12-13-2004, 05:00 AM
Munkay,Dec 13 2004, 05:47 AM Wrote:Interesting question! I've ment to make a comparison of costs for quite some while.
Well, over here I was able to earn enough each ten-twelve summer week break to cover my entire expenses for the year (living/fees/textbooks etc)
Uni costs were:
Tuition ~$400 per paper (~8 papers per year)=$3,200 ~=$US2300
Living (Full board=rent +electricity etc. + meals) $50-60 per week = $2,600-$3,000 ~= $US2000
All up it cost me $8-10kpa~= $US6-7k
Perhaps you lot should send your kids down this way for some education? ;) (You'd have to become citizens to pay this price for tuition though, multiply the tuition part by 6-10x for foreign student fees)
The amusing thing is that everyone complains when fees rise (but I just laugh and continue my extramural studies while working fulltime... I consider it my value from taxes, since I don't use the roads/public health system/accident compensation/ government super schemes)