How much does it cost?
The official amounts to study in France from Senegal, in CFA francs and euros. Everything is computed on your phone: nothing is sent.
Your situation
Your level
Your status
Average listed rent (small unfurnished flat, charges included)€30.02 to €40.43 per m² depending on the district, so €600 to €810 for 20 m²
Your housing
Enter the rent of your offer, charges included.
Before you leave
Passport20,000 FCFA
Campus France application fee85,000 FCFA
Visa + VFS service€50 + 15,000 FCFA47,798 FCFA
Plane ticketdepends on your date
Total152,798 FCFA
Verified on 17/10/2026 · Ministère de l'Intérieur du Sénégal, Campus France Sénégal (questions fréquentes), France-Visas, France-Visas (page Sénégal)
On arrival, once
Tuition feesBachelor's, non-EU, 2026-2027€2,902
CVEC€105
Visa validation (ANEF)€100
Security deposit + first rentat most 2 months of deposit (furnished)€1,200
Total€4,307
≈ 2,825,207 FCFA
Verified on 10/10/2026 · Campus France Cameroun, CVEC, Service-public A18881, Service-public F31269
Every month in France
Rent€400
Transport€33.44 (€401.30 a year)
CROUS meal€1 per meal
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Free under an income ceiling (Complémentaire santé solidaire).€/month
Add your other expenses: there is no official figure for them.
Your monthly expenses€433.44
€877.50 a monthThe minimum France requires for the visa, about 575,602 FCFA.
Verified on 10/10/2026 · info.gouv.fr, Service-public F2231, Service-public F10027, Carte des loyers 2025 (ANIL pour la DGALN, sur data.gouv.fr), Île-de-France MobilitésYour monthly income
0 h a week on averageAt the net minimum wage (€9.74 an hour). With a student permit, at most 964 hours a year, about 18.5 hours a week.
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Total income€0
Left to fund each month€433.44
Verified on 10/10/2026 · Code du travail R5221-26, Service-public F2300, Service-public F2918
Your first year
To plan for the 1st year€9,741.22≈ 6,389,821 FCFABefore you leave, on arrival, then 12 months of what's left to fund.
Funds to prove for the visa€10,530≈ 6,907,227 FCFA€877.50 per month of stay. Scholarship, French bank account, standing transfer (AVI) or sponsor: one proof is enough.See the accepted proofs
Verified on 10/10/2026 · Service-public F2231, Direction générale du TrésorConverted at the fixed rate: €1 = 655.957 FCFA. Your bank adds its fees.