Russia: Costs

Tuition and living costs

Public university tuition

Fee-paying tuition for foreign citizens in 2026-27 (university pages): English-taught master's 314,000-710,000 RUB per year (UrFU 314,000-402,000 non-CIS; KFU 341,220-580,800; HSE 420,000-560,000; SPbU 486,900-692,700; ITMO 610,000-710,000; MEPhI about 304,700-389,400 derived from per-semester fees); bachelor's 379,452-396,000 RUB at KFU; General Medicine 653,400 RUB at KFU; RUDN lists 5,550-12,500 USD (period not stated). Government quota students pay no tuition. Some universities set lower fees for CIS citizens and for applicants with high entrance scores.Show moreSource

Private university tuition

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Monthly living cost

Study in Russia portal: about 15,000 RUB per month for food, clothing, study materials and leisure; student dormitories 300-6,000 RUB per month (another portal page says up to 20,000); a good room in Moscow from about 15,000 RUB and a one-room flat from about 30,000 RUB per month. MSU's own estimate: dormitory about 14,000 + food about 15,000 + other about 10,000 RUB per month, plus insurance about 12,500 RUB per year. Portal city table (Oct 2026): average one-room rent 33,588 RUB in Moscow, 20,880 in Saint Petersburg, 13,500 in Kazan, 15,264 in Yekaterinburg, 16,000 in Novosibirsk.Show moreSource