1495 destinations across 147 countries from our fellowship directory network.
Find published guidance, check its scope, then build a budget using quotes that fit your stay.
Published cost evidence covers 1269 destinations: 55 city-specific guides and 1214 broader benchmarks. 226 destinations still need published cost figures. 2 city guides cover all six categories without partial or minimum-only entries; point estimates are included. Country and regional benchmarks are not city-specific prices.
What do the evidence labels mean?
City-specific: the figures describe this city, for example a host institution's student budget. Source period and scope are always shown.
Regional or national benchmark: broader guidance, not a price survey of this city.
No published figures yet: nothing defensible has been found. Unknown means unknown, not zero.
Choose a destination and read its evidence label. City-specific figures describe a named institution’s guidance. Benchmarks are wider and are not a price survey of that city.
Enter your monthly stipend, its currency and the number of months.
Replace each of the six cost amounts with your own quote. A blank amount is not treated as zero.
Read the monthly balance, the stay total and arrival cash separately. Arrival cash covers deposits and first-month costs, so do not add it to the living total.
Worked example. The Geneva starter scenario uses CHF 700 housing, CHF 600 food and daily needs, CHF 70 transport, CHF 130 utilities and phone, CHF 250 personal and leisure, and CHF 80 health insurance. That is CHF 1,830 a month. With a CHF 2,500 stipend over 6 months, the monthly balance is CHF 670 and the stay total is CHF 10,980. These are editorial planning amounts, not quotes: replace them with your own figures before relying on the result.
Open the links below each category to check providers and guidance. Web searches are labelled; links do not verify the estimates or update them automatically.
Estimated monthly total
Edit amounts in the destination’s local currency. One adult; room-based housing, no tuition. Estimates are not verified fellowship rates.
Find a place to call home.
Explore host guidance, longer-term rooms and short stays. Enter the monthly quote you find in Housing above.
External links open in a new tab. Prices and availability come from providers, are not synced to this budget, and may vary by dates and eligibility. No affiliate links.
Check the source period and review date above. Confirm current prices and housing eligibility with your host.
Your plans, side by side.
Save a completed budget to compare destinations in your display currency. Saved on this browser only; no account required. Saving the same city replaces its previous plan.
Before you say yes.
A preparation checklist for . Confirm details with your fellowship host. Progress stays on this browser.
A few things to know.
Are these verified costs for my fellowship?
No. The 26 starting scenarios combine published guidance and editorial assumptions. Other destinations require your own quotes. Check the source notes and replace each amount with a figure that fits your dates and eligibility.
What should I ask my host?
Confirm the net stipend after deductions, first payment date, housing access and deposit, required insurance, and which visa, travel and setup costs are reimbursed. Ask when reimbursements are paid.
Can I use this budget with a partner or children?
Starting scenarios assume one adult. Replace all six amounts for your household, including family housing and insurance. Add dependent visas, schooling and travel to your own planning; these are not included by default.
What happens to my saved data?
Saved plans and checklist progress stay in local browser storage. They do not sync between devices and may disappear if browser data is cleared. Use Download my budget to keep a CSV copy. Remove saved plans individually below their comparison cards.
A clearer budget starts with honest assumptions.
Use published guidance to understand the evidence, then enter your own quotes. Older starter scenarios contain editorial assumptions and are labelled separately. Unknown amounts remain blank. Housing eligibility, short stays, insurance and tax treatment can change your costs. Deposits, visa fees and travel belong in your separate arrival plan.
Locations are reconciled against source exports from our fellowship directory network. Aliases preserve older budget links. Directory coverage does not mean cost research is complete. Read the full methodology and coverage rules.
Use any currency with your own exchange rate
If your currency is missing, enter its three-letter code and a positive rate. This manual rate will be used for display and stipend conversion.
Exchange reference: Frankfurter. Rate dates vary by currency. Bank fees and conversion spreads are excluded. Unsaved budget inputs stay in your browser session. Saved plans and checklist progress stay on this device until removed or browser data is cleared.
Before you pack.
Practical reading for the decisions behind your move.
Check host requirements, local insurance rules, work activities, policy dates, exclusions and out-of-pocket costs before choosing fellowship health cover.
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