You might be better off looking in a town outside Rome with a regular (and cheap) train service into the centre, such as Frascati, Ostia or Monterotondo. You can get to and from Termini in 30-40 minutes for a couple of Euros each way.
Comune di Roma, certainly. And of course in the summer it won't be cheap, you're absolutely right (I'd momentarily forgotten that it has a beach...) OP, my original point remains to think about renting somewhere outside of Rome, but not on the coast!
i am insanely broke, but if i want to move at all then my best opportunity is now. my version of cheap is the least i can possibly spend to be probably within an hour or so of the city
The problem is that you can't be "one hour to the city" when it takes you 3-4 hrs to cross it.
Try small cities connected with rails like Civitavecchia or Pomezia or similar.
Look for a shared house in the far outskirts. The problem will be that the transportation, while it exists, is pretty brutal out there, which is one reason there's so much demand in the center.
by cheap i mean i currently own less than €250. i could borrow money from friends or family but i really don’t want to do that, i’d much rather do it on my own
Lmao, this is a horrible idea that you should reconsider. If you have no remote income stream you should not be moving to a new city unless it is an absolute necessity.
yea i know it’s a horrible idea lmao. no question about that. i know that if i can make it work for a month or so at the start though then i’m chilling
In my advice as someone who's done it half a dozen times, moving to a new city and/or country you should have at least enough money to support yourself for three months while you look for work. That needs to cover everything you could need, then add to that a rental deposit, plus money to pay for your ticket home if things don't work out.
I'm moving to Rome too. I planned to find a cheap hostel until I could find an apartment and settle all the details with bureaucracy, documents, deposit etc.
Unless this is a bad plan and I don't know, I think it's better and cheaper than renting something short-term.
I hadn’t really thought about hostels. After seeing your comment though, i’ve done about 30 minutes of research into this. I’d already looked into co-living / shared houses, as well as regular apartments, all mainly further out from the city center but close to transport options, just because I’m on a budget.
All of the hostels I could find are asking upwards of €1000 / month, which is so much more than you would be paying for somewhere more cozy but on the outskirts. Maybe I just haven’t looked in the right places though
When are you going? I'm going on November, which is low season and that usually means lower prices. Another option is trying to find work at the hostels themselves and live in them. The pay will be very low, but at least you'll have a roof over your head while looking for something else. If you speak many languages it'll be a plus.
You might be better off looking in a town outside Rome with a regular (and cheap) train service into the centre, such as Frascati, Ostia or Monterotondo. You can get to and from Termini in 30-40 minutes for a couple of Euros each way.
akxhtkually ostia is rome (and not so cheap)
Comune di Roma, certainly. And of course in the summer it won't be cheap, you're absolutely right (I'd momentarily forgotten that it has a beach...) OP, my original point remains to think about renting somewhere outside of Rome, but not on the coast!
Doesn’t sound like you’re actually ready to move to Rome.
Depends on your budget, if your cheap is 500$ or ur cheap is 100$?
i am insanely broke, but if i want to move at all then my best opportunity is now. my version of cheap is the least i can possibly spend to be probably within an hour or so of the city
The problem is that you can't be "one hour to the city" when it takes you 3-4 hrs to cross it. Try small cities connected with rails like Civitavecchia or Pomezia or similar.
Look for a shared house in the far outskirts. The problem will be that the transportation, while it exists, is pretty brutal out there, which is one reason there's so much demand in the center.
do you have any advice on websites or groups to search on?
What do you mean cheap?
by cheap i mean i currently own less than €250. i could borrow money from friends or family but i really don’t want to do that, i’d much rather do it on my own
Lmao, this is a horrible idea that you should reconsider. If you have no remote income stream you should not be moving to a new city unless it is an absolute necessity.
yea i know it’s a horrible idea lmao. no question about that. i know that if i can make it work for a month or so at the start though then i’m chilling
In my advice as someone who's done it half a dozen times, moving to a new city and/or country you should have at least enough money to support yourself for three months while you look for work. That needs to cover everything you could need, then add to that a rental deposit, plus money to pay for your ticket home if things don't work out.
Where are you planning on working?
basically any job i could get. i’ve got about 6 years of barista experience though
Are you from Italy or another Schengen country?
yes i have full italian citizenship
Speak with Isabella or Sophie at [Domus Romanae](https://www.domusromanae.net/)
I'm moving to Rome too. I planned to find a cheap hostel until I could find an apartment and settle all the details with bureaucracy, documents, deposit etc. Unless this is a bad plan and I don't know, I think it's better and cheaper than renting something short-term.
I hadn’t really thought about hostels. After seeing your comment though, i’ve done about 30 minutes of research into this. I’d already looked into co-living / shared houses, as well as regular apartments, all mainly further out from the city center but close to transport options, just because I’m on a budget. All of the hostels I could find are asking upwards of €1000 / month, which is so much more than you would be paying for somewhere more cozy but on the outskirts. Maybe I just haven’t looked in the right places though
When are you going? I'm going on November, which is low season and that usually means lower prices. Another option is trying to find work at the hostels themselves and live in them. The pay will be very low, but at least you'll have a roof over your head while looking for something else. If you speak many languages it'll be a plus.
i was hoping that i’d be able to in about a month since i’ll be in the area anyway