--- title: "Italy: Costs | Arman Education" description: "Tuition fees and monthly living costs in Italy." canonical_url: "https://armaneducation.com/en/countries/italy/costs" locale: en meta: "og:description": "Tuition fees and monthly living costs in Italy." "og:image": "https://armaneducation.com/og/country-italy-en.png" "og:image:height": "630" "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "Italy: Costs" "twitter:image": "https://armaneducation.com/og/country-italy-en.png" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://armaneducation.com/llms.txt) Italy # **Italy: Costs** Tuition fees and monthly living costs in Italy. ## **Tuition and living costs**
**Public university tuition**
Public-university tuition in Italy is an annual all-inclusive contribution set by each university, normally linked to the family ISEE (no-tax or low-fee floors exist: Bologna minimum 157.04 EUR, Pisa 16 EUR stamp + 140 EUR first instalment up to ISEE 26,000, Padua no-tax area up to ISEE 30,000). Non-EU students whose family income and assets are abroad usually cannot submit an ISEE and instead pay a fixed or country-banded amount or the maximum: Sapienza 300 / 700 / 1,500 EUR by country band (Azerbaijan, Ukraine = 300; Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey = 700); Padua 2,790 EUR (humanities group) or 2,990 EUR (scientific group); Politecnico di Torino 600-3,600 EUR by country (2026/27: Azerbaijan 770, Kazakhstan 1,397, Russia 1,656, Turkey 1,709, Ukraine 761); Politecnico di Milano maximum 3,943.04 EUR for non-EU master's students with a foreign first-level degree and no scholarship (first instalment 880.04 EUR); Bologna maximum 2,550 EUR for second-cycle programmes (ordinary), with a reduced flat fee of 1,200 EUR + 157.04 EUR for freshman citizens of non-EU, non-OECD countries (includes Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine; Turkey is an OECD member and is not on the list); Pisa maximum 2,900 EUR for regular students. Regional tax (about 140 EUR) and 16 EUR stamp duty are charged on top at most universities. Amounts verified on university pages dated 2026/27 unless stated.
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**Private university tuition**
Private universities set their own fees. Bocconi University (Milan) states that first-year tuition and fees are about 18,500 EUR per year for 2026/27 (Master of Science page) and 19,300 EUR per year for students enrolling in 2027/28; the amount can be modulated by family economic condition and merit aid. Other private universities were not checked.
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**Monthly living cost**
No official national average living-cost figure was found. Official reference points: (1) the MUR circular fixes the financial-means reference for the study visa at 10,179.85 EUR per year; (2) the MAECI government scholarship pays 1,200 EUR per month for 9 months (10,800 EUR total); (3) ER.GO university residences in Bologna charge about 239-322 EUR per month (utilities included) for students ranked on income and merit from 16 Sept 2026; (4) DiSCo Lazio's 2026/27 scholarship for out-of-town students is 6,571.11 EUR/year plus meals. These are not living-cost estimates.
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### Accommodation University and regional-agency residences are assigned by competition on income and merit (ER.GO, DiSCo Lazio, EDISU Piemonte, ESU Padova); students not ranked use private rentals or university housing services. A visa applicant must show accommodation (booking for at least 30 days/one month, rental contract, hospitality declaration, or an assigned university residence place; merely applying to a residence does not count). A MAECI scholarship is compatible with university accommodation if no money is received from public right-to-study bodies. Example rents: ER.GO Bologna 239-322 EUR/month utilities included (from 16 Sept 2026). When planning the total budget, separate one-off and monthly items. [Budget planning guide](https://armaneducation.com/en/guides/budget-planning) ## What to watch for in Costs - Calculate tuition, living costs and insurance/visa costs separately. - Verify fees on the university's own page; programmes can differ greatly. - Add a margin each year for currency and exchange-rate risk. - Research scholarship and discount options before applying. Information on this page is compiled from official sources and was verified on the date shown. Fees, dates and visa rules change often; check official sources before applying. Empty fields have not been verified yet; ask our advisor for the current information. ## **Let us plan the right path for your goals** In a free initial consultation we review your profile, budget and goals, and narrow down the countries and universities that fit you. [**Free consultation**](https://armaneducation.com/en/contact?country=italy) [**How we work**](https://armaneducation.com/en/how-it-works) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@id":"https://armaneducation.com/en#website","@type":"WebSite","inLanguage":"en","name":"Arman Education","url":"https://armaneducation.com/en","publisher":{"@id":"https://armaneducation.com/#identity"},"workTranslation":[{"@id":"https://armaneducation.com/tr#website"},{"@id":"https://armaneducation.com/ru#website"},{"@id":"https://armaneducation.com/ua#website"},{"@id":"https://armaneducation.com/kk#website"},{"@id":"https://armaneducation.com/az#website"}]},{"@id":"https://armaneducation.com/en/countries/italy/costs#webpage","@type":"WebPage","description":"Tuition fees and monthly living costs in Italy.","name":"Italy: Costs","url":"https://armaneducation.com/en/countries/italy/costs","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://armaneducation.com/en/countries/italy/costs#breadcrumb"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https://armaneducation.com/en#website"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://armaneducation.com/en/countries/italy/costs"]}]},{"@id":"https://armaneducation.com/#identity","@type":"Organization","name":"Arman Education","url":"https://armaneducation.com"},{"@id":"https://armaneducation.com/en/countries/italy/costs#breadcrumb","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","name":"Home","item":"https://armaneducation.com/en","position":1},{"@type":"ListItem","name":"Countries","item":"https://armaneducation.com/en/countries","position":2},{"@type":"ListItem","name":"Italy","item":"https://armaneducation.com/en/countries/italy","position":3},{"@type":"ListItem","name":"Costs","position":4}]}]} ``` ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](https://armaneducation.com/sitemap.md) for all pages.