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Student housing budget for Leiden

These are today's numbers, not last year's brochure. Rent is the median of what is actually listed in Leiden right now; the rest is what internationals typically pay in their first months.

154live places
€740median room
€1045median studio
29%confirm registration
22new this week

Monthly budget, room in Leiden

ItemTypical
Room (median today)€740
Bills if not included€80 to €140
Health insurance (EU: EHIC, free until you work)€0 to €50
Liability insurance€3 to €5
SIM€8 to €15
Groceries€200 to €300
Bike (second hand, once)€40 to €120
Going out, sport, the rest€100 to €250
Totalabout €1240 to €1520

Rent by type, live

Type25%Median75%
Room€600€740€925
Studio€1045
Apartment€2195

A studio under about €900 with its own kitchen and bathroom may qualify for huurtoeslag (rent allowance) if you are 23 or older, which can bring it down by €100 to €300. Check in two minutes. Paying above the legal maximum? Money-back check.

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How much does a student need per month in Leiden?

About €1240 to €1520 with a room at the current median of €740, bills, insurance, a SIM, groceries and some social life.

Can students get huurtoeslag?

Only for self-contained housing (own kitchen and bathroom) under the rent limit, and usually from age 23. Rooms in shared houses do not qualify.

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