Daily expenses
Experience has shown that students living and studying in the Netherlands for one year spend between 700 and 1,000 euros a month (tuition fees not included). If you have an average student income you will find that one-third of it will go towards housing. Food might take another third. Fortunately, the Avans restaurants offer hot meals at reasonable prices. Breda, ’s-Hertogenbosch and Tilburg have pubs (called eetcafé’s) where you can eat decent food at low prices. But the cheapest way to eat is to do your own cooking. The remaining third of your money will go towards books, travel and other expenses.
Costs per year
- The average costs per year for an EEA student are 12,000 euros
- The average costs per year for a non-EEA student are 18,000 euros
Average prices
- A cup of coffee/tea in a café: 1.50 euros
- A cheese sandwich: 2.50 euros
- A Big Mac: 2.95 euros
- Dinner in a typical student restaurant : 10 euros
- A cinema ticket : 7.50 euros
- A text message on your mobile phone: from 0.07 euros
Credit card
If you do not (yet) have a bank account in the Netherlands, we recommend that you bring one of the following credit cards with you for your daily expenses and to load credit onto your Avans Smartcard:
- Maestro-Visa-Mastercard (MVM)
- American Express (Amex)
- JCB and CUP
Working while studying
Foreign students who would like to carry out paid work alongside their studies are allowed to do so. Depending on your nationality, you can only do so for a limited amount of hours per week and if the employer has applied for a work permit for you. Check the specific details.
Scholarships
Avans University of Applied Sciences is committed to recruiting talented and excellent students. Since 1 September 2009, we offer a scholarship programme for the best performing foreign students. Read more about our scholarship programmes.
