if u r REALLY interested in studies then ur choice should be US or Australia..UK is just for time wasters..secondly who says that Australia is the cheaper option?!?!..man u have to show a bank statement of atleast 3 Million PKR in order to get admission in the Lowest Ranked uni, for high ranked unis with higer fees, u have to show even a bigger statement and moreover its not like UK that they'll issue u a visa whether or not u have taken admission in a uni or not..u have to show them ur letter of enrollment from ur uni and then they'll consider ur application..living costs are almost the same as UK, means high!..so keep those things in mind..US is also a very good option, even better than Australia plus the living costs are also reasonable compared to UK or Aus..u'll get a vast range of unis to choose from..in Australia there r a number of good unis too but not as much as the US..but in UK, man dont ask, they have opened private unis in every second street with no recognition n the scene is no different than pakistan..so if u really r interested in studies, than ur choice should be US or Australia...but if u r interested in the lowest cost thing, then in that regard UK should be the cheapest as they have no such compulsion for high bank statements plus u'll save alot on ur plane ticket too....u can buy a UK return ticket for an Australian one way :P:D