🇫🇷 Studying in Paris
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The global capital of art, fashion, and gastronomy. Paris offers world-class academic institutions, an incredibly rich cultural landscape, and a bustling student community spread across historic and modern neighborhoods. While living costs can be high, student discounts and housing subsidies like CAF make it highly accessible.
This guide was written for Paris by ExchangeOS AI and refreshed regularly. Always confirm official procedures with your host university and the links below.
Map of Paris
Live map with the real landmarks around your city — tap a layer to open it in Maps.
What's on in Paris
Direct links to real event platforms, pre-searched for Paris.
- EventbriteParties, workshops, meetups and student nights
- MeetupLanguage exchanges, sports and hobby groups
- ESN section finderYour local Erasmus Student Network section and its trips
- TicketmasterConcerts, festivals and big venues
- SongkickLive music calendar by city
- Facebook eventsWhere most student events actually get posted
- Official city event calendarMunicipal what's-on listings — usually the most reliable
- University eventsYour host university's own calendar
Getting around
- • RATP operates the 14+ Metro lines, comprehensive bus networks, and city tramways.
- • The Navigo Imagine R card offers students under 26 unlimited travel across all 5 zones of Île-de-France.
- • RER B regional train connects central Paris directly to Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Orly (via Orlyval) airports.
- • Vélib' Métropole offers an extensive, highly affordable public bike-sharing system with special student rates.
Student essentials (estimates)
- Rent: €550 - €1,100 per month (ranging from subsidized CROUS rooms to private studios)
- Monthly budget: €1,000 - €1,500 per month
- Transport pass: €31 - €38 per month (Imagine R student annual pass)
- Lunch: €3.30 (CROUS student ticket) - €15.00 (bistro lunch menu)
- Coffee: €2.50 - €5.00
Neighbourhoods students love
- Quartier Latin (5th Arr.) - The historic academic heart near Sorbonne, packed with bookstores and student bars.
- Bastille / Roquette (11th Arr.) - Highly vibrant, trendy, and famous for its active nightlife and affordable cafes.
- Belleville / Ménilmontant (20th Arr.) - Diverse, artistic, and relatively low-cost area popular for student flatshares.
- Gobelins / Olympiades (13th Arr.) - Home to modern university campuses, excellent Asian cuisine, and high-rise student residences.
- Buttes-Chaumont (19th Arr.) - A relaxed, green neighborhood popular with students looking for quieter vibes and large parks.