Study Abroad Budget Calculator

Enter your program, city, and duration: the calculator details tuition fees, accommodation, food, transport, insurance, and visa costs, based on our sourced and dated cost index.

The 4 countries in our index (France, Canada, Senegal, Morocco) use manually sourced and verified data. For any other country, a real-time AI search is launched — the figures found are cited with their sources, never invented, but should be verified before any financial decision.

Tuition fees by program

Program	Public / standard rate	Private (range)
Computer Science	2 770 €	5 000 € – 12 000 €
Cybersecurity	2 770 €	7 000 € – 15 000 €
Business & Management	2 770 €	8 000 € – 18 000 €
Engineering	2 770 €	6 000 € – 15 000 €
Health & Medicine	2 770 €	5 000 € – 9 000 €
Law	2 770 €	—

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Cost of Living by City

City	Housing / month	Food / month	Transport / month	Total / month
Paris	780 €	300 €	40 €	1 120 €
Lyon	550 €	260 €	32 €	842 €
Toulouse	480 €	240 €	28 €	748 €

Budget Details by City and Program

Visa, Insurance, and Proof of Funds

Long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit (VLS-TS) for students ≈ €99 + mandatory CVEC ≈ €103/year. Mandatory 'Études en France' (Campus France) procedure for non-EU students.

Proof of financial resources generally required: 7 380 €/year.

Potential Scholarships

Eiffel Scholarship

~€1,181/month (Master's), ~€1,700/month (PhD) · Campus France / MEAE

French Government Scholarships (BGF)

Varies by country of origin · French Embassies

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Sources

Campus France — Le coût des études supérieures en France · Study-Abroad.org — Coût des études en France 2026 · SKEMA — Coût de la vie en France pour un étudiant étranger · France-Visas — Étudiant

Last data verification: 2026-07-01

Cost of studying in France