8 Cheap Country To Study And Work

Education is the key, so a saying goes. It’s even better, even better, to study abroad. But studying abroad can be very expensive and if you can’t study and work at the same time, you might not be able to foot your bills. 

As a result, you might be looking for affordable countries to study and work. Search no more, in this article, we will be showing 8 affordable countries to study and work.

Cheap Country To Study And Work

1. Thailand

Thailand is a cheap country to study and work. Living in Thailand, you could do the teaching jobs. You could teach English Language if you can speak English fluently. The cost of living is also pocket friendly with the possibility of living on $600 in Chiang Mai. 

Meals at street stalls, markets, food courts in malls can go for as low as $1; rent can be as low as $150 per month for your own studio in a Western-style complex and public transportation could be as low as $0.30. A typical mixture of fun and work, Thailand would let a competent worker save, balancing work and fun.

2. South Korea

How would you like to work in a place where work programs or job employments include free accommodation? Inviting right?  Well, here’s the place for you, South Korea. 

South Korea though not among the cheapest places to study or work, it makes the list for one of the best and affordable places for work because of the nature of its job programs and the free accommodation. At least accommodation money can be saved, salaries are also very competitive. Teaching English Language is the obvious work choice as the country has made a name for itself as one of the best destinations in the world for teaching English Language as a foreign language. South Korea is a great destination to travel to work and save money. 

Koreans modern cities rival those in the US and other European countries. The countryside is diverse and stunning, the food is wonderful and the people are friendly. Asides the teaching job, you can also work in sales. Though South Korea is more expensive than other Southeast Asian countries, Korea is also affordable with rent for a 1-bed apartment starting at around $375 and restaurant meals starting from $6.

3.   Germany

There are other countries that are very cheap to work but let’s talk about the cheapest countries to study. For international students who want to enjoy access to tuition-free universities, the destination should be Germany, the few German regions that charge tuition fees like Munich have average tuition fees as low as EUR 260 with an additional mandatory fee of EUR 32-64 is required per semester for the student union. 

Top universities in Germany for international students include Technical University Berlin, the free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the Technical University, Munich with average tuition fee of EUR 200-700 (N80, 200 – 280, 706) per academic year.

4. Norway

Thinking of another place where you can access free education as an international student asides Germany? Well, get your visa ready, you should be heading to Norway. The state universities and university colleges in Norway offer tuition free education for international students. 

The students, however, just pay EUR 32-64 per semester for student union membership. This free education for international students extends from an undergraduate program to master’s degree studies and PhD programs but private universities have tuition fees which are however not expensive but affordable. 

The cities where one can live in are Volda, Sogndal, Porsgrunn and Narvik for their lower cost of living. Top universities in Norway for international students are university of Oslo, University of Bergen, Norwegian University of science and technology.

5. Sweden 

You do not like Germany; you could as well head to Sweden. Top Swedish Universities for international students are Lund University, Uppsala University, Karolinska Institute, Royal Institute of Technology and the Stockholm School of Economics. 

International students from non EU/EEA/Nordic countries or Switzerland pay tuition fees however many universities offer partial and full scholarship packages as tuition waivers for international students. Interesting, right?

6. Ukraine

Remember, not all travel abroad has to be expensive, you should as well choose pocket friendly destinations that offer some of the things in expensive countries. 

One of the cheapest countries to study and work is Ukraine with its universities offering one of the cheapest engineering and medical education compared to other European countries. All payments are also made on arrival, but there are tons of scholarships to study medicine and surgery here.

The top universities for international students in Ukraine are Dnepropetrovsk State Medical Academy, Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy, Crimea State Medical University, Odessa State Medical University, Kharkov National Medical University. The average tuition fees are EUR 4, 515 per academic year. Want to study engineering and medicine? If yes, try studying in Ukraine.

7. Luxembourg

With its modern, multilingual and multicultural society it will be one of the most charming places you will ever visit but charming isn’t what we sought now rather the cheapest countries to study and work in Europe. 

Luxembourg is among the safest destinations in Europe making it perfect for an international student. Tuition fees average EUR 400 – 800 per year, for business related studies, it is EUR 4, 000 – 5, 000 per year. 

Some of its top universities are University of Luxembourg and European Business University.

8. Switzerland

Switzerland, one of the most beautiful countries in the world and in Europe known in the academic world for its research work, high quality education and it’s living standard for students and families. Switzerland is also known to provide a high and strong rate of vocational training and a high level of skill diversity. In total Switzerland has 12 universities with some of them ranking amongst the best 100 in the world.

The county is known for its reliable banks, chocolates and cheese, fairytale landscapes, crystal clear lakes and peaceful mountains; hopefully this brings to your notice their fine academic standard. 

The top universities in Switzerland are ETH Zurich, University of Zurich, University of Bern, University of Basel, University of Lausanne, University of Geneva, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) and the top courses to study in Switzerland are Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, International Business, Business and Accounting, Business management, Food science, Data science and analytics, Biotechnology and Biomedical sciences, Hospitality, Travel and Tourism.

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