Program costs — budget planner

Plan your own budget.

Pick your site, then change anything to match your plans, and save it as a PDF or a spreadsheet. If your financial aid office needs an official cost letter, you'll find it signed and ready in your student portal once your placement is confirmed.

Your placement

Site

Weeks

Getting there

Flying from

Return flight (USD)

Living there

Housing (EUR a month)

I'll rent a car

Food and day-to-day living (EUR a month)

Not in our estimated totals. Ask us what students typically spend in your town.

Anything else (USD)

Cushion and exchange rate

Cushion for the unexpected

Exchange rate (USD per EUR 1)

Our figures use €1 = $1.18 (October 2026). Change it if the rate has moved.

For your saved copy (optional)

These appear only on your saved PDF and spreadsheet. They never go into the link.

Your name

Your school

Placement starts