Options vary and usually include student hostels, apartments, and residential halls (dormitories). Each presents its own level of cultural immersion and degree of independence. Depending on how your program arranges housing, you may be living with other international students or locals.
Remember to reflect on all of your housing options to determine what will be the most comfortable for you (while still being challenging and a learning experience!). If you are going to a country very different than India if you are an Home student, or your home country if you are an International student, you may consider living in campus to help balance the outside stressors. Also remember to consider the country, area, and university you are aiming to study abroad. Europe, North American, or Asia? European and North American countries will be more expensive in terms of accommodation options than going to another Asian country. Also accommodation fees may vary considerably and range from US$700 to US$ 1,400 per semester in public universities, and from US$1,800 to even US$4,500 per semester in private universities in different countries