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29 international schools in Berlin have full cost data published. Median published tuition is $10,000 USD per year, while median true annual cost (with capital levy, registration, transport, uniform, technology and activity fees) runs $10,700 USD — roughly 10% above published tuition. Cheapest in the table: Nelson Mandela School at $1,950 USD/year true cost. Most expensive: BBIS Berlin Brandenburg International School at $20,770 USD.
Curriculum mix Local+English (7) IB (7) French (2) German (1) American (1) British (1)
Schools ranked by true annual cost (cheapest first) International schools in Berlin ranked by true annual cost (USD), cheapest first # School Curriculum Tuition USD Hidden fee % True cost 1 Nelson Mandela School IB, Local+English $500-$2,000 +50% $1,950 2 John F. Kennedy School (JFKS) American, Local+English $500-$3,000 +24% $2,170 3 Lycée Français de Berlin French $500-$5,000 +8% $2,960 4 Platanus Schule Berlin Local+English $2,000-$6,000 +18% $4,700 5 Phorms Campus Berlin Mitte Local+English $4,000-$10,000 +14% $8,000 6 Phorms Campus Berlin Süd Local+English $4,000-$10,000 +14% $8,000 7 Berlin Cosmopolitan School IB, Local+English $5,000-$12,000 +12% $9,500 8 Berlin Bilingual School — $5,000-$15,000 +3% $10,300 9 Platanus School Berlin — $5,000-$15,000 +3% $10,300 10 International Montessori School Berlin — $5,000-$15,000 +3% $10,300 11 Phorms Bilingual School Berlin Mitte — $5,000-$15,000 +3% $10,300 12 Moser Schule Schweizer Gymnasium Berlin — $5,000-$15,000 +6% $10,600 13 Freie Schule Anne Sophie Berlin — $5,000-$15,000 +6% $10,600 14 Phorms Bilingual School Berlin Prenzlauer Berg — $5,000-$15,000 +7% $10,700 15 Berlin Metropolitan School IB, Local+English $6,000-$14,000 +7% $10,700 16 Japanese International School Berlin — $5,000-$15,000 +10% $11,000 17 Internationale Lomonossow Schule Berlin — $5,000-$15,000 +10% $11,000 18 Phorms Bilingual School Berlin Sud — $5,000-$15,000 +10% $11,000 19 Charles Dickens Primary School Berlin — $5,000-$15,000 +10% $11,000 20 Ecole Voltaire Berlin — $5,000-$15,000 +10% $11,000 21 Wangari Maathai International School Berlin — $5,000-$15,000 +10% $11,000 22 Sis Swiss International School Berlin — $5,000-$15,000 +10% $11,000 23 Swedish School in Berlin — $5,000-$15,000 +10% $11,000 24 Quentin Blake Grundschule Berlin — $5,000-$15,000 +10% $11,000 25 Schiller International School Berlin IB $8,000-$16,000 +8% $13,000 26 Berlin British School British $10,000-$18,000 +7% $15,000 27 Berlin International School (BIS) IB $13,000-$20,000 +5% $17,270 28 BBIS Berlin Brandenburg International School IB $14,900-$24,400 +4% $20,420 29 BBIS Berlin Brandenburg International School IB $14,000-$26,000 +4% $20,770
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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