Is only $600,000 enough to study in the U.S. for a year?

The cost of living in the United States varies greatly from state to state and city to city.
Let’s talk about the cost of living in New York, Los Angeles, Boston and other big cities.

1. Cost of living in big cities – basic living expenses in New York and Los Angeles, these big cities, to maintain a basic life, the cost of living for a month roughly need to 1500-2000 U.S. dollars, this kind of consumption, including food, water and electricity, public transportation and other basic living expenses, excluding social trips and shopping these expenses.
2. The cost of living in big cities – rent for international students in the United States, the university for international students, usually the first year to provide housing, the second year to rent their own off-campus housing, in big cities, the cost of renting a room for a month is roughly 1,000 – 1,500 U.S. dollars.
   In big cities, the cost of renting an apartment is about 1000-1500 USD per month. If you rent an apartment by yourself, the rent will be about 2500-3000 USD per month. If you rent an apartment on your own, the monthly rent will be about 2500-3000 USD. In summary, the minimum cost of living in a big city like New York or Los Angeles is about 3000 USD per month.
3. Small City Cost of Living – Basic Living Expenses If you are studying in a lower cost of living area, such as Michigan, your basic living expenses will be about $1,000-$1,500 per month, again, not including shopping, traveling, car maintenance, and other expenses.
4. Cost of living in small cities – Rent in a relatively small city, the cost of sharing a room is about 500-1000 U.S. dollars.
   So in some states where the cost of living is low, the minimum cost of living per month is roughly about $2,000 USD.

Tuition: Tuition for studying in the United States varies according to the academic level, the nature of the school and whether it is a boarding school.
Overall speaking, the tuition is as follows

1. High school day high school annual tuition of 5-8will boarding high school annual tuition of 6-10will vary.
2. University tuition: 4-8won per year for private universities
   Public community college tuition 3-5won per year
   Graduate liberal arts tuition 6-10w per year
   Graduate students in science and engineering: 5-8won per year.
   All of the above are the fees for international students at each school, not the fees for green card holders.

Therefore, it is very common to spend $70,000-80,000/year to study in the U.S., i.e., 40-50w RMB. Overall, 60w a year is enough. For those with high tuition fees, and for those who spend more on themselves, it’s another story.