# Student housing in Portugal

> How student housing works in Portugal, including providers, queues, deposits, contracts and practical risks to check before signing.

Source of record: https://versityspot.com/study-abroad/portugal/housing
Confirmation: 16 of 16 sections confirmed against their official source (last 2026-07-16).

## Housing

Lisbon and Porto student housing is in chronic short supply: rooms commonly run EUR 400 to 700 in the capital, and landlords favour tenants who already hold permits, a chicken-and-egg the university housing offices exist to break. Secure something, even provisional, before the visa file goes in, since proof of accommodation strengthens it.

Coimbra, Braga and Aveiro run a third cheaper with genuine student-city life; the residências universitárias are the bargain where you can get them.

*Source: https://www.study-research.pt/live/accommodation/*

## Common questions

### What should international students know about housing in Portugal?

Lisbon and Porto are crunched; the smaller university cities are the value.