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Which countries fit my budget?

Enter what you can spend on your first year, including tuition, rent and the visa. We compare it with the figures in each country guide.

CountryFirst year, all in (EUR)Tuition a yearLiving a monthMoney to show for the visa
Estonia EUR 5,330 to EUR 21,230 EUR 1,500 to 15,000 EUR 300 to 500 EUR 10,560
Türkiye EUR 5,480 to EUR 10,530 USD 750 to 2,400 EUR 400 to 700 Not published
Slovakia EUR 6,500 to EUR 20,600 EUR 500 to 12,200 EUR 500 to 700 EUR 3,543
Poland EUR 6,980 to EUR 18,080 EUR 1,500 to 6,000 EUR 450 to 1,000 PLN 12,120
Croatia EUR 8,290 to EUR 23,690 EUR 1,000 to 10,400 EUR 600 to 1,100 EUR 4,347
Taiwan EUR 8,320 to EUR 16,510 TWD 101,000 to 124,000 TWD 16,500 to 39,250 Not published
Italy EUR 8,750 to EUR 17,450 EUR 300 to 3,000 EUR 700 to 1,200 EUR 10,180
Latvia EUR 8,770 to EUR 13,470 EUR 3,300 to 5,000 EUR 450 to 700 EUR 9,360
Indonesia EUR 9,070 to EUR 13,790 IDR 33,000,000 to 129,000,000 USD 678 USD 2,000
South Korea EUR 9,650 to EUR 11,580 KRW 6,034,163 KRW 750,000 to 1,000,000 KRW 20,000,000
Germany EUR 9,880 to EUR 18,780 EUR 200 to 700 EUR 800 to 1,500 EUR 11,904
Romania EUR 9,930 to EUR 10,200 EUR 2,430 to 2,700 EUR 600 RON 51,900
Spain EUR 9,980 to EUR 25,070 EUR 1,500 to 8,186 EUR 700 to 1,400 EUR 7,200
Japan EUR 10,030 to EUR 10,620 JPY 535,800 to 642,960 JPY 105,000 Not published
Lithuania EUR 10,030 to EUR 18,680 EUR 3,950 to 9,000 EUR 500 to 800 EUR 6,924
Slovenia EUR 10,500 to EUR 23,500 EUR 2,000 to 15,000 EUR 700 EUR 6,089
Czechia EUR 10,610 to EUR 14,510 CZK 110,000 to 132,000 EUR 500 to 750 CZK 115,810
France EUR 11,400 to EUR 23,250 EUR 2,902 to 3,950 EUR 700 to 1,600 EUR 10,530
Greece EUR 13,490 to EUR 29,490 EUR 5,000 to 15,000 EUR 700 to 1,200 EUR 4,800
Thailand EUR 15,450 to EUR 20,100 THB 300,000 to 405,000 THB 24,000 to 30,000 Not published
Cyprus EUR 16,570 to EUR 18,970 EUR 6,834 EUR 800 to 1,000 EUR 7,000
Belgium EUR 17,130 to EUR 29,110 EUR 2,297 to 7,079 EUR 1,200 to 1,800 EUR 12,744
Austria EUR 17,270 EUR 1,453 EUR 1,300 EUR 8,671
Denmark EUR 18,430 to EUR 28,460 DKK 45,000 to 120,000 EUR 1,000 DKK 89,112
Sweden EUR 18,480 to EUR 24,240 SEK 80,000 to 145,000 SEK 10,584 SEK 127,872
Finland EUR 19,400 to EUR 35,000 EUR 8,000 to 20,000 EUR 900 to 1,200 EUR 9,600
Netherlands EUR 21,250 to EUR 48,250 EUR 9,000 to 30,000 EUR 1,000 to 1,500 EUR 13,569
Singapore EUR 21,630 to EUR 38,530 SGD 21,400 to 39,700 SGD 833 to 1,358 Not published
Norway EUR 23,240 to EUR 36,700 NOK 60,000 to 205,600 NOK 15,488 NOK 170,368
Canada EUR 24,740 to EUR 46,960 CAD 24,028 to 41,746 CAD 1,300 to 2,800 CAD 23,448
Switzerland EUR 28,500 to EUR 31,410 CHF 1,640 to 4,380 CHF 2,100 CHF 21,000
United States EUR 29,330 to EUR 73,440 USD 20,000 to 45,000 USD 1,100 to 3,200 Not published
Australia EUR 32,630 to EUR 63,350 AUD 30,000 to 60,600 AUD 1,700 to 3,300 AUD 29,710
Ireland EUR 32,860 to EUR 60,760 EUR 16,000 to 29,500 EUR 1,400 to 2,600 EUR 10,000
United Kingdom EUR 40,630 to EUR 70,840 GBP 22,400 to 40,000 GBP 1,000 to 1,700 GBP 10,539

Not enough published figures to total the year for: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Egypt, Georgia, Hungary, India, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates. Their guides say what the government does and does not publish.

How this is worked out. First year = tuition at a public university for an international student, twelve months of living costs, and the visa fee, from each country's guide. It leaves out flights, deposits and health insurance where the guide does not include them. Private universities and some programmes (medicine above all) cost far more. The money you must show for the visa is separate: it has to be in your account before you apply, even though most of it pays your living costs. Currency: Rates by Exchange Rate API, 25 September 2026. Guide figures checked 24 September 2026.