Europe is the dream destination for many international students due to a great number of reasons, one of the most appealing being the affordable cost of living in certain European countries. In comparison with popular travel destinations like the US and Canada, statistics have proven that European countries, especially member countries of the European Union, have really low living cost indices, some as low as 70% less than other popular travel destinations.
Below, we have compiled a list of some of such European countries and their living cost indices as at 2021:
1. Romania: cost of living is 61.5% less, accommodation cost is approximately 89% less than in the US.
2. Bulgaria: cost of living is 59% less, accommodation cost is approximately 90% less than in the US.
3. Poland: cost of living is 58% less, accommodation cost is approximately 82% less than in the US.
4. Hungary: cost of living is 57% less, accommodation cost is approximately 87% less than in the US.
5. Lithuania: cost of living is 52% less, accommodation cost is approximately 85% less than in the US.
6. Slovakia: cost of living is 51% less, accommodation cost is approximately 82% less than in the US.
7. Czech Republic: cost of living is 51% less, accommodation cost is approximately 80% less than in the US.
8. Latvia: cost of living is 47% less, accommodation cost is approximately 87% less than in the US.
9. Portugal: cost of living is 47% less, accommodation cost is approximately 78% less than in the US.
10. Estonia: cost of living is 44% less, accommodation cost is approximately 84% less than in the US.
