Data, updated as the official figures change

Study Abroad Cost Index 2027

In short: across 42 countries with official figures, a first year of study abroad (public-university tuition, twelve months' living costs and the student visa) starts from about EUR 5,300 in Estonia and from about EUR 41,800 in the United Kingdom. The middle of the range is about EUR 12,300; 23 countries start at EUR 15,000 or less. The cheapest country that lets graduates stay two years or more to work is Taiwan, from about EUR 8,200.

42countries ranked

EUR 5,300cheapest first year (Estonia)

EUR 12,300middle of the range

23countries from EUR 15,000 or less

The 20 cheapest first years

Dark: the lower end (public tuition, the official minimum living cost, the visa). Light: the upper end. Euros at the rates of 2026-11-13.

All 42 countries

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#	Pays	First year	Frais de scolarité par an	Vivre un mois	Money to show (visa)	Travail pendant les cours	Séjour pour travailler après
1	Estonie	5,300to 21,200	1,500to 15,000	300	10,600	see guide	9 mois
2	Bosnie-Herzégovine	5,400to 10,700	1,000to 4,500	358	2,500	see guide	see guide
3	Turquie	5,500to 10,600	700to 2,200	400	not set	see guide	1 an
4	Slovaquie	6,500to 20,600	500to 12,200	500	3,500	see guide	9 mois
5	Pologne	7,000to 18,100	1,500to 6,000	450	2,800	see guide	9 mois
6	Taïwan	8,200to 16,400	2,800to 3,400	452	not set	20 h	2 ans
7	Croatie	8,300to 23,700	1,000to 10,400	600	4,300	20 h	2 ans
8	Portugal	8,400to 9,600	3,500	400	11,000	see guide	1 an
9	Bulgarie	8,500to 11,200	3,000to 3,300	450	not set	20 h	9 mois
10	Italie	8,800to 17,500	300to 3,000	700	10,200	20 h	Pas de trajet
11	Lettonie	8,800to 13,500	3,300to 5,000	450	9,400	20 h	4 mois
12	Indonésie	9,300to 14,000	1,600to 6,400	613	1,800	Non autorisé	Pas de trajet
13	Allemagne	9,900to 18,800	200to 700	800	11,900	20 h	18 mois
14	Roumanie	9,900to 10,200	2,400to 2,700	600	9,700	see guide	9 mois
15	Lituanie	10,000to 18,700	4,000to 9,000	500	6,900	20 h	1 an
16	Espagne	10,000to 25,100	1,500to 8,200	700	7,200	30 h	2 ans
17	Japon	10,200to 10,800	3,000to 3,600	594	not set	28 h	1 an
18	Corée du Sud	10,200to 12,200	4,100	508	13,500	10 h	2 ans
19	Slovénie	10,500to 23,500	2,000to 15,000	700	6,100	see guide	9 mois
20	Tchéquie	10,600to 14,500	4,500to 5,400	500	4,800	see guide	9 mois
21	France	11,400to 23,200	2,900to 4,000	700	10,500	20 h	1 an
22	Serbie	12,300to 27,100	2,000to 3,000	850	not set	20 h	see guide
23	Grèce	13,500to 29,500	5,000to 15,000	700	4,800	20 h	1 an
24	Thaïlande	15,700to 20,400	8,000to 10,800	640	not set	Non autorisé	1 an
25	Chypre	16,600to 19,000	6,800	800	7,000	20 h	1 an
26	Belgique	17,100to 29,100	2,300to 7,100	1,200	12,700	20 h	1 an
27	Autriche	17,300	1,500	1,300	8,700	20 h	1 an
28	Danemark	18,400to 28,500	6,000to 16,100	1,000	11,900	20 h	3 ans
29	Suède	18,800to 24,700	7,200to 13,100	955	11,500	15 h	1 an
30	Luxembourg	19,100	800	1,517	18,700	15 h	1 an
31	Finlande	19,400to 35,000	8,000to 20,000	900	9,600	30 h	2 ans
32	Pays-Bas	21,300to 48,300	9,000to 30,000	1,000	13,600	16 h	1 an
33	Singapour	22,100to 39,400	15,000to 27,900	585	not set	16 h	1 an
34	Islande	23,000	700	1,812	22,800	see guide	18 mois
35	Norvège	23,800to 37,500	5,700to 19,400	1,465	16,100	20 h	1 an
36	Canada	25,200to 47,900	15,200to 26,500	824	14,900	24 h	3 ans
37	Suisse	29,100to 32,000	1,800to 4,700	2,275	22,700	15 h	6 mois
38	États-Unis	30,200to 75,500	18,100to 40,700	994	not set	20 h	1 an
39	Nouvelle-Zélande	30,600to 39,600	20,200to 29,100	836	10,000	25 h	3 ans
40	Australie	32,600to 63,200	18,500to 37,300	1,047	18,300	24 h	2 ans
41	Irlande	32,900to 60,800	16,000to 29,500	1,400	10,000	20 h	1 an
42	Royaume-Uni	41,800to 73,000	26,800to 47,900	1,197	12,600	20 h	2 ans

How the index is built

First year, lower end = the lowest published public-university tuition for international students + twelve months of the lowest official living-cost figure + the student visa fee. Upper end = the upper tuition and living figures. Where a government sets the money students must show for the visa, it is listed separately, because it can be higher than the real cost. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the rates of 2026-11-13. Private universities, travel and health insurance are not included. The figures change when the official sources change; each guide shows the date it was checked.

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Questions

What is the cheapest country to study abroad?

On official figures, Estonia: a first year from about EUR 5,300 including public-university tuition, twelve months' living costs and the visa. Bosnia and Herzegovina (from EUR 5,400), Türkiye (from EUR 5,500), Slovakia (from EUR 6,500) follow.

How much does it cost to study abroad for a year?

From about EUR 5,300 to over EUR 73,000 for the first year, depending on the country; the middle of the 42 countries is about EUR 12,300.

Where can I study cheaply and stay to work after graduating?

Taiwan (from EUR 8,200, 2 years to stay and work); Croatia (from EUR 8,300, 2 years to stay and work); Spain (from EUR 10,000, 2 years to stay and work); South Korea (from EUR 10,200, 2 years to stay and work).

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