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Expense calculator
Choose a country and a lifestyle and see what a student spends each month, built from the ranges universities and governments publish.
Finland, Helsinki
Lifestyle: Standard. Budget is the low end of each published range, Standard the midpoint, Comfortable the high end.
- Rent€500
- Food€300
- Local transport€60
- Health insurance€9
- Phone and internet€30
- Per month
- €899About $989 (approximate USD)
- Per year (12 months)
- €10,788About $11,867 (approximate USD)
- Living costs for 12 months
- €10,788About $11,867 (approximate USD)
Where each figure comes from
Rent: €200 to €800 a month
- EUR 300-500 per month Aalto University (2026)
- EUR 200-380 per month Study in Finland (Finnish National Agency for Education) (2026)
- EUR 450-800 per month University of Helsinki
Food: €220 to €380 a month
- EUR 220-380 per month Aalto University (2026)
Local transport: €50 to €70 a month
- EUR 50-70 per month Aalto University (2026)
Health insurance: €9 to €9 a month
- EUR 35.35 per term University of Helsinki (2026)
Phone and internet: €20 to €40 a month
- EUR 20-40 per month Aalto University (2026)
Typical total: €900 to €1,200 a month
- EUR 900-1,200 per month Study in Finland (Finnish National Agency for Education) (2026)