The most expensive cities for international schools

When determining expat packages for employees relocating with their family, it is important to consider the price of international schools in the city - tuition fees can be quite costly especially in the big cities.

According to a new research by the International Schools Database, while Shanghai took the cake for the most expensive international school tuition fees (US$2,783 per child), in Singapore (6th), monthly tuition fees were pegged at US$1,637 per child.

In Hong Kong (10th), tuition fees are slightly lower, pegged at US$1,226 per child, while in Kuala Lumpur (22nd) expat parents can expect to pay US$492 per month for each child.

The 10 cities with the most expensive international school tuition fees were:

#1 Shanghai (China)

• Tuition fees per month: US$2,783
• Average price of rent: US$2,027
• Tuition fees as percentage of rent price: 137%

• Tuition fees per month: US$2,057
• Average price of rent: US$3,451
• Tuition fees as percentage of rent price: 60%

• Tuition fees per month: US$1,863
• Average price of rent: US$3,711
• Tuition fees as percentage of rent price: 50%

• Tuition fees per month: US$1,813
• Average price of rent: US$2,528
• Tuition fees as percentage of rent price: 72%

• Tuition fees per month: US$1,695
• Average price of rent: US$1,906
• Tuition fees as percentage of rent price: 89%

• Tuition fees per month: US$1,637
• Average price of rent: US$2,615
• Tuition fees as percentage of rent price: 63%

• Tuition fees per month: US$1,599
• Average price of rent: US$1,348
• Tuition fees as percentage of rent price: 119%

• Tuition fees per month: US$1,463
• Average price of rent: US$2,777
• Tuition fees as percentage of rent price: 53%

• Tuition fees per month: US$1,383
• Average price of rent: US$1,478
• Tuition fees as percentage of rent price:  94%

• Tuition fees per month: US$1,226
• Average price of rent: US$4,864
• Tuition fees as percentage of rent price: 25%

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