How much does it cost for international students to study in New Zealand for one year?

Living expenses are also part of the expenses of international students. If you want to study in New Zealand, how much is your living expenses for one year? Let's look at the detailed living expenses.

First, the cost of living in New Zealand.

The living standard given by the New Zealand Immigration Service is 1, 50,000 New Zealand dollars/year, or about 70,000 yuan/year.

The New Zealand Immigration Bureau stated that if you want to study in New Zealand for more than one year, you must prepare at least 15000 New Zealand dollars in the first year; If you study in New Zealand for less than one year, you need to prepare a monthly fee of not less than 1250 New Zealand dollars.

Of course, these official data may be different from our actual expenditure. After all, there are many factors that affect the cost of living during studying abroad, such as accommodation and personal consumption habits.

1, accommodation

The city and location have a great influence on everyone's accommodation expenses. Take the campus here as an example. The rent is calculated on a weekly basis. In cities such as Auckland, the rent is generally around 3,000 yuan, and in smaller cities, 2,000 yuan a week is enough.

2. Catering

Eating is usually done in the school cafeteria, and 300 yuan should be prepared at least once a week. If you often go out to eat, the price will be more expensive; On the contrary, if you choose to cook by yourself, the cost will be much less, provided that you have a kitchen.

3. Others

In addition, we should also set aside the budget for shopping and entertainment. Everyone is familiar with local life, it costs money to expand social scope, and the basic needs of life should also be met. Prepare at least 3000 yuan every month.

Second, New Zealand students save money.

1, strive for a scholarship

The New Zealand government, educational institutions and charities provide many scholarships for international students, not only for language learners, undergraduates, but also for doctoral students.

New Zealand Education International Promotion Agency has registered 134 items in official website for China students to apply for!

Students can go to official website to check the specific application conditions. Maybe which one suits you!

2. Do a part-time job after school.

New Zealand allows international students to work outside the school, requiring no more than 40 hours every two weeks, and there is no time limit for working on holidays.

Part-time jobs mainly include cashier, waiter, milkman, cleaner, part-time accountant, part-time Chinese teacher, part-time customer service and so on.

At present, the legal minimum wage in New Zealand is17,7 NZD/hour, so many international students will choose to work to solve part of their living expenses during their study abroad.

Step 3 choose the right bank

At present, the acceptance coverage of UnionPay cards in ATMs in New Zealand has exceeded 80%, and ATMs owned by banks such as ANZ, BNZ, Westpac Bank and Kaiwei Bank in New Zealand can all use UnionPay cards to deposit and withdraw money.

Therefore, before studying abroad, you can go to the bank for consultation in advance and apply for a debit card or credit card with relevant discounts. Of course, you can also apply for a UnionPay dual-currency card in New Zealand. There is no currency conversion fee for using UnionPay cards, and other handling fees are far lower than those of foreign bank cards.

4. Make full use of student discounts.

Student status enjoys many discounts in New Zealand.

Such as bus, train and plane discounts. Some supermarkets and big stores also offer student discounts, for example, Kmart and dick smith. Therefore, when you go shopping, you must bring your student ID card. When you ask about the price, you must ask if there is a student discount, which is usually about 10% off.

Three. Types of scholarships for studying in New Zealand

1, doctoral scholarship and postgraduate scholarship

Three-year full-time doctoral scholarship and two-year full-time postgraduate scholarship. The New Zealand Scholarship will fully support tuition, living expenses, international transportation, books, papers and other expenses, with an average of about 220,000 yuan.

2. Scholarships for international students and study abroad

In addition, the New Zealand government will soon adopt a budget of more than US$ 24 million, including the establishment of 200 scholarships and 200 awards for studying abroad, as well as funds aimed at improving the quality of education, market development and industrial innovation, so as to improve the quality of international education in New Zealand.

3. New Zealand International Undergraduate Scholarship

Following the opening of the International Doctoral Scholarship, the New Zealand Government has provided a new New Zealand scholarship program for international students-the New Zealand International Undergraduate Scholarship. This year, the New Zealand International Undergraduate Scholarship was renamed as the New Zealand International Undergraduate Scholarship.