Student accommodation in China

universities publishing prices: 10
cities: 9
lowest, per month: CN¥500

10 universities in China publish what their own student housing costs. Most quote a price per month in CNY; among those, the cheapest starting rate is CN¥500 at USTC in Hefei, and the highest is CN¥600 at HIT. Every price below is the university's own, linked to the page it was read from, most recently on 3 Sept 2026; none is a listings-site average.

Cheapest cities

The lowest price any university in each city publishes, per month in CNY.

1.HefeiUSTCCN¥500
2.HarbinHITCN¥600

Prices quoted per month, in CNY

2 universities, lowest starting price first.

University	Price	What it covers	Source
USTCHefei	CN¥500 to CN¥1,000	on-campus dormitories, varies by room type and size	en.ustc.edu.cnread 17 Aug 2026
HITHarbin	CN¥600	on-campus international student dormitory (per bed, excludes electricity)	studyathit.hit.edu.cnread 16 Aug 2026

Prices quoted per year, in CNY

2 universities, lowest starting price first.

University	Price	What it covers	Source
CAFUCGuanghan	CN¥3,600 to CN¥10,000	Room in a Civil Aviation Flight University of China hall of residence, from the university’s own admissions brochure for full-time international degree students 2 room types Twin room, Tianfu campusCN¥3,600 Single room, Guanghan campusCN¥10,000 The two figures are different campuses: a single room at Guanghan, where most of the flight training sits, is the dearer one, and a twin room at the Tianfu campus the cheaper. Tuition is quoted separately at 15,000 CNY a year.	osicd.cafuc.edu.cnread 4 Sept 2026
ZJUHangzhou	CN¥30,000 to CN¥84,000	on-campus international-student dormitory, Chu Kochen Hall of International Education (Yuquan Campus), single room to quadruple en-suite, long-term academic-year rate 3 room types Single RoomCN¥30,000 Twin RoomCN¥48,000 Quadruple en-SuiteCN¥84,000	iczu.zju.edu.cnread 17 Aug 2026

Prices quoted per academic year, in CNY

1 university, lowest starting price first.

University	Price	What it covers	Source
XJTLUSuzhou	CN¥6,000 to CN¥14,000	XJTLU Entrepreneur College (Taicang) student apartment: twin-share bed to single room, one academic year contract	xjtlu.edu.cnread 17 Aug 2026

Prices quoted per day, in CNY

1 university, lowest starting price first.

University	Price	What it covers	Source
TsinghuaBeijing	CN¥40 to CN¥80	On-campus International Student Apartments (Zijing Apartment Buildings 19-23, and the Asian Youth Exchange Center) — per-person daily rates. 2 room types Double roomCN¥40 Single room or 'AB' room (separate bedroom, shared bathroom)CN¥80 Rates are published per day, not per year — Tsinghua does not itemise this as an annual figure. At 40-80 RMB/day this implies roughly 14,600-29,200 RMB/year if occupied year-round, but that annualisation is arithmetic, not a figure Tsinghua itself publishes.	is.tsinghua.edu.cnread 23 Aug 2026

Prices quoted per night, in CNY

1 university, lowest starting price first.

University	Price	What it covers	Source
Fudan UniversityShanghai	CN¥65 to CN¥120	International Student Dormitory (Handan Campus), long-term per-person-per-night rate, single vs double, main building vs affiliated buildings 3 room types Affiliated buildings, Single (long-term)CN¥65 Main building, Double (long-term)CN¥80 Main building, Single (long-term)CN¥120	fudan.edu.cnread 17 Aug 2026

Prices quoted per semester, in CNY

1 university, lowest starting price first.

University	Price	What it covers	Source
SJTUShanghai	CN¥10,600 to CN¥11,900	on-campus single room, Tao Li Yuan international student dormitory, Xuhui Campus. Under Article 10 of SJTU's International Student Accommodation Regulatory Rules the university gives priority to freshmen, so on-campus accommodation for students in their second year or beyond is not guaranteed. The international student dormitory also only accepts bookings for a whole fixed period, such as an entire autumn semester.	en.sjtu.edu.cnread 17 Aug 2026

Prices quoted per term, in CNY

1 university, lowest starting price first.

University	Price	What it covers	Source
DKUKunshan, Jiangsu	CN¥8,250 to CN¥11,250	Duke Kunshan on-campus student residence charge for international undergraduates, per semester (two semesters in the academic year) 2 room types Double room, sharedCN¥8,250 Single roomCN¥11,250 There is no additional residence charge for students taking the required Chinese Society and Culture courses over the summer. DKU offers a payment plan letting international students spread tuition, fees and residence charges over four instalments a year (two per semester). The page also gives the equivalents in US dollars: 1,603 USD for a single room and 1,175 USD for a double, per semester.	admissions.dukekunshan.edu.cnread 18 Aug 2026

Prices quoted per year, in USD

1 university, lowest starting price first.

University	Price	What it covers	Source
NYU ShanghaiShanghai	US$5,774	NYU Shanghai's own estimated housing charge in its 2026-2027 cost of attendance — a direct cost billed by the university for a place in its residence hall, stated in US dollars What is included Undergraduates live in Jingyao Hall, three high-rise towers offering apartment-style living in five room types: triple studio, double studio, double in suite, single in suite and premium single. Each apartment comes with furniture (bed, closet, desk and chair), NYU Shanghai Wi-Fi, air conditioning, a private kitchen (fridge, water filter, kettle, cooktop), a private bathroom and a washing machine. NYU Shanghai notes that actual housing cost varies by room type and that the figure covers full-time fall and spring enrolment only — summer session or J-term study costs extra. In a recent year 48% of students were assigned to double studio rooms, 30% to triple studios, 15% to double in-suite and 7% to single in-suite.	shanghai.nyu.eduread 18 Aug 2026

How to read these prices

Each is what the university publishes on its own site, usually for its own halls; the “What it covers” column says exactly what.
Prices are only compared with others quoted for the same period and currency, so nothing here has been converted or scaled.
A promotional or time-limited rate is marked and never listed as the cheapest option.
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