Expenses List for International Students

There are several ways you can choose to make the payment. You can check ways of payment and money matters for more details

2. Pre-departure Expenses

Medical examination fee: The Chinese government requires international students who wish to study in China for more than 6 months to do a medical examination. You are asked to present your medical examination record when applying for a Chinese student visa. Consult your local hospital to know the exact examination fee. In China, it usually costs around 60 USD to do the same medical examination in an official hospital. Do physical examination and get your Physical Examination Record will tell you more about Medical examination.

Visa fee: Differ from country to country; you can consult the nearest Chinese embassy for details.

Air ticket: Different airlines and countries have different prices, so please contact the local tickets office for details.

3. University Expenses

In order to register in your school, you are required to pay the following fees including tuition fee, accommodation fee, insurance fee and medical examination fee (if you are required to do it in a local hospital). The chart below shows the tuition of Chinese universities.

Reminder:

Medical field: MBBS/MD (medicine), Pharmaceutical, BDS (Dental of Stomatology), TCM (traditional Chinese medicine),Nursing etc

Engineering field: B.Sc., B.E., M.Sc., and M.E. of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Mining, Telecommunication, Computer software, Civil, Petroleum, Fishery etc

Business & Management field: BBA(Bachelor of Business and Administration), MBA(Master of Business and Administration),(business management), BIT(Bachelor of International Trade), MIT(Master of International Trade), MIR(Master of International Relationship), MIE(Master of International Economics) etc.

Accommodation fee: 50-300 USD a person/ per month (depending on universities and types of rooms.)

Insurance fee: about 100 USD a year (Some universities require international students to buy themselves a specific insurance for safety consideration.)

Medical examination in China: 50 USD - 80 USD depending on different cities.

Residence permit: 60 USD - 150 USD depending on how long you will stay in China.

Living Expenses

The cost of living is relatively low in China. Daily commodities are all at very reasonable prices and you can live a rather comfortable life in China with a smaller budget. Generally speaking, living in the most modernized cities like Beijing and Shanghai can cost 500 USD a month while the expenses of living can be lower than 200 USD in some smaller cities such as Qingdao, Dalian, and Jinan etc. The table below generally shows prices of some items in the Chinese market.