Can you tell me what is the budget required for studying abroad including visa and accommodation expenses in UK/Italy?

Your total annual budget for the UK lands between 35,000 and 62,000 pounds or more, while Italy can be done for 10,000 to 22,000 euros a year at a public university, so your choice comes down to how much you value UK prestige against Italy's much lower cost of entry. Both countries have very different fee structures, so compare them by looking at tuition, rent, and mandatory visa or health costs side by side.

UK Versus Italy Annual Budget

Costs You Should Not Overlook

• The UK visa requires financial proof of 1,529 pounds a month in London or 1,171 pounds a month outside it, for up to 9 months, on top of your tuition.
• Italy's residence permit, the Permesso di Soggiorno, adds roughly 100 to 150 euros in postal and processing fees on arrival.
• Italy's public university tuition is often scaled to family income, so your actual fee may land well below the 4,000-euro ceiling.

My Advice

If your budget is genuinely tight, treat Italy's public universities as your default and only stretch to the UK if a specific course or university brand is worth the extra 25,000 to 40,000 pounds a year to you, since that gap is large enough to fund a second degree elsewhere.