Generally speaking, American cities can be divided into four levels according to different living indexes (excluding extra expenses such as traveling, buying a car and entertainment): First-class cities refer to American megacities, such as new york, San Francisco and Philadelphia. Their living expenses are 65,438+0,000 to 2,000 dollars per month. Second-tier cities: refer to big cities in the United States, such as Pittsburgh, Rada and Seattle. The cost of living ranges from 800 to 1000 USD per month. Third-tier cities: refers to some states in the south, midwest and southeast of the United States, such as Texas and Wisconsin, with living expenses ranging from 600 to 800 dollars per month. Fourth-class cities: refer to Oklahoma, Missouri, etc. Their living expenses are between $450 and $600 per month. It can be seen that in terms of room and board, it usually costs about $30,000 to $75,000 a year. Some schools charge extra room fees, while others charge meals in advance.

Teacher Chen Hongxiang, an expert studying abroad, learned that international students who come to the United States usually live in student apartments or dormitories in the first year, and often two or more people share a room. However, some colleges, universities and language schools in big cities allow students to find cheaper housing off campus. Renting a house off campus usually requires at least one month's rent in advance, plus one month's rent? A deposit? . Secondly, the daily expenses are used to pay for stamps, toothpaste, soap, newspapers, laundry, transportation, medicine and entertainment activities. Some schools regularly provide laundry and dry cleaning services for student apartments. Sometimes you can find self-service laundry rooms (coin-operated washing machines and dryers) in apartments or on campus. And medical insurance. Many schools require foreign students to buy health insurance when they enter school.

Medical expenses in the United States are extremely expensive, and the school has arranged strategies to strengthen medical insurance for international students whose families do not have American medical insurance. The insurance cost is at least 500 dollars, including outpatient service, medicine, hospitalization, surgery, first aid, X-ray and other laboratory tests. Medical insurance for family members is at least $200 per month. This insurance does not cover dentists, ophthalmologists and opticians. Therefore, students who need glasses or corneoscopes had better finish it before going to America. Other international travel expenses are about 500 to 2000 dollars; Travel expenses in the United States are about 300 to 700 dollars; The pocket money is about 2000 dollars a year.