Kaplan Singapore — housing guide for new students

October 2026 intake · Suggested move-in: mid-September to early October 2026

What this budget actually rents

• Budget S$900–1,100 — The Plaza Common room · shared bathroom S$950–1,250; Burlington Square Common room · shared bathroom S$1,000–1,300; Sunshine Plaza Common room · shared bathroom S$1,050–1,350; The Bencoolen Common room · shared bathroom S$1,100–1,400
• Budget S$1,200–1,500 — Sunshine Plaza Large common room S$1,200–1,500; Parc Emily Common room · shared bathroom S$1,200–1,500; City Square Residences Common room · shared bathroom S$1,250–1,450; Sturdee Residences Common room · shared bathroom S$1,250–1,550
• Budget S$1,700+ — City Square Residences Master room · en-suite S$1,700–2,100; Sturdee Residences Master room · en-suite S$1,700–2,100; Uptown @ Farrer Master room · en-suite S$1,700–2,150; Piccadilly Grand Master room · en-suite S$1,850–2,300

Buildings within a 20-minute walk of this campus. Room rents come mainly from current public listings; official rental data is used to place the area's overall level · updated August 2026. Actual rent moves with the room type, the building, when you move in and how long you take it for.

Where the campus is, and the commute

The nearest MRT station to campus is Bencoolen (DT Line), about a 5-minute walk. In Singapore what matters is the number of interchanges, not the distance on a map — the same 3 km is a very different journey direct versus with two changes. Every building page carries the actual public-transport route and time to campus.

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Choosing the type of housing

• School / student accommodation: Kaplan does not operate its own student apartments, but its 2026 accommodation guide lists approved partners with room and rate information. Final availability and quotation should still be confirmed with the provider when applying. The school’s own accommodation page (read 2026-08-22) →
• A private room: A room inside a private unit (common or master). You choose the area and your roommates; the deposit and lease are issued by the landlord side.
• A whole unit, shared: Take a whole 2- or 3-bedroom with classmates: both sizes exist around here, and the space and the roommates are yours to choose.

Sharing a whole unit is not automatically cheaper than a single room, nor automatically dearer. What it buys is the whole place, roommates you chose, and more freedom in how you live. Whether it works out comes down to the headcount and the actual whole-unit rent at the time — your housing plan works that through for your case.

Areas worth looking at

• Sophia — The shortest walk to the City campus — quiet, and uphill · ≈ 4-min walk from campus
• Bencoolen — MRT and hawker food right outside the door — the most convenient · ≈ 4-min walk from campus
• Farrer Park — A bigger room for the same budget · ≈ 17-min walk from campus
• Lavender — One MRT stop out, a notch cheaper than the centre · 1.7 km from campus — a ride, not a walk

Three traps to avoid first

• Read the lease before you pay anything. If someone wants a deposit before showing you the tenancy agreement, stop there.
• Getting your deposit back comes down to the move-in inventory — photograph every item on the day you move in.
• There is a legal cap on how many people may occupy a unit. Confirm it before sharing; do not just count bedrooms.

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A housing plan for Kaplan Singapore

What you get is not a pile of listings but a plan you can decide from: for your school, your intake, your move-in date and your budget, it puts student accommodation, a private room and a shared whole unit side by side — rent, commute, lease term, utilities, the total for the year, the risks and a recommendation.

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