Choose cheaper apartment or more expensive one?

I narrowed down 2 places. One has a rent of $950 and the other has $1200. The cheaper one has a shared bathroom and the kitchen is shared with 4 or 5 people and the gym is 20 minutes a way by bus. The expensive one has a private bathroom, kitchen shared with 2 people at most and is in walking distance to the gym. All else is the same. I have student loans that total to $50k and I earn about $5.1k post taxes. I aim to put around $2.5k per month to pay it off. At this rate I should pay it off in 2 years but depending on the choose I will have to make sacrifices. I am not from this country though I would like to stay but realistically I will most likely be here for just 5 years. I’m confused about which one to choose. Financially the $950 is the best option, or really anything cheaper is. But I really like $1200 apartment. It’s in great neighbourhood with a private bathroom which would normally cost $1.6k usd :/. The more expensive one would push completely paying off the loan by 4 months roughly. But at the same time, if I take the more expensive one I can always break lease later if I don’t see any signs of promotion to pay it off quicker.

I guess what I’m looking for is an adult to help me with this. Normally my dad would help but he’s not there anymore :/ I’m having a hard time separating my wants from my needs. For me paying off the debt occupies a big part of my life but at the same time is 4 months that big of a deal? What if I get a raise and it balances out? Could someone help me? Making decisions is stressing me out a lot. Thank you =)