Housing & Food

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Housing Services

Undergraduate and postgraduate A.U.Th. students, as well as PhD candidates, who come from large and/or low-income families, are entitled to free accommodation in the Student Halls of Residence. Social and economic criteria are considered for the selection of the students eligible to be accommodated in the Students Halls of Residence.

All other students are welcome to visit the Department of Studies website where they can find a list of private accommodation offers, as well as links to some of the major real estate agents in Thessaloniki.

ERASMUS students and foreign students seeking accommodation for a short period of time can visit our accomodation website for more information.

Food Services

The Student Club is a legal entity of public law, and is part of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Its facilities are located on the eastern side of the campus. The Student Club can be accessed from the entrance in Nea Egnatia Street or from the entrance in 3rd September Street. The facilities include one of the largest refectories in north Greece, medical service and a snack bar. The Student Club provides students of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with food, accommodation and medical care.

There are two big refectories which seat 1,000 and 500 students respectively, whereas two smaller refectories seat members of the personnel of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

The University Student Club also provides food services for students of the School of Fine Arts, the facilities of which are located in Thermi and Stavroupoli, students of the School of Urban-Regional Planning and Development Engineering in Veria, students of the School of Physical Education and Sports Science in Serres and Thermi, as well as for students who attend the clinics of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

During the summer, the Student Club offers food services to students of the Faculty of Forestry and Natural Environment who participate in practical field training at the University Forest in Pertouli, Trikala, and at the University Forest in Taxiarchis, Chalkidiki, as well as catering for the Kalandra University Camp.

Today, the Student Club is able to provide up to 15,000 meals per day. Food services are offered free of charge  to undergraduate and postgraduate students, who have not been awarded a degree from another Higher Education Institution (University or Technological Education Institution), and they, or their parents, are not high-income earners (as shown on their tax return), to Greek expatriates, to Cypriots, and to other categories of students.

Our university offers to all affiliated (exchange or full time) foreign students free meals (lunch and supper during work days and only lunch during weekends) at the University Student Club. The Students’ restaurant is open throughout the academic year (from mid September to the end of June), every day from Monday to Sunday.

For that service, students have to submit to the Meals Service of the University Students’ Club the relevant certificate obtained upon their registration, their student Academic Identification Card and one photograph. For more information about the issuance of the Academic Identification Card students should contact their School’s Registrar’s Office.

Cost of Living

Thessaloniki is known as a “friendly” city with an active cultural and social life. Beyond the museums, there are numerous movie theaters, (foreign films are screened with subtitles), several theaters, a state and a city orchestra, cafes, restaurants and bars.

It is estimated that, on the average, a Greek student spends at least 600 Euro per month for private accommodation, utilities, food and transportation. The following list includes the prices of some basic goods that determines the cost of living (speculatively):

Item

Price in Euros

Bus Ticket

1,00 € half price if you obtain the Academic ID Card (tickets cost +0,10 € inside the bus)

Bottle of water (0,5lt)0,40-0,50 €
Bottle of water (1,5lt)0,60-1,00€
Milk (1 lt)1,00-1,50 €
Refreshments1,00-2,00 €
Coffee (at a cafeteria)3,00-4,50 €
Beer (at a bar)4,00-6,00 €
Cinema ticket

7,50 €

Concert ticket

20,00€ (varies)