How much do French public university students need per year?

Question

For tuition, books, rent, foods and everything.

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Answer 1

Monthly expenses:

- Rent + utilities for a room in shared apartment:

300 € (outside Paris) to 600 € (in Paris)

- Transportation: 50 €

- Food & hygiene products: 250 €

- Cell phone OR DSL/TV/phone combo: 30 €

Yearly expenses:

- Taxe d'habitation: approx. 180 €

- Tuition: free

- College administrative fee: approx. 200 € (depends on degree level, but no more than 500 €)

- Books & educational material: 400 €

- Health insurance: 180 €

- Insurance for apartment (compulsory): I don't know but very little if you are sharing with roommates.

- basic furniture and room equipment: 300 €

Which amounts to 9,000 € to 12,500 € a year for your basic needs.

Additional non-basic expenses:

- 100 € / month for leisure;

- a few trips in France (both transportation and accomodation are much cheaper in France than in the US)

- maybe an air ticket to your home country

- shopping for clothes

As a student you will get discounts on a lot of services, especially if you buy the international student card: http://www.isic.tm.fr/

People under 25 or 26 get discounted fares on train & plane travel too.

Answer 2

In Germany it is 7000-8000 EUR per year. France should be similar, Paris significantly more expensive.

You can read up on the topic here:

http://www.edufrance-canada.com/sejour04...