Australia is a developed country, and prices are still relatively high compared with domestic prices. Fortunately, the Australian dollar's exchange rate against the RMB has been declining in recent years, from nearly 1 / 7 in 2010 to about 1: 5 now (2017). Also makes the cost of studying abroad reduced a lot.
So, how much does it cost to study in Australia at your own expense? Below, the editor of www.51Net, Australia, calculates an account for you.
First of all, the premise of this paper is that students from ordinary working-class families are not second-generation rich, nor are they destitute, or the level of consumption at the mass level, and then we look at it one by one.
Tuition fees:
- Undergraduate tuition fees for Australian universities, depending on different schools and specialties, are between A $200 million and A $40, 000 (2017). For professional, legal, medical, engineering and other specialties are expensive, business is in the middle, liberal arts relatively cheap; For schools, especially the eight universities such as the University of Sydney, the University of Melbourne, the University of New South Wales and so on are more expensive, non-eight universities are cheaper;
- The undergraduate program is usually three years, and some science and medicine majors are four-year program; the master's general system is two years, one year and one-and-a-half years;
- Different schools have a certain scale of scholarships, such as the Australian National University Master of Engineering and computer Science, to provide Chinese students with a scholarship of 5000 Australian dollars. Applicants are required to graduate from 211 universities in China, and the GPA is more than 90. In the process of studying there will also be various forms of scholarship, but usually only high achiever level can be obtained;
- If you re-study the course, then the tuition fee for this course will be in vain, usually at least 3, 000 to 5, 000 Australian dollars per course (read: are you still afraid to review? Australian University enrollment rate & tuition ranking exposed! Hang up one = three iPhoneX);
Cost of living:
- Accommodation: rental is a major part of living expenses, generally speaking, Sydney, Melbourne, the highest rent, convenient transportation in a single room at $200,350 per week, that is, 10,000 and 18,000 Australian dollars per year; Perth, Brisbane, Gold Coast followed by about 150 US dollars per week, that is, 7500 to 13,000 Australian dollars per year, Adelaide has the lowest rent in major Australian cities, generally at 120,200 Australian dollars per week, that is, 6,000 and 10000 Australian dollars per year; If you rent a flat alone, it will at least double;
- Utilities and broadband charges: usually co-rental houses are included in water and broadband fees, then there is no need to pay additional, but also some co-rental will be in the form of a flat bill, rental needs to be clear before renting; If you rent a flat alone, then a year of electricity, electricity and broadband charges will cost about A $2500;
- Transportation:
- Bus: Australia's public transport is not cheap, different cities have different price rules, according to the need to take the bus to and fro class every day to calculate, a year on the bus cost about 1200,000Australian dollars;
- Buy a car: if you already have a driving license in China, then you can also consider buying a car substitute, life will be much more convenient, ordinary new cars in the price of 15, 000 and 30, 000 Australian dollars, second-hand cars between 5, 000 and 20, 000 Australian dollars, according to their own reasonable choice; And buying your own car involves car ownership, refueling, parking fees, and so on. Generally speaking, keeping a car requires about 600 Australian dollars a year in terms of vehicle registration and car insurance, and about 500 Australian dollars in maintenance. Fuel costs range from A $1, 000 to A $2, 000 depending on fuel consumption and frequency of use, and parking costs are only available in the city or school, with no parking fee required for parking at home, estimated at around A $200 a year; In general, in addition to the cost of driving a car, it costs about $2, 300 a year to keep a car;
Eating: in Australia, eating in restaurants is more expensive, the most common light meals and fast food per capita about 10 Australian dollars per ton, this is not very different in different cities; And if you buy it back, it will be much cheaper. Considering the students' ability to take care of themselves is generally limited, and the academic pressure is high, the number of times they cook will certainly not be too much, can be calculated to 4000x8000 Australian dollars per year;
Communication charges: mobile phone packages with time-bound international long-distance and traffic are typically at A $30-50 / month, which is necessary given that international phone calls and Internet access are essential for most students;
Other expenses: shopping, entertainment, travel, interpersonal contact, etc., different people will vary, roughly according to the average consumption level of 4000x6000 Australian dollars per year;
Working to make money:
- They're all talking about taking money out, so let's talk about making money in there. If the academic pressure is not great, it can also reduce the financial burden of the family properly. According to Australian law, student visa holders can work legally for less than 20 hours a week, and as of November 2017, The minimum pre-tax wage in Australia is 18.29 Australian dollars per hour, that is, if the minimum pre-tax wage is about 18.29 Australian dollars per week, there is no problem paying rent. However, the Australian economy is currently depressed, and as a foreign student, there is no working experience. Working hours are unstable, most students lack language skills, it is not easy to find a good job, and many students are working in jobs below the minimum wage (10 to 15 Australian dollars / hour). This is illegal for employers, but also more common among the group of foreign students), so this will vary from person to person, but if there is a chance to find a job that does not affect your studies and has a good income, the editor must not miss it; If you don't have a suitable job for the time being, the editor recommends to try out Uber's (UberEats) (- related reading: are you still working for A $10 an hour? Consider UberEats (Uber food delivery);
Summary:
- Studying in Australia, studying in different cities, different schools and majors, the costs will vary considerably. Take the University of Sydney and the University of Adelaide, which are the eight leading Australian universities, for example, to study in the same engineering subjects. The University of Sydney may need to prepare at least A $70,000 a year, or about three hundred and fifty thousand yuan. And Adelaide University may be 55,000 Australian dollars, that is, about two hundred and eighty thousand yuan.
OK, see here, and compare yourself to the situation, you should know how much money you need to study in Australia a year? Try to save your money.
