This page compares 5 international schools in Berlin with lower published tuition, drawn from the 10 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is € 6,500 and the highest in this comparison set is € 25,100, quoted in €.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Berlin — not a judgement about quality, and not an objective list of the cheapest schools in the city. Fees vary by year group and rise through secondary school, and most schools charge registration, transport, uniform and examination costs on top of tuition.
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Lowest published fee | Highest published fee | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Cosmopolitan School | IB, German | 3-18 | 6,500 | 14,000 | € |
| Berlin Metropolitan School | IB | 3-18 | 7,000 | 16,000 | € |
| Berlin International School | IB | 3-18 | 8,000 | 18,000 | € |
| Berlin British School | British | 3-18 | 10,000 | 20,000 | € |
| BBIS Berlin Brandenburg International School | International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, proudly offering the IB Primary Years Programme, IB Middle Years Programme and IB Diploma Programme, alongside a wide range of co-curricular activities. | 3 to 6 years | 15,300 | 25,100 | € |
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Annual fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy School | American, German | 6-18 | Not published |
| Nelson Mandela School Berlin | IB, German | 6–19 | Not published |
| Phorms Campus Berlin Mitte | Bilingual German-English Curriculum, Berlin State Curriculum, Internationally oriented bilingual programme, Abitur pathway | 1-18 | Not published |
| Phorms Campus Berlin Süd | Bilingual German-English Curriculum, Berlin State Curriculum, Internationally oriented bilingual programme, Abitur pathway | 1-18 | Not published |
| Platanus Schule Berlin | German, IB | 6–18 | Not published |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in €. Where a school publishes a range, the lower figure normally applies to the earliest year groups and the higher figure to the senior school. Application and registration fees, deposits, transport, uniform, meals, trips and external examination entries are commonly billed separately.
Across this comparison set the curricula on offer are IB (3 schools), German (1 school), British (1 school), International Baccalaureate (IB) World School (1 school), proudly offering the IB Primary Years Programme (1 school), IB Middle Years Programme and IB Diploma Programme (1 school).
The age ranges above show the full span each school covers. A school with a lower starting fee may still cost more overall if fees step up sharply at secondary level, so check the published fee for the year group your child will enter and the years after it.
ExpatSchoolGuide does not rank schools by price alone. Among the 5 schools in Berlin that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is € 6,500 at Berlin Cosmopolitan School. Published fees usually cover tuition only and vary by year group, so confirm current figures with the school.
Across the schools compared here, published annual tuition runs from € 6,500 to € 25,100 (€). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 5 schools in Berlin with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 5 schools in Berlin do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. Berlin British School teaches a British curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among British-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at € 10,000.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach IB, German, British, International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, proudly offering the IB Primary Years Programme, IB Middle Years Programme and IB Diploma Programme. Curriculum information comes from each school's own published material. Accreditation and examination centre status should be confirmed directly with the school.
This page compares the international schools ExpatSchoolGuide already lists in Berlin, ordered by the lowest annual tuition each school publishes. It is not an editorial ranking, no school pays to be included or excluded, and fees a school does not publish are shown as "Not published" rather than estimated.