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Ukraine: Costs

Tuition fees and monthly living costs in Ukraine.

Tuition and living costs

Public university tuition
No national fee schedule found; each state university sets fees. Verified 2025/2026-2026/2027 listings (USD per year): Kyiv Polytechnic bachelor's 2,000-3,000 and master's 2,000-3,700; Lviv Polytechnic English-track 2,000 (bachelor's) and 2,300 (master's); Karazin 1,500-2,500; Odesa Mechnikov 1,100-2,500 (pharmacy 15,000 total); Bogomolets English-form medicine 3,500-4,700, dentistry 3,600-4,975, pharmacy 3,700-4,075; Vinnytsia English-form medicine 3,000, dentistry 3,500, pharmacy 2,800. Ivan Franko Lviv: 77,526 UAH (bachelor's) / 85,279 UAH (master's). Fees are invoiced in UAH at the NBU rate. A study-in-Ukraine search summary cites ranges of EUR 1,500-5,000 (medicine), EUR 1,200-4,000 (engineering), EUR 2,000-6,000 (MBA); that page was not directly retrievable.Source
Private university tuition
Not researched in this run (state universities only).
Monthly living cost
No official national living-cost estimate verified. Verified component: Kyiv Polytechnic dormitory for foreign students 1,716-8,102 UAH per month depending on room type (about 38-179 USD at the 45.24 UAH/USD rate used in KPI's fee schedule; derived). A study-in-Ukraine search summary gives 50-150 EUR per month for dormitories (page not retrievable). Application fee for the invitation: 3,100 UAH.Source

Accommodation

Universities provide dormitories for foreign students (KPI prices verified); a notarised lease or dormitory certificate is needed for residence-permit registration. National market rents not verified.

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