<p>How much is the average cost of a single room off-campus at Berkeley? Is it something around $900-1000?</p>
<p>I am wondering to same too… I hope it’ll be A LOT cheaper than the resident hall. As much as I would love to live there, the money might not allow that to happen 
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<p>The [Berkeley</a> Student Co-op](<a href=“http://berkeleystudentcooperative.org/rates/40-academic-year-rates]Berkeley”>http://berkeleystudentcooperative.org/rates/40-academic-year-rates) is $3,411 per semester for fall 2010 and spring 2011, or $853 per month for room and board. However, new members are unlikely to get single rooms in the co-op houses, and are less likely to get the smaller (nicer, cleaner) houses.</p>
<p>There are also the student/faculty/staff-only [Cal</a> Rentals](<a href=“https://calrentals.housing.berkeley.edu/]Cal”>https://calrentals.housing.berkeley.edu/) listings.</p>
<p>Fyi, a studio or one bedroom apartment that is relatively near campus can be $1300-1600/mo. Co-ops are cheaper but room selection is based on a point system, so you may end up in your least favorite choice.</p>
<p>For $900-$1100/mo, you can get yourself a run-down studio somewhat far from campus on southside. Nicer ones are $1300/mo+.</p>
<p>On northside, the nice ones run about $900-$1100/mo, but there aren’t many run-down buildings on northside.</p>
<p>As for my situation: I’m paying $870/mo for a really large single room in a 2bd/1ba apartment that I’m sharing.</p>