True Annual Cost · French Riviera - Côte d'Azur

True annual cost of international schools in French Riviera - Côte d'Azur

Updated 2026-04-26 · 9 schools with full cost data · 13 schools indexed

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Quick answer

9 international schools in French Riviera - Côte d'Azur have full cost data published. Median published tuition is $14,488 USD per year, while median true annual cost — modeled with first-year charges (capital levy, registration) plus recurring extras (transport, uniform, technology, activities) — runs $15,988 USD, a median 8% above each school’s own tuition. Cheapest with full cost data: École Internationale Bilingue Cagnes Le Pain de Sucre at $12,395 USD/year true cost. Most expensive: The British School of Monaco at $46,052 USD.

True-cost dataset · Source: Official international-school fee schedules + IBO, COBIS & CIS accreditation registries · Last verified Apr 27, 2026 · Verify fees, admissions, and current enrollment directly with the school's admissions office.

Key facts

9 schools with full cost data published tuition + WhereNext-modeled true annual cost (registration, transport, uniform, activities).
Median tuition: $14,488/yr published headline tuition midpoint.
Median true cost: $15,988/yr a median ~8% above each school's own tuition.
Cheapest: École Internationale Bilingue Cagnes Le Pain de Sucre $12,395/yr true annual cost.
Most expensive: The British School of Monaco $46,052/yr true annual cost.

Schools ranked

Median tuition

$14.5k

Median true cost

$16.0k

Median hidden fees

+8%

Curriculum mix

British (8)French (6)IB (2)American (2)

Schools ranked by true annual cost (cheapest first)

International schools in French Riviera - Côte d'Azur ranked by true annual cost (USD), cheapest first
#	School	Curriculum	Tuition USD	Hidden fee %	True cost
1	École Internationale Bilingue Cagnes Le Pain de Sucre	British, French	$10,895-$10,895	+14%	$12,395
2	École Internationale Bilingue Campus de Pégomas	British, French	$11,358-$11,358	+13%	$12,858
3	École Internationale Bilingue de Nice Le Pain d'Épice	British, French	$11,648-$11,648	+13%	$13,148
4	École Montessori Internationale Les Colibris	—	$11,822-$13,004	+6%	$13,213
5	École Montessori Internationale de Nice	—	$13,908-$15,067	+10%	$15,988
6	ICS Côte d’Azur	IB	$14,812-$19,697	+7%	$18,465
7	International School of Nice	IB, British	$13,560-$30,000	+8%	$23,430
8	Mougins British International School	British	$18,498-$29,670	+5%	$25,294
9	The British School of Monaco	British	$44,622-$44,622	+3%	$46,052

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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International school costs in French Riviera - Côte d'Azur — FAQ

How much does international school really cost in French Riviera - Côte d'Azur?

Across the 9 international schools in French Riviera - Côte d'Azur with full cost data, the median true annual cost is $15,988 per year (median published tuition is $14,488). Across individual schools, true cost runs a median 8% above each school's own tuition once first-year charges (capital levy, registration) and recurring extras (transport, uniform, technology, activities) are modeled in.

Why is the true cost higher than the published tuition in French Riviera - Côte d'Azur?

Published tuition is only the headline number. WhereNext models the additional charges a family typically faces — first-year items like capital levy and registration, plus recurring extras such as transport, uniform, technology and activity fees. In French Riviera - Côte d'Azur these add a median 8% to each school's own tuition (some schools more, some less).

What is the cheapest international school in French Riviera - Côte d'Azur by true cost?

Among the 9 schools in French Riviera - Côte d'Azur with full cost data, École Internationale Bilingue Cagnes Le Pain de Sucre has the lowest true annual cost at $12,395 per year, while The British School of Monaco is the highest at $46,052 per year. Schools without published cost data aren't ranked.

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