Accommodation

Student House

The Student House is located on 2 minutes walking distance from Basel SBB train station, 5 minutes walking from the Study Center and 15 minutes walking from the Basel city center.

The Student House hosts those World Peace Academy students that wish to live together and at a comfortable distance to both the Study Centre and the city center. Each room is equipped with a wardrobe, a desk, a chair, and a bed.  Each floor has shared showers and toilets. A cleaning service cleans all the toilets, showers and hallways daily, and changes bed linen once per week. The price per room per month is 500 CHF.

Last but not least, an inner courtyard/garden can be used by the students to enjoy sunny afternoons and evenings.    

Study Centre and Student House neighborhood

The neighborhood, called Gundeldingen (or simply “Gundeli“), is a pleasant multicultural area full of small (take away) restaurants, supermarkets and cheap shops.

Please find below a rough overview of what is available in Gundeli within 5 minutes walking distance from the Study Centre and Student House:

2 Copyshops; 3 Electronics Stores; 4 Kiosks; 5 Minimarkets (generally open every day and until 22h); 3 Supermarkets (mostly open during weekdays and until 18h); 2 Pharmacies; 1 Post Office (Marghareten); 10 Clothing stores (all price ranges); Gym “Form Haus“; Kung Fu School “Ying Tsu“; Bowling Centre;  ATM Machines; 2 Laundry Services

Hair Dresser “Coiffeur Salon Anoy“ (20 CHF for men, 25 CHF for women)

Movie House (mostly Hollywood and Bollywood, rent 5 CHF and caution 20 CHF; sells also international calling cards)

Bakery “Tea Room“ (opens at 06h; croissants 2 CHF, teas and coffees 3-4 CHF)

Korean Restaurant “Koreahof“ (lunch menu 15-18 CHF, dinner dishes 25-35 CHF)

Restaurant Bar “100“ (lunch menu of the day 17.50 CHF)

Italian Restaurant “Caffe Fortuna“ (open at 08h, breakfast menu 11-25 CHF, lunch menu 22-30 CHF, dinner dishes 19-30 CHF)

Italian Restaurant-Pizzeria “La Tavola“ (pizzas 18-25 CHF)

Migros Restaurant (menu 11-18 CHF) / Migros Gourmessa (sandwiches 5-9 CHF)

Thai take away “Typisch Thai“ (dishes 8-14 CHF)

Chinese Restaurant (open every day, lunch menu 20 CHF; dinner soups 8 CHF, dinner dishes 20-40 CHF)

2 Turkish Restaurants and take away “Murat Imbiss“ and “Istanbul“ (doner/durum 7-9 CHF, pizza 9-12 CHF)

Japanese take away “Wasabi“ (lunch menu of the day 10-20 CHF)

Of course this is just Gundeli, and within 5 minutes walking, so imagine how much more the city of Basel has to offer. We wish our students a wonderful exploration!

 

Cost of living

The currency is the Swiss Franc (CHF or SFr.). The Euro (EUR) is accepted by the major supermarket chains (Migros, Coop, Manor, etc) and by service providers (railways, Post Office, certain restaurants, etc). However, your change will be given in CHF.

The canteen and cafeteria of the University of Basel offer meals for students for CHF 7.50 to 10.00.

Here are a few current average prices in Basel:

1 dish in a restaurant	CHF	20.00	and up
1 Big Mac	CHF	6.30
300 ml Coca Cola in a restaurant	CHF	4.00
1 coffee in a restaurant	CHF	4.50
1½ liters of mineral water bought in a shop	CHF	1.80
1 liter of milk	CHF	1.50
½ kg of bread	CHF	2.00
6 eggs	CHF	3.00
1 cinema ticket	CHF	17.00
1 tramway ticket	CHF	2.40