True Annual Cost · Budapest
True annual cost of international schools in Budapest
Updated 2026-04-26 · 12 schools with full cost data · 15 schools indexed
Schools ranked
12
Median tuition
$11.1k
Median true cost
$11.3k
Median hidden fees
+4%
Curriculum mix
Schools ranked by true annual cost (cheapest first)
| # | School | Tuition USD | True cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deutsche Schule Budapest | $5,514-$5,514 | $6,314 |
| 2 | BME International Secondary Grammar School | $5,946-$5,946 | $6,746 |
| 3 | Lycée Français Gustave Eiffel de Budapest | $5,715-$7,078 | $6,897 |
| 4 | SEK Budapest International School | $5,872-$8,232 | $7,452 |
| 5 | Avicenna International College | $8,172-$8,172 | $8,272 |
| 6 | Brit-Magyar School | $7,703-$7,703 | $8,503 |
| 7 | International Christian School of Budapest | $10,193-$17,865 | $14,129 |
| 8 | International School of Budapest | $12,459-$18,162 | $15,861 |
| 9 | REAL School Budapest | $15,467-$19,259 | $17,913 |
| 10 | The British International School Budapest | $13,946-$27,811 | $21,759 |
| 11 | Britannica International School, Budapest | $18,108-$25,541 | $22,705 |
| 12 | American International School of Budapest | $17,214-$29,470 | $23,892 |
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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