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Calculate your real year one.
Pick a city, program, housing type, and lifestyle. We estimate tuition, rent, food, transit, health, plus CAF subsidy.
Your estimated year 1
€11,559
≈ $13,524 · tuition + net cost of living
vs. US private avg
Save $49,046
CAF subsidy applied
€1,560/yr
Detailed breakdown (annual)
Tuition€2,895
Rent€3,960
Food & groceries€4,080
Transport€384
Health (mutuelle)€600
Phone, admin, misc.€1,200
CAF subsidy€-1,560
Total year 1€11,559
Estimates based on published 2026, 27 tuition rates and typical student cost-of-living data. Actual costs vary by university, program, and lifestyle. Currency conversion at 1 EUR = 1.17 USD.