Cost of studying in United States
United States has no official living-cost figure. Check price levels, a monthly breakdown and the last five years on this page.
COST OF LIVING
What living in United States costs
The official figure in your currency, how prices compare, and five years of change.
This country has no official living-cost figure.
One month, item by item
Shown per month so short stays are easy to compare. The official amount and the sum of the items are two different things.
Official living-cost benchmark (per month)
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This country has no official living-cost figure.
Amount by item
- Rent (median)
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- Food
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- Transport
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- Phone and internet
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- Insurance
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Total
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Not enough items have a source, so no total is shown.
“—” means we do not yet have a sourced amount for that item. Tuition and return travel are not included in either amount.
Price level (US = 1.0)
United States：On the pricier side of the 14 countries (No. 12 from the cheapest)
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- Colombia: 0.36
- Philippines: 0.39
- Mexico: 0.50
- Spain: 0.70
- South Korea: 0.73
- France: 0.83
- Germany: 0.84
- Ireland: 0.89
- Japan: 0.90
- United Kingdom: 0.92
- Canada: 0.93
- United States: 1.00
- New Zealand: 1.04
- Australia: 1.05
The last 5 years
The price level in United States barely changed between 2017 (1.00) and 2021 (1.00).
2021：1.00
- 2017：1.00
- 2018：1.00
- 2019：1.00
- 2020：1.00
- 2021：1.00
Sources and revision history
World Bank price level (US = 1.0). The same yardstick as the city diagnosis.
Price levels are World Bank statistics (retrieved October 15, 2026). 2017 and 2021 are measured by the International Comparison Program (ICP); the years between are the World Bank’s linking series. The 2017 figures are the World Bank’s revised series, aligned with the 2021 round. data.worldbank.org
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