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31,362 places to study in 224 countries. 75 of them have a full guide to costs, visas and work rights, every figure with its official source and date.

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75 countries, checked

The money you must show, the visa, work rights and the stay after graduating, from each government's own pages. The destinations most international students choose come first.

Luca Bravo, Unsplash

United States

First year from: EUR 29,900
Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 1 year

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United Kingdom

First year from: EUR 41,900
Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 2 years

Berkay Gumustekin, Unsplash

Canada

First year from: EUR 25,300
Work in term: 24 h/week
Work after study: 3 years

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Australia

First year from: EUR 32,600
Work in term: 24 h/week
Work after study: 2 years

Florian Wehde, Unsplash

Germany

First year from: EUR 9,900
Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 18 months

Chris Karidis, Unsplash

France

First year from: EUR 11,400
Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 1 year

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China

Work after study: No route

Jezael Melgoza, Unsplash

Japan

First year from: EUR 10,200
Work in term: 28 h/week
Work after study: 1 year

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Spain

First year from: EUR 10,000
Work in term: 30 h/week
Work after study: 2 years

Claudio Hirschberger, Unsplash

Italy

First year from: EUR 8,800
Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: No route

Gaurav Jain, Unsplash

Netherlands

First year from: EUR 21,300
Work in term: 16 h/week
Work after study: 1 year

Anna Berdnik, Unsplash

Türkiye

First year from: EUR 5,500
Work after study: 1 year

Esmonde Yong, Unsplash

Malaysia

Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 1 year

Zequn Gui, Unsplash

South Korea

First year from: EUR 9,900
Work in term: 10 h/week
Work after study: 2 years

David Rodrigo, Unsplash

United Arab Emirates

Work after study: 4 months

Jacek Dylag, Unsplash

Austria

First year from: EUR 17,300
Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 1 year

Henrique Ferreira, Unsplash

Switzerland

First year from: EUR 29,300
Work in term: 15 h/week
Work after study: 6 months

Gregory DALLEAU, Unsplash

Ireland

First year from: EUR 32,900
Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 1 year

Raphael Andres, Unsplash

Sweden

First year from: EUR 18,900
Work in term: 15 h/week
Work after study: 1 year

Stephanie LeBlanc, Unsplash

Belgium

First year from: EUR 17,100
Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 1 year

Ostap Senyuk, Unsplash

Poland

First year from: EUR 7,000
Work after study: 9 months

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New Zealand

First year from: EUR 30,400
Work in term: 25 h/week
Work after study: 3 years

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Saudi Arabia

Work after study: No route

Aayush Gupta, Unsplash

Portugal

First year from: EUR 8,400
Work after study: 1 year

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Denmark

First year from: EUR 18,400
Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 3 years

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Finland

First year from: EUR 19,400
Work in term: 30 h/week
Work after study: 2 years

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Norway

First year from: EUR 23,800
Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 1 year

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Czechia

First year from: EUR 10,600
Work after study: 9 months

Bence Balla-Schottner, Unsplash

Hungary

Work in term: 30 h/week
Work after study: 9 months

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Singapore

First year from: EUR 22,000
Work in term: 16 h/week
Work after study: 1 year

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India

Work after study: No route

Eko Herwantoro, Unsplash

Indonesia

First year from: EUR 9,200
Work after study: No route

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Philippines

Work after study: No route

Bhargava Marripati, Unsplash

Mexico

Work after study: No route

Agustin Diaz Gargiulo, Unsplash

Brazil

Work after study: 2 years

Nigeria

Work after study: No route

Pakistan

Work after study: No route

Vietnam

Work after study: No route

Colombia

Work after study: No route

Bangladesh

Work after study: No route

Alejandro Cartagena, Unsplash

Thailand

First year from: EUR 15,700
Work after study: 1 year

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Taiwan

First year from: EUR 8,200
Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 2 years

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Argentina

Work after study: No route

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Romania

First year from: EUR 9,900
Work after study: 9 months

Uzbekistan

Work after study: No route

Dimitry B, Unsplash

Egypt

Work after study: No route

Ghana

Work after study: No route

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Morocco

Work after study: No route

Chalo Gallardo, Unsplash

Chile

Work in term: 30 h/week
Work after study: No route

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Greece

First year from: EUR 13,500
Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 1 year

Kenya

Work after study: No route

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South Africa

Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: No route

Tanzania

Work after study: No route

Bao Menglong, Unsplash

Georgia

Work after study: No route

Nepal

Work after study: No route

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Bulgaria

First year from: EUR 8,500
Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 9 months

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Slovenia

First year from: EUR 10,500
Work after study: 9 months

Michal Vrba, Unsplash

Slovakia

First year from: EUR 6,500
Work after study: 9 months

Uganda

Work after study: No route

Nikolai Kolosov, Unsplash

Latvia

First year from: EUR 8,800
Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 4 months

Roman Vasylovskyi, Unsplash

Croatia

First year from: EUR 8,300
Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 2 years

Denis Vdovin, Unsplash

Cyprus

First year from: EUR 16,600
Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 1 year

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Serbia

First year from: EUR 12,300
Work in term: 20 h/week

Dan-Marian-Stefan Doroghi, Unsplash

Lithuania

First year from: EUR 10,000
Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 1 year

Sri Lanka

Work after study: No route

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Albania

Work in term: 15 h/week
Work after study: 9 months

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Qatar

Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: No route

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

First year from: EUR 5,400

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Estonia

First year from: EUR 5,300
Work after study: 9 months

Zimbabwe

Work after study: No route

Lex Melony, Unsplash

North Macedonia

Work in term: 10 h/week

Oskar Kadaksoo, Unsplash

Iceland

First year from: EUR 23,000
Work after study: 18 months

Cedric Letsch, Unsplash

Luxembourg

First year from: EUR 19,100
Work in term: 15 h/week
Work after study: 1 year

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Malta

Work in term: 20 h/week
Work after study: 9 months

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Montenegro

The ten most compared destinations, side by side (2026/27)

Of the ten destinations students compare most, a first year (public tuition, twelve months of living costs and the visa fee) starts lowest in Italy and Germany. The money a visa asks you to see is a separate test, paid up front.

Country	First year from	Money to show	Visa fee	Work in term	Stay after graduating	Source and date
United KingdomCost calculator · Visa	EUR 41,900	EUR 12,600	EUR 669	20 h a week	2 years	GOV.UK Student visa: money checked 24 Sep 2026
United StatesCost calculator · Visa	EUR 29,900	No fixed sum	EUR 166	20 h a week	1 year	checked 24 Sep 2026
CanadaCost calculator · Visa	EUR 25,300	EUR 14,900	EUR 95	24 h a week	3 years	canada.ca: Proof of financial support checked 24 Sep 2026
AustraliaCost calculator · Visa	EUR 32,600	EUR 18,300	EUR 1,540	24 h a week	2 years	checked 24 Sep 2026
GermanyCost calculator · Visa	EUR 9,900	EUR 11,900	EUR 75	20 h a week	18 months	Make it in Germany: Federal Government checked 24 Sep 2026
FranceCost calculator · Visa	EUR 11,400	EUR 10,500	EUR 99	20 h a week	1 year	checked 24 Sep 2026
IrelandCost calculator · Visa	EUR 32,900	EUR 10,000	EUR 60	20 h a week	1 year	checked 24 Sep 2026
NetherlandsCost calculator · Visa	EUR 21,300	EUR 13,600	EUR 254	16 h a week	1 year	checked 24 Sep 2026
ItalyCost calculator · Visa	EUR 8,800	EUR 10,200	EUR 50	20 h a week	None	checked 24 Sep 2026
SpainCost calculator · Visa	EUR 10,000	EUR 7,200	EUR 80	30 h a week	2 years	checked 24 Sep 2026

Last checked: 24 Sep 2026. Figures in EUR at 2026-11-08 rates (Rates by Exchange Rate API), rounded. First year = the lowest public tuition for an international student, twelve months of living costs and the visa fee, from each country's official sources. United Kingdom: the money to show rises on 30 November 2026 and the Graduate Route falls to 18 months for applications from 1 January 2027. Always confirm on the official page before you apply.

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What to do next

Shortlist three countries by cost: every country with a full first-year figure.
See the cheapest in Europe: ranked by first-year cost, with the visa money.
Compare your top two: side by side, from the official figures.
Read the visa rules for each: money to show, work hours, stay after graduating.
Check deadlines for your intake: January and spring 2027 starts.

Every country

All 224 countries we hold

Each page lists the institutions we hold there, by kind and by subject, and says plainly what we know and what we do not.

North America

5 countries · 5,558 places to study

Australia and Oceania

16 countries · 1,680 places to study

Middle East

14 countries · 1,023 places to study

Elsewhere

5 countries · 6 places to study

The cheapest places to study, for students from India Nigeria Pakistan Bangladesh Vietnam Nepal Ghana Kenya Egypt Philippines Indonesia Ethiopia Cameroon Morocco Uzbekistan Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Uganda Tanzania Colombia

What a year costs: two countries side by side

What a first year costs, side by side: tuition, living costs and the visa fee, in your currency.

Questions

Which country is cheapest to study abroad?

Counting tuition, twelve months of living costs and the visa fee from official figures, a first year starts lowest in Estonia (from EUR 5,300), Bosnia and Herzegovina (from EUR 5,400), Türkiye (from EUR 5,500). The full ranking is on the costs page.

Which countries let you stay and work after graduating?

44 of our 75 guides name a post-study route. The longest: Canada (3 years), Denmark (3 years), New Zealand (3 years), Australia (2 years).

Where do these figures come from?

Every figure in the 75 country guides comes from the government's or the university's own page, linked next to it with the date we checked it. Where no official figure exists, the guide says so instead of guessing.