MEXICO CITY

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Similar to Taipei, Mexico City has eight internationally ranked universities, at which fees for international students are just a little higher – an average of US$4,000 annually. Moreover, overall living costs are likely to be a little lower, especially when it comes to accommodation.

BERLIN

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Germany is one of the world’s most popular study destinations – now accommodating more international students than any nation other than the US and UK. Public universities in Berlin offer education free of charge, for both local and international students. Berlin’s general cost of living is also much lower than one might expect.

VIENNA

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Next city is the culturally rich capital of Germany’s southeastern neighbor Austria. Higher education in Austria is free for EU students, with very modest fees charged to those from non-EU countries. Based on the two internationally ranked universities in Vienna, you can expect to pay around US$500 per year. Living costs may seem to be a little higher though.

MUNICH

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OSAKA

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Osaka constitutes a more affordable alternative to the likes of Tokyo and Kyoto. This also applies to tuition fees; at internationally ranked universities in Osaka, international students are charged an average of US$5,000 per year, compared to $7,700 in Tokyo or $9,000 in Kyoto.   accommodation.

BARCELONA

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As the home of Spain’s two highest-ranked universities, Barcelona beats Madrid in the overall Best Student Cities index, but it scores one point lower in the affordability category. Compared to Madrid the average tuition fees here are a little higher, international students are charged an average of US$2,500 annually.

SANTIAGO

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Chile’s cool and cultured capital city Santiago is in this list, largely thanks to relatively low living expenses. This offsets the fact that tuition fees are slightly higher than those encountered at most of the other cities listed here; at the five internationally ranked universities in Santiago, international fees are an average US$7,500 per year.

PRAGUE

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This historic capital of Czech Republic offers even lower living costs than Santiago. At the city’s three internationally ranked universities, international fees amount to an average US$7,000 per year – not a small amount, but certainly at the affordable end of the spectrum when viewed in the context of fees charged in many of the world’s most popular study destinations.