<p>I cannot do the math for you, but I can say this. Students spend hundreds of dollars monthly on shopping (CDs, clothes, etc…), non-dorm dining (coffee, lunches or dinners with friends etc…), transportation, medical insurance, books, entertainment (movies, concerts etc…), plane tickets etc… </p>
<p>When all is said and done, Michigan will cost $5,000/year more for a first year student, but after the first year, the gap will expend to $7,000 the second year, $10,000 the third year and $12,000 the fourth year. That’s because Illinois’s inflationary pressures are restricted to room and board and cost of living. In Michigan’s case, tuition (the largest chunk of attending university) is also impacted annually by inflation. Furthermore, at Michigan, tuition jumps bu $2,000 from Sophomore to Junior year. </p>
<p>In the end, Michigan will cost about $35,000 more than UIUC over 4 years, but that represents less than 20% of the total cost of attending college.</p>