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Costs
to
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| Study
in
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| Australia
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 The
Australian Immigration Department (DIMA) stipulates as basic cost that a person
will need every month to study in Australia. The amount
is a minimum of A$ 1000 which does not take in consideration the expenses with the course itself, but
just to cover the costs of the lodging, food,
transport to and from the courses, and a little of diversion.
They assume the course is paid in advance and
apart. Also, this amount is not enough to
include cost such as maintain a car, tours, and
other relative expenses. It is just for the
basics.
Of
course some students can do for less, choosing cheaper courses,
accommodations, going to the school by foot, and
eating noodles with eggs everyday. But the
reality is that if you want to have a little bit
of more enjoyment we suggest the amount of A$
1500 per month to be comfortable, especially if
you are going to study in Sydney or Melbourne
which are more expensive than other Australian
cities.
To help you
with the calculations, we went
through the risky task of putting an average
expense for each expenditure. Risky because it
is very difficult to calculate an individual's
way of life and while Sydney is the most
expensive city Adelaide is the cheapest one to
live. Don't forget that students coursing more
than 3 months, have the allowance of 20 hours of
legal work per week.
The costs below are an
estimate average per month.
A
Currency Converter in on the left of this page.
| How
much |
To
spend in... |
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A$
1000 |
An
average price for courses. Most expensive, A$ 1300. For cheapest, A$ 720.
per month. |
|
A$
800 |
Homestay
with food included.(Whitout food, A$
600.) |
|
A$
400 |
To live in
a room of an apartment or house in not noble area of the city,
with rent divided by 3 people, without food (electricity adds A$ 40 more). |
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A$
80 |
Cost of books, uniforms, and material of study.
Please notice that certain courses do not
anything, and others due the nature of the course, can cost well more than this, example: uniforms for a course of chef. |
|
A$
280 |
Food
for normal people with 3 meals a day. |
|
A$
140 |
Transport (bus)
to go and comes back to the course.
Notice that if you to pay a more expensive rent to be in a
walking distance from the course it can be a great advantage. A bicycle (A$ 200) also
cuts costs for those with long term
stay. |
| A$
200 |
Cost to keep
a car including insurance and gasoline. |
| A$
100 |
Weekend
day trip in cheap lodging, without including tour or payment of ingressions. If
you include paid tours or upgrade the
accommodation multiply for 2. |
| A$
100 |
Drinks,
spirits, parties, Barbecues, etc.... If
a smoker, a 20 cigarette pack is about
A$ 12. |
Check
out other costs in our general cost page
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| How
much?! |
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