The cost of living must be considered when you budget for postgraduate study at UCT.

Cost of living involves expenses that you need on a day-to-day basis. These include food, transport, healthcare – even entertainment.

Accommodation is also considered a cost of living expense. However, costs associated with housing are not listed here. Instead they are detailed on our accommodation page.

We recommend you create a budget of how much you spend on cost of living expenses. Some of those expenses should include:

• Food
• Toiletries
• Books/stationary
• Local transport
• Medical insurance
• Data costs
• Miscellaneous costs (entertainment, etc)

Other costs of living

There are other costs you may want to budget for that are not listed above. These costs include:

• Laptop
• Mobile phone
• Clothes/shoes
• Vehicle rental/lease
• Family/child care
• Visa costs
• Return trip(s) home