Short-term rental in Taipei from 30 days: renting for one to six months, and the total cost

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1. What's included in a short-term rental?
2. How much does a short-term or monthly rental in Taipei cost for one, three or six months?
3. Why is it so hard to find a short-term rental in Taipei?
4. How is a short-term rental different from staying a few nights?
5. Where can you find a short-term rental in Taipei? 591, Airbnb, sublets, monthly rental apartments, long-stay hotels and co-living
6. Who needs a short-term rental in Taipei for one to six months?
7. How long can you stay in Taiwan visa-free?
8. Co-living vs a hotel or an Airbnb for a month
9. Frequently asked questions
10. Next steps: see the rooms, check your dates, book a viewing
11. Notes

The short answer first.

Our minimum lease is 30 days, and every lease is a residential tenancy agreement. We don't rent for less than 30 days.

Anything from 30 days to under 6 months is a short lease. On a short lease, the cheapest thing we rent is a bed in a shared room at NT$9,000 (≈ US$280) a month. Add the utilities fee of NT$1,000, which covers water, electricity, gas and internet. Stay longer and the rent drops: on a 12-month lease, beds start at NT$8,000 (≈ US$250).

When you move in, there's a one-time move-in fee of NT$1,500. The deposit is 1 month of rent and is returned when you move out, as set out in the lease.

Most of what we rent is beds in shared rooms, and there are only a few single rooms. You share the bathrooms with your housemates.

The cost table further down works out what 1, 2, 3, 6 and 12 months come to.

What's included in a short-term rental?

People posting on PTT (a popular Taiwanese online forum) or in Facebook groups to find a short-term place keep asking about the same things:

Single rooms are only at four houses: Gongguan House, Houshanpi House, Kunyang House and Songshan House. Their monthly rent is higher than a bed in a shared room. Each house page lists every room's base price and lease-length surcharge.

How much does a short-term or monthly rental in Taipei cost for one, three or six months?

Monthly rent comes in three tiers, set by the length of your lease. All 7 houses use the same rule:

"Base price" in this table means the price shown for each room on its house page.

The next table is based on the cheapest bed in a shared room on the whole site. How it's worked out is explained below the table.

Based on the cheapest bed on the site (base price NT$8,000 a month). Each month is that tier's rent plus the NT$1,000 utilities fee. The total is the monthly amount times the number of months, plus the one-time NT$1,500 move-in fee. The deposit is extra and not included in the total.

Approximate conversions use the Bank of Taiwan rate on 14 Oct 2026. You pay in Taiwan dollars.

The tier depends on the length of the whole lease. It isn't worked out month by month. Rent for 3 months, and all 3 are charged at the "30 days to under 6 months" rate. Rent for six months, and the whole stay is charged at the "6 to under 12 months" rate. Months are counted on the calendar: move in on 15 October and out on 15 April the next year, and that counts as a full 6 months.

Your lease doesn't have to be a whole number of months. The tier still follows the total length, and the rent is then charged pro rata, by the day: the monthly rent divided by 30, times the number of days in the lease. The utilities fee is charged by the day too.

Renewing, or signing a new lease? The price follows the length of that renewal. Live here for 3 months and renew for 3 more, and the renewal is charged at the short-lease rate. Renew for 12 months and you pay the base price.

Transport isn't in the table. If you ride the MRT and buses a lot, the TPASS pass for Keelung, Taipei, New Taipei and Taoyuan (基北北桃都會通) costs NT$1,200 and is valid for 30 consecutive days from the day you first use it¹.

Awkward dates? Enter your move-in and move-out dates when you book a viewing, and ask us to work out the cost for your dates.

Why is it so hard to find a short-term rental in Taipei?

Short stays get expensive mostly because of the money you pay in one go before moving in; the monthly rent matters less.

On a residential lease, the deposit can legally be as much as 2 months' rent (Article 7 of the Rental Housing Market Development and Regulation Act, or Rental Housing Act for short)². Staying a month or two? The deposit alone can come close to the rent for your whole stay.

If you rent through an agent, the fees the agent charges the landlord and the tenant must not add up to more than one and a half months' rent. That's a cap, not a fixed rate³. The shorter your stay, the more that fee weighs on each month.

One more thing. Whether a landlord takes short leases at all, and how short, differs from landlord to landlord. Ask about it first, when you enquire or at the viewing.

So don't compare short-term rentals on monthly rent alone. Add the agent's fee, the move-in costs and the monthly water, power and internet: that sum is what the stay really costs you. Treat the deposit separately: ask how much you hand over before moving in and how you get it back when you leave.

How is a short-term rental different from staying a few nights?

One is a lease. The other is accommodation, and a different law applies.

Residential leases of 30 days or more, for living in

Article 4 of the Rental Housing Market Development and Regulation Act lists cases the Act doesn't cover. The ones that matter for short stays are housing "for the purpose of leisure or travel" and "a lease period of less than thirty days". If either one applies, the Act doesn't².

Put the other way round, a residential lease of 30 days or more, taken to live in, falls under the Act. For example, the deposit can't exceed 2 months' rent in total, and once the lease ends and you've handed back the home and paid what you owe, the landlord must return the deposit or what's left after deductions (Article 7)². Articles 10 and 11 also spell out when the landlord or the tenant can end the lease early, and how much written notice they have to give².

The contract has rules of its own. The Ministry of the Interior's mandatory and prohibited terms for standard-form residential leases (住宅租賃定型化契約應記載及不得記載事項) give you a review period of at least three days before you sign⁴.

Accommodation by the day or by the week

The Act for the Development of Tourism defines a hotel business as a for-profit business that charges the general public for accommodation "by the day or by the week" (Article 2, Subparagraph 8). A hotel business has to register with the local authority and get a registration certificate and an official sign before it can operate (Article 24). Homestays (民宿, a kind of B&B) must register too (Article 25)⁵. Running one without registering, or advertising it online without having registered, can be fined (Articles 55 and 55-1)⁵.

You can check whether a hotel or homestay is registered with the licensed accommodation search on Taiwan Stay (臺灣旅宿網), the Tourism Administration's accommodation site⁶.

Seal Co-living has no daily or weekly plans.

Where can you find a short-term rental in Taipei? 591, Airbnb, sublets, monthly rental apartments, long-stay hotels and co-living

591 is a Taiwanese rental listings site. Sites like it are where landlords and agents post their listings, and some listings say short leases are possible. You'll have to ask about the lease length, deposit and fees one by one. If you rent through an agent, the cap on agent's fees mentioned above applies³.

Airbnb is a booking platform where each host lists their own place, and some people use it to find somewhere for about a month. On the same platform you'll find hotels, homestays and ordinary homes. A place that takes guests by the day or by the week counts as a hotel business or a homestay, so before you book, check on Taiwan Stay that it's licensed⁶.

A sublet usually means the current tenant rents the room on to you. Be careful with these. Under the Rental Housing Act, if a tenant sublets without the landlord's written consent, the landlord can end the lease early (Article 10)². Before you sign, check that the person has the owner's written consent.

"Monthly rental apartment" (月租公寓) isn't a legal category, and every operator does it differently. Ask straight away: is it a residential lease, or accommodation charged by the day or by the week?

Long-stay hotel plans are simpler. They're hotel stays, not residential leases, and the price and services depend on each hotel's plan.

And then there's co-living, like Seal Co-living. An operator manages the house, the rooms are furnished, and you share the kitchen and living room with housemates. Our leases are residential leases.

For a side-by-side look at private space, bathrooms and the legal side of each type of home, see Co-living, en-suite room, room with shared bathroom or monthly rental apartment? Comparing places to live in Taipei for foreigners.

Who needs a short-term rental in Taipei for one to six months?

Most people who look for one will be living in Taipei for a while, but can't commit to a year yet, or simply don't need a one-year lease.

A summer internship, training before a new job starts, or the pre-practice training for new lawyers (律訓) usually takes two or three months. People on assignment or a secondment, or who have just changed jobs, often rent for a few months first, get used to the commute, and only then decide where to settle. You might also need a place in between while your home is being renovated, while you wait for the keys to a new home, or right after moving back to Taiwan from abroad.

An exchange semester or a 1–3 month language course fits a short lease well. On a working holiday, some people sign for 30 days or more for their first home and look for a longer-term place while they live there.

Some just want to live properly in Taipei for a month. Koreans call it 한달살기, "living somewhere for a month". In Japan, people search for マンスリー, monthly rentals. It's the same idea.

Which house suits you depends on where you work or study:

• Xinyi District: CityHall House, near Taipei City Hall Station (Bannan Line), about a 2-minute walk; Songlong House, near Songshan Station (Songshan-Xindian Line), about a 4-minute walk; Guangci House, near Guangci/Fengtian Temple Station (Tamsui-Xinyi Line), about a 6-minute walk.
• Nangang: Kunyang House, near Kunyang Station (Bannan Line), about a 2-minute walk. The Bannan Line runs straight to Taipei City Hall and Taipei Main Station with no change of trains. Houshanpi House and Songshan House are in the same area.
• Around NTU, NTUST and NTNU's Gongguan campus: Gongguan House, near Gongguan Station (Songshan-Xindian Line), about a 3-minute walk.

How long can you stay in Taiwan visa-free?

This is what we found on the Bureau of Consular Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and National Immigration Agency (Ministry of the Interior) websites on 9 Oct 2026:

Visa-free days are counted from the day after you arrive, and the stay can't be extended⁷. Ninety days for Japanese and Korean passports sounds like plenty. But 3 calendar months can come to more than 90 days, so if you plan to rent for 3 months, count the days on a calendar first.

To stay longer than that, you need a visa or residence permit that covers the extra time. For the details, the announcements of the Bureau of Consular Affairs and the National Immigration Agency prevail.

Coming from Hong Kong, Macau or Malaysia for a month

You can, with a residential lease of 30 days or more. The catch is the day count. Visa-free entry for Malaysians and the online entry permit for Hong Kong and Macau residents both give you 30 days, exactly our minimum lease, with not a single day to spare. If you move in on the day you arrive and stay the full 30 days, your move-out day is also your last permitted day in Taiwan, and you have to leave that same day.

Hong Kong and Macau residents who plan to stay more than 30 days, or who don't qualify for the online permit, apply for an entry and exit permit through the National Immigration Agency's online application system (境外人士線上申辦系統)⁸. When you book a viewing, ask us at the same time which documents to bring for signing the lease.

Co-living vs a hotel or an Airbnb for a month

We don't list other places' prices. The Seal Co-living column shows our terms; the last column is what to ask a long-stay hotel plan or an Airbnb monthly host:

Frequently asked questions

Can I rent short-term in Taipei for just one month?

Yes, as long as the lease is at least 30 days. Watch out, though: a calendar month doesn't always have 30 days. Move in on 1 February and out on 1 March, and you're still short of the minimum lease. If your move-out date is earlier than "move-in date + 30 days", the booking form won't accept it and asks you to change the dates.

How much does a one-month stay at Seal Co-living cost in total?

For the cheapest bed in a shared room, 1 month comes to NT$11,500 (≈ US$355), with the deposit on top. That's the short-lease rent of NT$9,000 (≈ US$280), the NT$1,000 utilities fee and the one-time NT$1,500 move-in fee. Single rooms cost more per month; each house page has their prices.

How much is the deposit, and when do I get it back?

It's 1 month of rent. By law, once the lease ends and you've handed back the room and settled what you owe, you get the deposit back, or what's left of it after deductions (Article 7)².

What if my stay isn't a whole number of months, say 45 days?

You pay pro rata, by the day: the monthly rent divided by 30, times the number of days, and the utilities fee is charged by the day too. The tier depends on the whole lease, and 45 days falls in the short-lease tier, so you pay 1.5 months of short-lease rent plus 1.5 months of the utilities fee. For the cheapest bed, that's NT$9,000 (≈ US$280) and NT$1,000 each multiplied by 1.5, plus the one-time move-in fee, with the deposit on top. For the exact amount for your dates, put them in the viewing booking form and ask us.

Can I rent short-term in Taipei for three months? Can I renew?

Yes. A 2-month or a 3-month stay both fall in the "30 days to under 6 months" tier. If you want to stay on when the lease ends, the renewal is priced by its own length: 3 more months at the short-lease rate, or 12 more months at the base price.

Are there daily or weekly rentals in Taipei? Can I rent by the day or the week?

Not with us. Seal Co-living only signs residential leases of 30 days or more. Accommodation by the day or by the week counts as a hotel business or homestay, which has to register with the local authority⁵. Arriving in Taipei a few days before your move-in date? Find a licensed place for those nights on Taiwan Stay⁶.

Is a short-term rental legal? Am I protected by law?

A short-term rental at Seal Co-living is a residential lease, so it comes under the Rental Housing Act. Article 4 says the Act doesn't apply if the purpose is leisure or travel, or if the lease runs for less than 30 days; either one is enough². Our leases are for living in and run 30 days or more, so neither case applies. That means the 2-month cap on deposits (Article 7) and the rules on ending a lease early (Articles 10 and 11) apply to you².

Our registration number as a rental housing service business (租賃住宅服務業) is on the About us page.

Is co-living cheaper than an Airbnb or a hotel for a month?

Not always. It depends on the place and the plan. When you compare, put the 30-day totals side by side. Our cheapest bed comes to NT$11,500 (≈ US$355) for 1 month, plus the deposit. Price aside, also compare privacy, whether you can cook, and what you'd actually be signing: a residential lease, or a booking for accommodation.

Can I rent if I enter Taiwan visa-free?

Yes, as long as the lease fits inside the time you're allowed to stay. Japanese and Korean passport holders get up to 90 days visa-free and Malaysians up to 30 days, counted from the day after arrival and not extendable⁷.

I'm abroad. Can I see the room first?

Yes. The English, Japanese and Korean booking forms all let you choose a video viewing. The Chinese form only has in-person viewings for now; if you'd like a video viewing, tell us first on our LINE official account. You can write to us in Chinese, English, Japanese or Korean, and we reply in the same language.

What if my plans change? Can I move out early?

That depends. The law lists a few situations in which a lease can be ended early, and everything else follows the lease. For example, if the tenant needs long-term treatment because of an illness or an accident, that's a case under Article 11 of the Rental Housing Act: you give written notice with supporting evidence 30 days before ending the lease². For anything outside those cases, ask us to explain how it's calculated before you sign.

Next steps: see the rooms, check your dates, book a viewing

• Start with the list of houses to see room types and photos for all 7 houses. Open a house page to see each room's base price and lease-length surcharge.
• For a budget that covers living costs as a whole, see Living in Taipei in 2026: how much does it cost per month?
• Renting in Taiwan for the first time? Read Common sticking points for foreigners renting in Taipei: agent's fees, deposits, lease language, ARC address registration, and how Seal Co-living handles them
• Not sure co-living is for you: Why choose Seal Co-living: transparent pricing, a 30-day minimum lease, fully furnished rooms, and a housemate community
• What to ask before a viewing: Choosing a Share House in Taipei: 10 Things to Check Before You Move In
• Your first week after moving in: Getting the hang of co-living for the first time: getting along with housemates, shared spaces, and your first-week checklist

Once your dates are more or less settled, book a viewing. Besides your move-in and move-out dates, the form asks about your living habits and what time you usually go to bed, plus a short introduction about yourself. That way we get to know your daily rhythm before you move in.

Questions? You can also ask us on our LINE official account first.

Notes

1. EasyCard Corporation, 基北北桃都會通 (TPASS) https://www.easycard.com.tw/easycard?cls=1682492497&id=1683186954. Retrieved 2026-10-09. ↩

2. Rental Housing Market Development and Regulation Act (amended ROC 112-02-08), Articles 4, 7, 10 and 11, Laws & Regulations Database of the Republic of China (Taiwan) https://law.moj.gov.tw/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=D0060125. Retrieved 2026-10-09. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹

3. Ministry of the Interior, 不動產仲介經紀業報酬計收標準規定 (rules on real estate agent fees; amended ROC 89-07-19), point 1, 內政部主管法規共用系統 (Ministry of the Interior laws and regulations system) https://glrs.moi.gov.tw/LawContent.aspx?id=FL053366. Retrieved 2026-10-09. ↩ ↩²

4. Ministry of the Interior, 住宅租賃定型化契約應記載及不得記載事項 (mandatory and prohibited terms for standard-form residential lease contracts; amended ROC 114-04-18), point 1 (contract review period), 內政部主管法規共用系統 (Ministry of the Interior laws and regulations system) https://glrs.moi.gov.tw/LawContent.aspx?id=GL000907. Retrieved 2026-10-09. ↩

5. Act for the Development of Tourism (amended ROC 114-11-28), Article 2, Subparagraph 8, and Articles 24, 25, 55 and 55-1, Laws & Regulations Database of the Republic of China (Taiwan) https://law.moj.gov.tw/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=K0110001; Tourism Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, 旅館業登記說明 (hotel business registration guide) https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/BusinessInfo/Articles?a=251 (updated 2023-05-01). Retrieved 2026-10-09. ↩ ↩² ↩³

6. Tourism Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Taiwan Stay (臺灣旅宿網), 合法旅宿查詢 (licensed accommodation search) https://www.taiwanstay.net.tw/TSA/web_page/TSA020100.jsp. Retrieved 2026-10-09. ↩ ↩² ↩³

7. Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "Visa-Exempt Entry" (updated 2026-07-17) https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-149-4486-7785a-1.html. Retrieved 2026-10-09. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

8. National Immigration Agency, Ministry of the Interior, FAQ 港澳人士申辦相關 (applications by Hong Kong and Macau residents) https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5385/12162/12209//CP_QA?alias=QAClass&type=%E6%B8%AF%E6%BE%B3%E4%BA%BA%E5%A3%AB%E7%94%B3%E8%BE%A6%E7%9B%B8%E9%97%9C (「網簽入臺後可停留多少天」, how long you can stay with an online entry permit, updated 2020-10-23; 「香港或澳門居民申請來臺簽證之規定」, rules for Hong Kong or Macau residents applying to visit Taiwan, updated 2023-04-06). Retrieved 2026-10-09. ↩ ↩²

Approximate conversions use the Bank of Taiwan rate on 14 Oct 2026. You pay in Taiwan dollars.