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MyKollege Cost Engine

Calculate Your Real College Cost

Compare the complete cost of studying in India or abroad — tuition, accommodation, food, travel, scholarships, loans and other expenses.

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Free, no sign-up needed. Every figure is editable and labelled with where it came from.

What goes into the total

College

Tuition, admission, exam and lab fees

Hostel

Hostel, PG or rent, plus deposits

Food

Mess, groceries, everyday spending

Travel

Trips home — or flights, visa and insurance

Your real total

Less scholarships, plus loan interest and inflation

Where do you want to study?

You can change this at any point — the rest of the form follows.

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Your course

Course / programme
Exchange rate — 1 =

Currency rates are estimates and may change. Override it with the rate your bank quotes.

Using the stored rate of ₹ until you enter one.

Which college?

Pick one we hold data for and the fees fill themselves in — or enter any college yourself.

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Programme at this college

Tuition applied

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City cost profile

We have no fee on record for a college you type in, so the tuition on the next step starts at zero — enter what the college quoted you. Living costs still come from the city profile if we hold one.

College fees

Amounts in . Anything you change is marked as your own input.

Total tuition & college fees

years of tuition and recurring fees, plus one-time admission charges, grown by your education inflation rate.

Where will you stay?

This is usually the second-biggest number after tuition.

Living at home — no rent and no deposit counted. Food and daily costs below are reduced, since a student living with family typically spends far less on meals.

Accommodation, total

Food & daily living

Two students in the same city can spend very differently. Pick a lifestyle and we will scale the city estimate — or type your own monthly figure.

Estimated monthly living cost in :

Already counted in your accommodation above, so not added again here.

Living costs, total

Books, equipment & travel

Trips back to your home city during the year.

Visa, immigration & insurance

Estimates for , in . Verify each one on the official government or university page before you budget on it.

One-time costs

Recurring costs

🎓 Scholarships & financial aid

Anything you enter here is subtracted from the total.

Do you have a scholarship?

Total aid applied

Most students qualify for something — government, state, institutional or private. It is worth checking before you assume you will pay the full fee.

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Your budget

Optional. Tell us the ceiling and we will say whether this college fits under it.

💰 Education loan

Do you plan to take one?

Estimated EMI

/mo

Total interest

Total repayment

Interest accrued during the moratorium is added to the principal before the EMI is worked out — which is how most Indian education loans behave unless you service it as you go.

Account for future inflation?

Year 4 does not cost what year 1 costs. Turn this on to grow each year's figures.

What could you earn while studying?

Optional. Kept entirely separate from the total — opportunity cost is income you may forgo, not a bill anyone sends you.

Income you could earn (₹ / month)

Over years:

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Your estimate is ready

The full breakdown is below — year by year, with the loan, the ROI and the assumptions it all rests on. Go back to any step and the numbers move with you.

MyKollege — Cost of Education Report

Your estimated college cost

· · years

Per year

Monthly equivalent

In

Cost breakdown

Scholarship / financial aid
Net estimated cost

Share of gross cost, before scholarships.

Year-by-year projection

Fees grown at % a year and living costs at % a year. Inflation is off — every year is shown in today's money.

Expense
Total

Education loan

Loan amount

EMI

Total interest

Loan-adjusted cost

Opportunity cost —

Opportunity cost represents estimated income you may forgo while studying. It is not a direct college expense, so it is not included in the total above.

📈 Education ROI

What the degree has to earn back, and how long that takes.

Cost-to-salary ratio

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Payback period

10-year earnings

10-year ROI

%

ROI is an estimate based on user-provided or MyKollege estimated salary data. Actual outcomes vary.

Enter an expected starting salary to see payback and ROI. We fill it in automatically when the college has placement data on record.

India vs abroad

Your own two estimates, side by side. Switch mode above and both stay saved.

Expense India
Total

Studying abroad works out roughly on these assumptions.

💡 MyKollege recommendation

Financial fit

Budget used

Likely loan needed

Data confidence

Not every figure here is equally solid. This is which is which.

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Assumptions used

  • • Course duration: years, with a part-year at the end.
  • • Living costs from the profile at a lifestyle — overridden with your own figures.
  • • Inflation: % on fees, % on living costs, compounding each year.
  • • Exchange rate: 1 = ₹, applied to every foreign-currency figure.
  • • Loan: % over years after a -month moratorium, interest capitalised.
  • • Deposits (hostel, rent security) are counted as costs even though they are often refundable.

Important: college costs shown by MyKollege are estimates unless specifically provided by the institution. Tuition, accommodation, living expenses, exchange rates, travel costs, scholarships and other expenses can change. Always verify final fees and requirements with the college/university or official authority.

MyKollege Student Cost Index

What a month of student life costs across India, at a moderate lifestyle and excluding rent. The index is relative — 100 is the most expensive student city we hold figures for.

Mumbai

₹18,300/mo · PG ₹14,000/mo

100

Index

Bangalore

₹17,250/mo · PG ₹12,000/mo

91

Index

Gurugram

₹16,200/mo · PG ₹12,000/mo

87

Index

Delhi NCR

₹16,200/mo · PG ₹11,000/mo

84

Index

Pune

₹14,800/mo · PG ₹10,000/mo

77

Index

Noida

₹14,300/mo · PG ₹10,000/mo

75

Index

Navi Mumbai

₹14,250/mo · PG ₹9,500/mo

74

Index

Hyderabad

₹14,100/mo · PG ₹9,500/mo

73

Index

Manipal

₹13,050/mo · PG ₹10,000/mo

71

Index

Chennai

₹13,500/mo · PG ₹9,000/mo

70

Index

Greater Noida

₹13,480/mo · PG ₹9,000/mo

70

Index

Panaji

₹13,400/mo · PG ₹9,000/mo

69

Index

MyKollege estimates, last updated August 2026. Rent varies far more than the rest — treat these as a starting point, not a quote.

Questions students ask

What does the MyKollege College Cost Calculator include?

Tuition and academic fees, accommodation (hostel, PG or rent), food and daily living, books and equipment, travel home, and — for study abroad — visa, health insurance and flights. Scholarships are subtracted, education-loan interest is added, and every year can be adjusted for inflation.

Where do the figures come from?

Tuition comes from the MyKollege college database where we hold a published fee for that programme. Living costs, rent, visa and insurance figures are MyKollege estimates built from city and country averages. Each number on the results page is labelled with its source and a confidence level, and every one of them can be replaced with your own.

Is the total the amount I will actually pay?

No. It is an estimate. Fees change, rents change, exchange rates change and scholarships are awarded case by case. Use it to compare options and plan a budget, then confirm the final figures with the college or university before you commit.

Does it work for colleges outside India?

Yes. Switch the calculator to Abroad, pick the country, and it adds visa and immigration fees, mandatory health insurance, flights and currency conversion. You can override the exchange rate it uses, and the total is shown in both the local currency and rupees.

How is the education loan EMI calculated?

On the standard reducing-balance formula, using the loan amount, interest rate and tenure you enter. If you set a moratorium — the period during the course when you are not repaying — the interest that accrues in it is added to the principal before the EMI is worked out, which is what most Indian education loans do.

Estimated total

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