Study Abroad
🇦🇺Australia
Australia is a popular destination for Pakistani students with strong post-study work rights, though it now has the highest student visa application fee in the world and demand from Pakistan has fluctuated significantly in recent years.
Visa
The Subclass 500 student visa fee rose sharply from 1 July 2026. Approval rates for Pakistani applicants have improved recently but remain historically volatile, and total visa grants to Pakistani students have fallen substantially compared to 2022-23.
Financial proof required: AUD 29710.00 (Annual living cost financial capacity requirement (Subclass 500)) — this is a requirement to show you can support yourself, not an extra cost you spend, so it's not included in the totals below.
Average Costs
- Tuition — Median annual postgraduate coursework tuition (international)
- AUD 44000.00 (per year)
- Accommodation — Shared housing
- AUD 1400.00 (per month)
- Food — Groceries and food
- AUD 385.00 (per month)
- Transport — Local public transport
- AUD 150.00 (per month)
- Insurance — Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)
- AUD 800.00 (per year)
- Visa fee — Subclass 500 student visa application fee
- AUD 2500.00 (one time)
- Flight — Round-trip economy flight, Pakistan to Australia (estimate)
- USD 1000.00 (one time)
- Pre-departure — English test fee (IELTS/PTE)
- AUD 400.00 (one time)
- Pre-departure — Initial settling-in costs
- AUD 1500.00 (one time)
Cost Calculator
Last verified: August 18, 2026
Source: The PIE News / AECC Global / VisaVerge (view source)
Costs and exchange rates vary — this is an estimate only. Always confirm current figures with the destination's official immigration/university sources before making decisions. Browse other destinations.