Typical Rent Ranges
Department of Housing and Dining Services
Work Exchanges Usually free in exchange for
10 to 15 hours of work per week.
Room in shared apartment or house $500 - $800
Studio apartment $900 - $1,500
One bedroom apartment $1,100 - $1,850
Two bedroom apartment or house $1,200 - $2,000 outside Berkeley
$1,450 - $2,500 and up in Berkeley
Three bedroom or larger house
(Three bedroom apartments are rare)
$2,400 - $4,000 and up


Note: Please be advised that Cal Rentals does receive advertisements for rentals with lower rents than the above figures, but such rentals are becoming increasingly rare in our competitive housing market. If your housing budget is limited, consider including work exchanges in your search and be sure to include other communities in your search in addition to Berkeley in order to have sufficient rentals to pursue.
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