Study abroad costs

Tuition and living-cost references for popular destinations, converted to yuan with the 23 October 2026 ECB reference rates. Tuition and living costs use different definitions and are not added into one total. The offer from the institution is the figure that applies.

ECB reference rates for 2026-10-23: 1 USD = 6.6702 yuan, 1 GBP = 8.917, 1 EUR = 7.466, 1 CHF = 8.0915, 1 CAD = 4.766, 1 AUD = 4.6841, 1 NZD = 3.7933, 1 DKK = 0.99882, 1 NOK = 0.71332, 1 PLN = 1.6989, 1 ISK = 0.05482, 1 SEK = 0.67074, 1 HKD = 0.85041, 1 JPY = 0.04254, 1 KRW = 0.00504. Rounded to the nearest yuan. This is not a bank cash rate.

United States

There is no official international-student cost table for New York, Boston, or Los Angeles. Housing and food is the 2025–26 national on-campus average, including housing and meals, not rent in one city. Books, transport, and other personal expenses are the allowance in the College Board cost-of-attendance budget. The report says this allowance does not necessarily equal what students spend. Read the public row for a public institution and the private row for a private one. Do not add either row to tuition. The allowance does not itemize health insurance. The United States does not publish one national international-student insurance premium. An F-1 premium is the figure on the admission offer or Form I-20. For J-1 exchange visitors, federal rules set coverage minimums, not a premium: at least $100,000 medical benefits per accident or illness, $25,000 for repatriation of remains, $50,000 for medical evacuation, and a deductible of not more than $500.

College Board, Trends in College Pricing 2025, academic year 2025–26 · 22 CFR 62.14 exchange-visitor insurance (coverage, not a premium)

United Kingdom

Official living costs are split into London and the rest of the UK, not Manchester or Edinburgh on their own. Tuition is a national range. Do not add the low tuition figure to the low living-cost figure.

British Council, Study UK, tuition and living-cost guide

Australia

This row is the 12-month living cost a Student visa (subclass 500) application must show. It was checked on the Home Affairs page on 24 October 2026. It is one national threshold, not what Sydney, Melbourne, or another city actually costs. City comparisons stay on the Australian Government calculator, which does not publish one dated city total. A partner, a child, school fees, course fees, and a parent or partner income test are separate items. Do not add them to this row. For a stay under 12 months, Home Affairs divides the annual amount by 365 and multiplies by the number of days.

Australian Department of Home Affairs, Student visa (subclass 500) financial capacity · Study Australia city cost-of-living calculator

Canada

This is the living-expense amount a study-permit application must show, not what Toronto or Vancouver actually costs. One figure covers every province except Quebec. Tuition and travel are extra. It applies to applications submitted on or after 1 September 2026.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Japan

Living costs come from the JASSO 2023 survey of privately financed international students and exclude tuition. The published page gives national and Tokyo housing, not a separate line for Osaka or Kyoto. National annual tuition and the admission fee are the standards in the MEXT ordinance, not every university’s bill. With special reasons, tuition may be set up to 120% of the standard, and a university may set a different fee for international students. The public figure is the undergraduate average from the fiscal 2024 student-fee survey. The private figure is the undergraduate average for students entering in fiscal 2025 and already includes facility fees, so it is not the same definition as the national tuition standard. These are three kinds of university. Do not add them together, and do not add them to the monthly living cost or the admission fee. Law-school tuition is its own standard.

MEXT ordinance, national-university tuition standard · Study in Japan 2026 guide (public and private averages) · JASSO 2023 living-cost survey

Germany

The living-cost range is national. The city gap is mostly rent. The city rows are warm rent for a 30 m² student flat, not the full cost of living. Most public universities do not charge tuition on top of the semester contribution.

Living costs: DAAD. Rent: MLP Student Housing Report 2025 (second quarter 2025) · MLP Student Housing Report 2025

South Korea

Tuition can be split into the Seoul capital area and the rest of the country. The capital area is Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi, not a Seoul-only bill. Living costs are a national range. There is no official all-in total for Seoul or Busan on their own.

Study in Korea (Korean government); tuition from Academy Info · Living-cost page

France

Campus France splits housing, food, and transport into Paris and Île-de-France versus other regions. These rows are not a separate bill for Lyon or Toulouse. Public-university tuition is extra and is not in this living-cost table.

Campus France, student living-cost sheet (2026)

Netherlands

Tuition and living costs are national ranges. Amsterdam, Utrecht, and Groningen do not have their own official totals. Do not add the low ends together into a city bill.

Study in Europe, Netherlands page, updated 19 June 2025

New Zealand

Living costs follow the universities' own cities: Auckland and Wellington share one band, and Dunedin is lower. Tuition is a national range, not a price for one city.

Study with New Zealand, tuition updated March 2025

Ireland

There is no official Dublin-versus-elsewhere total. The €10,000 figure is the living money a study visa must show for one academic year, not a spending survey, and it excludes tuition. The tuition range already includes the student contribution.

Irish Immigration Service Delivery, courses starting after 1 July 2023 · TU Dublin guide, updated June 2026

Italy

Living costs change by city, but this source has no separate figure for Rome, Milan, or Florence. Public tuition can be reduced according to family income. The rows are sticker ranges.

Study in Europe, Italy page, updated 24 March 2026

Spain

Madrid and Barcelona are split only for living costs, not for tuition. Public tuition is set by each region, and non-EU students may pay more. Valencia and Seville do not have their own totals here.

Study in Europe, Spain page, updated 24 March 2026

Switzerland

The tuition rows are foreign-student fees per semester for 2026–27. They exclude other compulsory fees, and they are not a living-cost bill. The only living-cost row is ETH Zurich's annual budget. Do not use it for Geneva or Bern. Bern and St. Gallen charge extra for studies that run past the standard length.

swissuniversities, university tuition for 2026–27 · ETH Zurich living-cost budget

Sweden

Stockholm, Gothenburg, Uppsala, and Lund do not have their own official totals. The monthly SEK 10,656 already covers food, housing, local travel, phone and internet, and miscellaneous costs. Textbooks are about SEK 750 more, and the application fee is SEK 900. Neither is added into this table.

Study in Sweden

Finland

€800 a month is the immigration minimum, not a Helsinki bill. €900–€1,200 is the national budget Study in Finland suggests, and it varies by city. The Helsinki figure is the University of Helsinki estimate and already includes housing. Tuition applies to English-taught bachelor's and master's degrees. The €100 application fee is extra.

Study in Finland, updated 18 September 2026 · University of Helsinki living costs

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one city. Tuition depends on the university and the intake year. Hall fees are per semester, off-campus rent is per month, and the other living-cost row excludes tuition and rent. The living-cost page does not give a year.

Study in Hong Kong, cost of living · CUHK tuition, 2026–27 · HKUST undergraduate tuition · HKBU tuition, 2026–27 · EdUHK tuition, 2026/27

Austria

Public-university tuition for third-country students and the student-union fee are separate. About €1,300 a month is the national average from the 2025 student social survey and already includes a student-hall place, food, and other costs. Hall rent is about €450–€700, and Vienna is higher, but there is no separate Vienna total. The residence-permit amounts are a different rule: €722.58 a month under 24, and €1,308.39 from 24 (2026 rates). Rent above €386.43 a month has to be proved on top. Universities of applied sciences and private universities set their own tuition.

Study in Austria (OeAD), tuition · Living costs, from the 2025 student social survey · Student residence-permit funds

Denmark

Copenhagen and Aarhus do not have their own official totals. The tuition range is Study in Denmark's full-degree range for students from outside the EU/EEA. DKK 7,426 a month is the 2026 disposable amount a residence permit must show, not a spending survey. Twelve months of it is the stated cap of DKK 89,112. The euro range is a separate living-cost band. The residence-permit application fee of DKK 3,060 is extra.

Study in Denmark, tuition · 2026 higher-education residence funds · Study in Europe, updated 22 May 2026

Norway

There is no national tuition table. The two Oslo amounts are yearly prices for two-year master's programmes on the University of Oslo list for 2026/27, not every programme. Medicine is not on that list. The Bergen rows are the Norwegian School of Economics 2026/27 cohort only, not a Bergen living-cost bill. The living-cost proof is NOK 170,368 for the 2026–27 academic year. It is also written as NOK 15,488 a month, counted for 11 months in the academic year rather than as a monthly figure times 12. The student-welfare semester fee is about NOK 1,000 more.

Study in Norway, living costs for 2026–27 · University of Oslo tuition list, 2026/27 · NHH tuition, 2026/27

Belgium

Flanders and French-speaking Belgium publish separate tuition and separate living costs. The €800–€1,000 a month for Flanders or Brussels already includes housing. The €1,100–€1,300 a month for French-speaking Belgium already includes housing. Neither range is a Brussels-only bill, and the two ranges are not added together. Ghent, Leuven, Antwerp, and Liège do not have their own totals.

Study in Flanders, tuition for 2026–27 · Living costs, Flanders or Brussels · French-speaking Belgium student brochure, 2026

Taiwan

These are the typical ranges in the Study in Taiwan 2025 brochure, given there in US dollars. Taipei and Kaohsiung do not have their own totals, and meals are not added to housing. Off-campus rent excludes utilities.

Study in Taiwan 2025 brochure, published by a Taiwan overseas mission

Czechia

Programmes taught in Czech at public and state institutions charge no tuition. Private universities set their own fees, and there is no national figure. €500–€800 a month is the basic budget when living in a dormitory or shared housing, and it already covers everyday costs. The accommodation rows are rent. The lower end is more typical in smaller university cities, and the upper end is more likely in Prague or Brno. Do not add that rent to the €500–€800. Food is about €150–€230 a month and sits inside the basic budget. The page's Prague, Brno, Olomouc, Plzeň, and Ostrava comparison comes from Numbeo and is not used here.

Study in Czechia, tuition · Living costs and accommodation

Poland

The page names Warsaw, Kraków, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Poznań, Łódź, and Katowice, and it does not give a figure for any of them. PLN 1,500–2,000 a month already includes a dormitory, transport, insurance, phone and internet, groceries, and entertainment. The €2,000 tuition figure is the stated average for first-cycle, second-cycle, and long-cycle studies. It overlaps the €2,000–€6,000 range and is not added to it.

study.gov.pl, tuition fees · Cost of living · Study in Europe, updated 21 October 2025

Hungary

There is no national tuition table. Medicine costs more, and this page does not give an amount. €500–€600 a month already includes accommodation, food, and other expenses. The Study in Hungary city calculator is undated, and its flat prices come from a property site, so the Budapest, Debrecen, Pécs, and Szeged rents are not copied.

Study in Europe, Hungary page, updated 27 May 2026

Luxembourg

The main institution is the University of Luxembourg. Belval, Kirchberg, and Limpertsberg do not have separate cost tables. €18,211 is the academic-year sum the immigration authority required students to prove in 2025. The same rule is also written as at least €1,517 a month, so only the annual amount is listed. The university-housing minimum is part of the living costs those funds must cover, not a second total. Private rent is higher. Public transport is free.

University of Luxembourg, citing the 2025 immigration standard

Greece

EU/EEA students pay no tuition for Greek-taught bachelor's programmes at public universities. The bachelor's range below is the figure this page gives for students from outside the EU/EEA. Living costs already include housing, food, transport, and personal expenses. Athens and Thessaloniki do not have their own totals.

Study in Europe, Greece page, updated 24 April 2026

Estonia

Bachelor's and master's tuition is generally €1,500–€15,000 a year. A few programmes charge nothing, and doctoral study charges no tuition. Living costs already include accommodation, food, transport, and leisure. Tallinn and Tartu do not have their own totals.

Study in Estonia, tuition · Study in Europe, updated 15 October 2025

Latvia

Some bachelor's programmes cost less than €1,600 a year. That is a ceiling, not a range, so it is not given its own row. The EU page writes Executive MBA as Executive MBO. The amount matches the Executive MBA on the Latvian official site, so it is listed here as an MBA. Living costs already include accommodation, food, local transport, and study materials. Riga does not have its own total. The state scholarship is funding, not a cost.

Study in Europe, Latvia page, updated 28 April 2026 · Study in Latvia, fees and costs

Lithuania

The three tuition rows are the floors the page states, not the top of a range. Living costs already include accommodation, food, study materials, transport, and personal expenses. Vilnius and Kaunas do not have their own totals.

Study in Europe, Lithuania page, updated 24 March 2026

Slovenia

Students from the EU/EEA and some Western Balkan countries usually pay no tuition for full-time bachelor's and master's study at public institutions. The national living-cost range already includes accommodation, food, transport, and personal expenses. Ljubljana's €500–€700 is the local average in the 2026 welcome guide. It sits inside the national range and is not a second bill. Maribor and Koper do not have their own figures.

Study in Europe, Slovenia page, updated 19 June 2026 · University of Ljubljana welcome guide, 2026

Iceland

Public universities generally charge no tuition. Registration or administration is about €600–€800 a year. €1,300–€1,900 a month is the national living-cost range. The Reykjavík rows are University of Iceland estimates. They are not added together, and they are not added to the euro range. ISK 259,951 is the 2026 immigration minimum for one person per month. It is a different figure from the housing and food estimates.

Study in Europe, Iceland page, updated 18 June 2026 · University of Iceland, living costs in Reykjavík

Romania

€400 to almost €9,000 is the span across fields and across EU and non-EU students. €2,000–€5,000 is the average range for students from outside the EU/EEA. The two rows overlap and are not added. Living costs already include accommodation, food, and daily expenses. Dormitories, shared housing, and private housing are accommodation options inside that living-cost range. Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iași, and Timișoara do not have their own totals.

Study in Romania, costs · Study in Europe, updated 24 March 2026

Macau

These rows are the University of Macau's full undergraduate tuition for non-local students who begin in 2026/27, not a city-wide price. The four-year fee is paid in 8 installments and the five-year fee in 10. Each installment is MOP 61,300. The pataca is not on the ECB list. Yuan uses the linked rate of 1 Hong Kong dollar = 1.03 patacas, then the same day's Hong Kong dollar rate. There is no official all-in living-cost total for the city.

University of Macau Registry, undergraduate fees for 2026/27

Singapore

Singapore is a city-state, so there is no second city table. There is no single national tuition table for international students. Use the offer from the institution.

Singapore Ministry of Education

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