True Annual Cost · Beijing
True annual cost of international schools in Beijing
Updated 2026-04-26 · 15 schools with full cost data · 26 schools indexed
Schools ranked
15
Median tuition
$5.3k
Median true cost
$8.3k
Median hidden fees
+49%
Curriculum mix
Schools ranked by true annual cost (cheapest first)
| # | School | Tuition USD | True cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsinghua International School | $3,539-$4,147 | $5,733 |
| 2 | Moonshot Academy | $3,767-$4,528 | $6,248 |
| 3 | Chaoyang Kaiwen Academy | $3,759-$4,711 | $6,335 |
| 4 | 3e International School | $4,201-$4,703 | $6,342 |
| 5 | NAS Beijing | $3,900-$4,661 | $6,381 |
| 6 | Swiss School Beijing | $3,900-$6,316 | $7,408 |
| 7 | Canadian International School of Beijing | $3,834-$6,408 | $8,121 |
| 8 | Yew Chung International School of Beijing | $4,205-$6,354 | $8,280 |
| 9 | Beijing City International School | $4,642-$6,535 | $8,289 |
| 10 | The International Montessori School of Beijing | $4,566-$6,259 | $8,413 |
| 11 | Harrow Beijing | $4,349-$6,784 | $8,567 |
| 12 | Keystone Academy | $5,327-$8,090 | $9,709 |
| 13 | Lycée Français International Charles de Gaulle de Pékin | $12,694-$23,822 | $21,558 |
| 14 | Deutsche Botschaftsschule Peking | $23,738-$26,779 | $28,229 |
| 15 | Springboard International Bilingual School | $20,690-$35,862 | $31,576 |
How we calculate true cost
The True Annual Cost takes the school's mid-point USD tuition and adds city-calibrated extras for transport, uniform, registration recurrent, lunch, technology fee, and activity fees. The number is scaled by tier — premium-tier schools tend to charge proportionally higher capital levies and ancillary fees than budget schools.
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