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Cost of living comparison
Indicative annual student living costs, ranked cheapest to priciest.
Living cost per year
17 destinations, cheapest first
Malaysia
₹186,800 /yr
RM 6,000–RM 10,000 per year
South Korea
₹746,550 /yr
₩9,000,000–₩12,000,000 per year
· Study in Korea (NIIED)
France
₹890,568 /yr
€7,200–€9,600 per year
· Campus France
New Zealand
₹937,650 /yr
NZ$15,000–NZ$20,000 per year
Canada
₹1,016,850 /yr
C$12,000–C$18,000 per year
Singapore
₹1,114,200 /yr
S$12,000–S$18,000 per year
Dubai
₹1,167,750 /yr
AED 35,000–AED 55,000 per year
Sweden
₹1,226,292 /yr
SEK 127,872 per year
· Study in Sweden (Swedish Institute)
Ireland
₹1,272,240 /yr
€10,000–€14,000 per year
Germany
₹1,335,852 /yr
€10,800–€14,400 per year
· Study in Germany (DAAD)
Finland
₹1,335,852 /yr
€10,800–€14,400 per year
· Study in Finland (Finnish National Agency for Education)
Australia
₹1,442,220 /yr
A$18,000–A$25,000 per year
USA
₹1,524,640 /yr
$12,000–$20,000 per year
Netherlands
₹1,590,300 /yr
€12,000–€18,000 per year
· Study in NL (Nuffic)
UK
₹1,645,800 /yr
£11,000–£15,000 per year
Austria
₹1,653,912 /yr
€15,600 per year
· Study in Austria (OeAD)
Norway
₹1,744,568 /yr
NOK 170,368 per year
· Study in Norway
Accommodation, food, transport and essentials. Where a national study portal publishes a figure it is cited beside the row and linked; the rest are indicative. City-level costs vary either way — a counsellor gives you a personalised living-cost sheet.
Exchange rates as of 2 Nov 2026 — open.er-api.com mid-market rates, mid-market. The rupee column is converted from each local currency at that rate. Your bank's remittance rate will be worse than mid-market, and currencies move a percent or two a month, so use these for planning rather than as the amount you will actually pay.