I am wondering how much does an international student (from Canada) have to spend on average in his/her 4 yr medschool education (including living expensive, books, rents, etc..)?
This varies because living expenses vary from state to state. You're probably looking at $25,000 US for tuition a year because even if you got into a state school you'd have to pay the out-of-state tuition price. More than likely, you'd be at a private school and paying the same as everyone else. If you're in Boston, you'll pay around $1000 US a month on rent. You'll need that monthly T pass unless you brought a car which is an even bigger expense cuz parking is impossible and upkeep is expensive. Books are about the same in the US and Canada...like I just recently bought the First Aid book..it's $32 for the US and $44 CDN which is about equal with the exchange rate. I probably spent $300US on books my first year but I also got Rohen, Netter, Moore & Dalley, Robbins, and Medical Micro for free and we had to spend an add'l $800 CDN for the notes for our classes.
I fly between Cincinnati (where parents live) and Montreal 2 or 3 times a year. That's $400 US a flight because I fly Delta and they have a strangle-hold on the Cinci airport and it's an int'l flight.
I'd bet you'll need 40,000 US per year giving you $160,000US total plus maybe more for the incredible cost of travelling to residency interviews fourth year (esp. if you are trying to match in Canada and keep racking up int'l flights). With today's exchange rate, that's $211,500 CDN dollars to go to med school in the States.
