Moving abroad with kids

Strongest choice: British · IB

In Dubai, a realistic annual budget per child sits around $18,000 at the median, with most families landing between roughly $15,000 and $23,000; by senior years, that translates to about AED 88,600 at the midpoint, with a quartile spread from roughly AED 73,400 to AED 101,200.

Strongest choice: British · IB

For London, a realistic annual day-fee budget is about £32,000 per child at senior level, with most families landing between roughly £29,000 and £34,000; on a broader comparable basis, the median sits just under $37,000, with an interquartile range of about $33,000 to $42,000.

Strongest choice: IB · American

In Singapore, a realistic annual budget per child starts at about SGD 26,700 across the market, with the middle half of fees running from roughly SGD 24,800 to SGD 33,800; for senior years, the median rises to about SGD 39,800, with an interquartile range of around SGD 34,000 to SGD 50,700.

Strongest choice: Thai National · British

In Bangkok, a realistic annual fee budget per child sits around $26,000 at the median, with most families landing somewhere between roughly $20,000 and $32,000; by senior years, the median is about THB 1.06 million, with an interquartile range from around THB 944,600 to THB 1.25 million.

Strongest choice: American

In New York City, the realistic annual day-school budget is about $69,600 per child, with most families landing between roughly $59,400 and $71,200; for senior years, the median is slightly higher at $70,800.

Strongest choice: IB · American

In Shanghai, a realistic annual budget is about $34,000 per child, with most internationally benchmarked fees falling between roughly $28,000 and $44,000; at senior level, local-currency fees run from about RMB 194,000 at the lower quartile to RMB 333,000 at the upper quartile, with a median of RMB 311,000 (about $43,500).

Strongest choice: American · IB

In Tokyo, a realistic fee budget is about $19,000 a year per child at median level, with most families landing somewhere between roughly $11,000 and $20,500; for senior years, the local median is about JPY 3.05 million, with a fairly tight upper spread from JPY 2.7 million to JPY 3.129 million.

Strongest choice: Peruvian · IB

For Lima, a realistic fee budget is about $8,000 a year per child across the market, with most families landing somewhere between roughly $6,700 and $12,700; for senior years, the local-currency median is PEN 30,425, with a quartile spread from PEN 26,690 to PEN 37,075, broadly aligning with a senior USD median of $8,123.

Strongest choice: IB · British

In Beijing, a realistic annual budget is about $46,000 per child, with most fees clustering from roughly $44,000 at the lower quartile to just under $48,000 at the upper; for senior years, the median rises to about $52,000, with a spread of roughly $46,600 to $53,700.

Strongest choice: British · IB

In Abu Dhabi, a realistic annual budget is about $17,800 per child, with most families landing between roughly $15,200 and $18,600; for senior years, the median is AED 76,952, with a quartile spread from AED 66,385 to AED 80,735.

Strongest choice: IB · American

For Jakarta, a sensible working budget is around $11,500 per child each year in fees, with a fairly wide market spread from roughly $6,000 at the lower quartile to about $22,500 at the upper quartile; for senior years, the median sits near IDR 194.5 million, with most of the market falling between about IDR 109.4 million and IDR 294.8 million.

Strongest choice: French Baccalaureate · IB

For Paris, a realistic annual day-school budget is about €29,000 per child, with the middle half of reported fees running from roughly €15,700 to €53,800, so the market spans from merely expensive to very expensive.

Strongest choice: IB · British

In Hong Kong, a realistic annual budget is about US$28,500 per child at the median, with most families landing somewhere between roughly US$9,700 and US$33,500.

Strongest choice: IB · Canadian

For Toronto, a realistic annual fee budget is about CAD 45,000 per child at senior level, with most schools clustering from roughly CAD 41,900 to CAD 48,700; across the schools with overall figures, the median sits near USD 32,400, with a fairly tight middle spread of about USD 30,200 to USD 32,900.

Strongest choice: American

In Washington, D.C., a realistic annual private-school budget is about $55,000 per child, with most families landing somewhere from roughly $40,700 at the lower quartile to just under $59,600 at the upper end; for senior years specifically, the median is $55,955, with a spread from $41,125 to $59,952.

Strongest choice: IB · American

In Ho Chi Minh City, a realistic annual budget is about $30,000 per child, with the lower quartile around $12,000 and the upper quartile just over $30,000, so the market skews towards the top end rather than offering a broad mid-range.

Strongest choice: IB · British

For Kuala Lumpur, a realistic fee budget is about $23,000 per child a year at median level, with most families landing between roughly $19,000 and $25,000; for senior years, that translates to a local median of MYR126,870, with an interquartile range from MYR109,984 to MYR135,502.