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It doesn't include living expenses. But Aus has a very different college culture than the US, in that the majority of students often stay at home for university, at least for the first few years. And if they move out, it's usually with a few roommates rather than to residential colleges (a lot of universities don't have on-site housing). So everyone's living expenses are different. However there are little scholarships and government youth allowances that can cover rent and food.Is that money you pay back just for tuition or does that include living expenses too? I was lucky enough to pay a lot less than that per year for college tuition in the US, but adding in rent, food, etc is a different story. I like that you don't have to pay it back until you're making a certain amount. Here you can wait a little while to start paying it back, but usually only like a year or so max after you graduate.
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Tuition in Australia used to be 100% free... But $7000 per year, paid back very slowly over a number of years, is still a huge amount better than the $200000+ I'll likely owe for my degree here...