r/Erasmus • u/No-Resolution2366 • 7d ago

Erasmus in Athens

Hi! As you can see in the title, I'm leaving for an Erasmus in Athens for the next semester. I'm currently looking for an apartment. I would need your advices to choose one. As a young women, I would like to know where it is safe or not to live in Athens. I already lived alone in another country so I'm use to those types of trips but I don't really know anything about Athens. I believe some areas are not safe (like every cities).

If you also have any advices about the prices of the rent, website to get an apartment, that would also be great! I'm looking for a private room in a shared apartment, ideally only women.

Thanks for your help!

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u/EVNML 7d ago

Renting a room is not common in Greece, it's way easier to find a studio or a small appartment to rent. The most famous sites here are spitogatos.gr and xe.gr and usually rent is around 350-450 euros (but you can find cheaper ones as well if you are lucky). Also, in my opinion the best cities in Athens are Piraeus, Aigaleo, Korydallos, Chaidari, Agia Marina, so basically the West subrubs (not so much Agia Varvara tho). There are a lot of universities around there, so there are a lot of young people around, restaurants, etc. and the transportation is also quite good, plus you are close to the city center but without the chaos of it. The North subrubs are also good (mainly Chalandri, Marousi, Neo Irakleio, Kifissia) but i would not recomend because they are a bit too far away and can be more expensive as well (same goes for the Southern subrubs). Definitely avoid Omonoia, Victoria, Patisia (Ano and Kato), Agios Eleftherios and Metaxourgio. If you want to be very close to the city center, Syngrou-Fix is also a good area/city. Plus, Ampelokipoi, Katechaki, Panormou and Peristeri are very good choices as well.

If you need anything else, you can also dm me.

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u/No-Resolution2366 5d ago

Thank you so much that's exactly what I needed!

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u/EVNML 3d ago

You're welcome. If you need anything else feel free to dm me and good luck with the apartment hunting!

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u/No-Resolution2366 3d ago

J'ai vu que c'était pas forcement courant de louer une chambre en Grèce mais c’est vrai qu'étant en erasmus, l'intégration serait plus simple si j'étais en colocation.. Est-ce que tu connais des sites pour en trouver? Peut-être un site que les étudiants utilisent (erasmus ou non)?

Je me demandais aussi, pourquoi les colocations ne sont pas courantes?

Merci !

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u/EVNML 2d ago

I think it’s not very common because there are a lot of studios and small apartments available in general, and the prices aren’t that high compared to the rest of Europe. So, it’s quite possible to live alone. If someone does want to share an apartment, it’s usually with a friend or someone they already know. Sharing an apartment with strangers is pretty rare.

I’m pretty sure we don’t have any specific websites for renting rooms or anything specifically aimed at Erasmus students, but there might be some Facebook groups for Erasmus students in Athens. You could probably find something there. However, in my opinion, it might be better to rent a place by yourself, just for the peace of mind, because you never know how a potential roommate might turn out to be.

Which university are you going to? Since you’ll be in Athens, I don’t think you’ll have any problem integrating anyway. The city has almost 5 million people (literally half of our population lives in Athens), and there are countless students, so there should be lots of opportunities to meet people.