Plan with real numbers

Free MBBS abroad planning tools

Two free tools built on the same sourced data as our country and university guides: one tells you what the whole course will cost, the other which countries fit your budget, NEET status and plans.

MBBS abroad cost calculator

Work out what the whole course really costs — not just first-year tuition — in rupees or US dollars.

  • Pick a country or a specific university; fees prefill from our sourced pages
  • Tuition, hostel, living, flights, visa, insurance, one-off costs and bank charges
  • Totals in ₹ lakh/crore or US$, with an editable rate (default ₹94 per US$)
  • Compares your total with private MBBS fees in India
Open the cost calculator →

MBBS abroad country finder

Get a ranked shortlist of countries for your budget, NEET status and priorities, with the reasons spelled out.

  • Budget in ₹ lakh compared with whole-course tuition, hostel and living
  • Flags the NEET-UG rule if you have not qualified yet
  • Priorities: lowest cost, NMC FMGL 2021 safety, climate, Europe or USMLE route
  • Language comfort and region preference, with links to every country guide
Open the country finder →

How to use the tools together

  1. Check eligibility first. If you are an Indian citizen and want to practise in India, you must qualify NEET-UG, and the programme must meet the NMC FMGL 2021 rules: at least 54 months of study plus a 12-month internship at the same university, taught in English.
  2. Shortlist countries with the country finder. Set your total budget in lakh, pick what matters most and read the reasons next to each country.
  3. Price the course with the cost calculator. Choose the country or university and replace the defaults with the fees from the offer letter for every year.
  4. Read the country guide for each shortlisted country: FMGE results, NMC advisories, climate, food and safety, then follow our checklist on how to choose a medical university abroad.

What the tools cannot do

They work from published, approximate figures and general rules, so they cannot confirm that a particular university, intake or fee is right for you. Fees rise, exchange rates move and NMC issues new advisories. Before paying anything, get the university's fee schedule in writing and check the programme against the FMGL 2021 rules. For the full fee tables behind the tools, see MBBS abroad fees by country.

Tools: frequently asked questions

Are the 4MBBS tools free to use?

Yes. Both tools are free, need no sign-up and run entirely in your browser, so the budget, scores and choices you enter are not sent to us or stored. A free counselling form is linked from each tool if you want a person to check your shortlist.

Where do the numbers in the tools come from?

From our country and university pages (30 countries and 42 universities so far). Each page cites official and press sources and shows the date we last checked them. Flights, visa, insurance and one-off costs in the calculator are planning assumptions that you can replace with real quotes.

Can these tools tell me whether a university is approved by NMC?

No tool can, because the National Medical Commission does not publish a list of approved foreign universities. It sets the FMGL 2021 criteria a programme must meet. The country finder shows how well a country's typical programmes fit those rules; you still need to check the specific university — see the NMC FMGL rules guide.

Which tool should I use first?

Start with the country finder if you have not chosen a country: it narrows the list using your budget, NEET status and priorities. Then open the cost calculator, pick the country or a specific university, and replace the default figures with the fees from the offer letter to see the full-course total.