Is There Value in Studying at a “Cheap” Country?

This is a collaborative post. Being a foreign student in the US or the UK, the two most popular destinations for foreign students can be incredibly expensive. Not even counting tuition, the most recent figures put the estimated living expenses of a foreign student in the US at around $700-$1,000 a month.  This includes accommodations, food, transportation, clothing, textbooks, and entertainment. Figures in the UK average a similar amount, about ‎£989 per month, slightly more than the US after accounting for exchange rates. And that’s just living expenses. Matriculation fees in the US typically run around $25,620 a year for …