You can become a practicing medical professional in just 5-6 years with some of the cheapest MBBS programs in the world. MBBS stands for Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, and it is one of the most popular programs worldwide for international students. With a timeline of 5-6 years, international students learn medical skills, gain practical experience, and graduate with a valuable degree to practice medicine.

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Why Study MBBS?

An MBBS is one of the most popular programs around the world for international students. Here’s why you should consider studying MBBS:

1. Practice as a doctor after just 5-6 years of study
2. Gain extensive classroom experience in a variety of medical fields
3. Practical experience in labs, local hospitals, and clinics
4. World’s most affordable degree to be eligible to practice medicine
5. MBBS graduates are qualified to practice around the world and get certified as a doctor in many countries
6. Excellent foundation to continue advanced medical studies in a Masters or MD program
7. Can enter these programs directly after high school
8. There are over 60 MBBS programs under $10,000 USD a year!
9. Become a practicing doctor in your mid-twenties!
10. Accepting and welcoming of international students

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Cheapest Countries for MBBS in 2025

There are dozens of MBBS programs under 10,000 USD per year around the world. These are the cheapest countries for MBBS:

1. China (3,000-10,000 USD/year)
2. Kyrgyzstan (2,000-9,000 USD/year)
3. Kazakhstan (3,000-9,000 USD/year)
4. Bangladesh (4,000-7,000 USD/year)
5. Philippines (3,000-7,000 USD/year)
6. Georgia (4,000-7,000 USD/year)

Russia and Ukraine were traditionally popular and cheap MBBS destinations, but due to the ongoing war, we will not include them in this list.

MBBS Fee Structure

MBBS is a 5-6 year program, and the final year or final semester is usually an internship or clinical experience in a hospital affiliated with the university.

You will have to pay tuition each year, but in many universities, the first-year fee is much higher while the fees for years 2-6 are less than half of the first-year tuition. This is because the first-year fees cover the process of enrolling you as an international student and living in the student dormitories. In later years, you may be able to live off campus and you will take higher-level courses and hospital rotations, decreasing the costs on the universities.

In the below table, we have listed average price for all 5-6 years of the MBBS. For more detailed financial information, just click the link to go to the program page!

You may need to pay additional fees such as application fee, service fee, transportation and dormitory costs, and food.

Complete List of World’s Cheapest MBBS Programs 2025

	Country	University	Yearly Tuition in USD
1	China	Hainan Medical University	2,628
2	Kyrgyzstan	Asian Medical Institute	3,000
3	China	Beihua University	3,066
4	China	China Three Gorges University	3,504
5	China	Shenyang Medical College	3,650
6	Kazakhstan	M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan State University	3,700
7	China	Nantong University	3,796
8	Kazakhstan	South Kazakhstan Medical University	4,000
9	Kyrgyzstan	Osh State University	4,080
10	China	Ningxia Medical University	4,351
11	China	Qingdao University	4,380
12	China	Yangzhou University	4,380
13	China	Guangzhou Medical University	4,380
14	China	Chongqing Medical University	4,380
15	China	Wenzhou Medical University	4,380
16	China	Guangxi Medical University	4,380
17	China	Hebei Medical University	4,380
18	China	Southeast University	4,672
19	China	Soochow University	4,745
20	Kazakhstan	Karaganda State Medical University	4,750
21	Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyz State Medical Academy	4,800
22	China	Jilin University	4,818
23	China	Xuzhou Medical University	4,818
24	China	Jiangsu University	4,964
25	China	Nanjing Medical University	4,964
26	China	Zhengzhou University	5,110
27	China	Kunming Medical University	5,110
28	China	Jinzhou Medical University	5,110
29	Kazakhstan	Astana Medical University	5,200
30	Philippines	Angeles University	5,375
31	China	Ningbo University	5,548
32	China	Xiamen University	5,548
33	China	Xi’an Jiaotong University	5,840
34	China	China Medical University	5,840
35	China	Shantou University Medical College	5,840
36	China	Wuhan University	5,840
37	China	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	5,840
38	Philippines	AMA School of Medicine	6,000
39	Philippines	University of Perpetual Help	6,000
40	China	Dalian Medical University	6,132
41	China	Zhejiang University	6,249
42	Kyrgyzstan	International School of Medicine	6,500
43	China	Southern Medical University	6,570
44	China	Sichuan University	6,570
45	China	Shandong University	6,570
46	China	Tongji University	6,570
47	Kyrgyzstan	Jalal-Abad State University	6,900
48	Bangladesh	North Bengal Medical College	7,000
49	Bangladesh	Central Medical College	7,000
50	China	Tianjin Medical University	7,008
51	China	Capital Medical University	7,300
52	Bangladesh	Ad-Din Women’s Medical College	7,600
53	Philippines	Our Lady of Fatima University	7,920
54	Bangladesh	Jahurul Islam Medical College	8,000
55	Georgia	David Tvildiani Medical University	8,000
56	Bangladesh	International Medical College	8,400
57	Bangladesh	Tairunnessa Memorial Medical College	8,400
58	Bangladesh	Medical College for Women & Hospital	8,600
59	Bangladesh	Anwer Khan Modern Medical College	8,800
60	Bangladesh	East-West Medical College	9,000
61	Bangladesh	Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College	9,190
62	Bangladesh	Bangladesh Medical College	9,800

 

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