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Country 1ChooseAlbaniaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBangladeshBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaCanadaChileChinaColombiaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEgyptEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIrelandItalyJapanKenyaLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMalaysiaMaltaMexicoMontenegroMoroccoNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNigeriaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPakistanPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTanzaniaThailandTürkiyeUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUzbekistanVietnamZimbabweCountry 2ChooseAlbaniaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBangladeshBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaCanadaChileChinaColombiaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEgyptEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIrelandItalyJapanKenyaLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMalaysiaMaltaMexicoMontenegroMoroccoNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNigeriaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPakistanPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTanzaniaThailandTürkiyeUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUzbekistanVietnamZimbabweCountry 3OptionalAlbaniaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBangladeshBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaCanadaChileChinaColombiaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEgyptEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIrelandItalyJapanKenyaLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMalaysiaMaltaMexicoMontenegroMoroccoNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNigeriaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPakistanPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTanzaniaThailandTürkiyeUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUzbekistanVietnamZimbabwe Show costs inEURUSDGBPINRNGNPKRBDTNPRVNDCNYBRLMXNTRYEGPMADKESGHSPHPIDRMYRLKRIRRSARAEDCADAUDJPYKRWZARUAHKZTUZSCOPPENARSCLPRUBCHFSEKNOKDKKPLNRONHUFCZK Compare

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

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What is compared

For each country: the first year all in (tuition, twelve months of living costs and the visa fee) in the currency you choose, the published tuition and living cost ranges, the money a student visa asks you to show, the visa fee, how many hours you may work during term, how long you may stay to work after graduating, how many government scholarships the country hosts, and the rule changes already announced. Every figure comes from the country guide, where its official source and the date we checked it are linked.

Comparing more than three? Student visas compared puts all 75 countries in one table, and what a year costs lists every first year from the lowest.

Questions

How do I compare study abroad countries?

Pick two or three countries above. For each you see the first year all in (tuition, twelve months of living costs and the visa fee) in your currency, the money the student visa asks you to show, the weekly work limit during term, how long you may stay to work after graduating, and the government scholarships hosted there, from 75 country guides with official sources.

Which is cheaper to study in, Germany or Canada?

Germany, by a wide margin for most students: public universities charge little or no tuition, while Canadian tuition for international students is high. The Germany vs Canada page has the figures in your currency.