, slightly down year on year;
• Casal Lumbroso, Massimina and Ponte Galeria: €447, the cheapest area, but far from the centre.

The listings gathered by RomaToday at the end of August 2026 give an idea of the real market: €500 to €800 for a room depending on size and neighborhood, often without bills or internet. Always ask what the advertised rent includes.

Sharing a whole apartment

If you are moving in as a group, renting a whole apartment can cost less than three separate rooms. According to Tecnocasa data cited by RomaToday (November 2025), a three-room apartment (trilocale) rents for an average of €1,500 in San Lorenzo, €1,525 around piazza Bologna, €1,200 in Garbatella and €1,075 in San Paolo. Divided by three, that comes to €360 to €510 per person, excluding bills. Also budget for water, electricity, gas and building charges (spese condominiali).

Student neighborhoods to target

The right neighborhood depends first of all on your host university. Check the journey by metro or bus before committing: Rome is spread out, and an hour of transport a day adds up quickly.

• San Lorenzo: the historic university neighborhood, next to the Sapienza. Lively student life, but rising rents: a studio there cost €850 at the end of 2025.
• Piazza Bologna and Nomentano: residential, well connected to the Sapienza, with mid-range rents.
• San Paolo, Garbatella and Ostiense: the Roma Tre area. Garbatella is served by the metro, and these neighborhoods remain cheaper than the centre.
• Pigneto: young and changing fast, with rents that are still affordable.
• Prati: central and well served by metro line A, but expensive. A studio there cost €900 at the end of 2025, which pushes most students towards shared flats.

The lease: transitional, student or agreed-rent

In Italy, student housing is most often rented with a transitional contract (contratto transitorio), lasting a maximum of 18 months, reserved for students and non-resident workers. It suits an Erasmus stay well. In Rome, Tecnocasa also notes that nearly 60% of the contracts signed by its agencies in 2025 were rent-controlled (canone concordato), and that the share of contracts signed with students rose from 12.8% to 18.5% in a year.

Whatever the contract, it must be in writing and registered with the Agenzia delle Entrate. To sign it, you will need a codice fiscale, the Italian tax number: get it before you start visiting, so you can sign without delay.