GLOSSARY: COMMON SPANISH WORDS RELATED TO HOUSING

ARRENDADOR/CASERO = Landlord

ARRENDAMIENTO/ALQUILER = Rent

ARRENDATARIO/INQUILINO = Tenant

CONTRATO DE ARRENDAMIENTO/ALQUILER =Contract

FIANZA = Deposit

BARRIO = Neighbourhood

VECINO = Neighbour

GASTOS = Utilities (Water, heating, power and Internet)

It's important to check which utilities are included in the price because usually they are not.

One of the most important decisions that a student will have to make is where to live. Most (international) students choose to share an apartment with other international students. The approximate price to rent a room in the city is usually between 500 € and 600 € per month.

UCM Residence Halls: UCM has different Residence Halls where students can live. Year students are more likely to be accepted. Click here for more information! 

Aluni is a company dedicated to the management and marketing of housing accommodation for students and young professionals throughout Spain; they provide high quality services. Other companies that manage housing accommodation for students are CitylifeMadrid and BeMadrid. 

If you are planning to study abroad in Madrid the entire academic year, you may want to know about the "Convive" Project:

• In Spain, there are more than 8 million people over 65 and 20% of them live alone and feel lonely. The CONVIVE project allows university students to live with an elderly person during the academic year; the seniors in the program are self – reliant, but they prefer to have company at home, and this would be the main purpose of the student. Students in this program would share tasks and expenses at the home of the older person. 

• As a student participating in this project you won’t need to make any monetary contribution towards rent; you will only need to contribute an amount in compensation for the expenses generated in the home (electricity, gas, water); and cover the personal expenses of your daily life (food, transportation, etc.).