20 Sydney suburbs you can still rent a room under $300

So renting in Sydney is, well, expensive. Damn expensive tbh.

Anyone looking for a place will attest to this, as will those who already outlay large chunks of hard-earned cash for a roof over their head.

Despite murmurs of a declining rental market, many cannot simply wait in the streets for a drop in prices before deciding to move in somewhere.

While sharing is still the only affordable option left, data shows it’s not as cheap as it once was in Australia’s biggest city.

Average room prices based on listings created this year show that 63 Sydney suburbs now have an average asking price of over $300 per week. Yikes.

But, before you become completely disillusioned with the Sydney rental market and start packing up to move to Melbourne, read on.

There are still a number of suburbs in Sydney where you can land a room without having to shell out exorbitant amounts of moolah.

To make the room search easier, we’ve put together a list of the best value suburbs where average prices have remained under $300.

Happy hunting:

Suburb	Distance to City	Average Rent Per Week
Five Dock	9km	$233
Parramatta	25km	$239
Dulwich Hill	10km	$242
Rockdale	12km	$242
Haberfield	9km	$249
Cronulla	28km	$252
Ryde	14km	$253
Homebush West	16km	$253
Gladesville	10km	$258
Ashfield	10km	$260
Marrickville	9km	$260
Kingsford	7.5km	$260
Lane Cove	10km	$262
Petersham	8km	$266
Stanmore	6km	$268
Lilyfield	6km	$273
St Peters	5km	$274
Enmore	6km	$278
Wollstonecraft	7km	$285
Randwick	7km	$292

^{Prices based on private room listings created on Flatmates.com.au between Jan 1 - Mar 10 2016}