Student housing fee for one year in Lagunita: $4,178
Cost per night: $17.85
Cost per night at a Big Basin campground: $12
Meals in full board plan, per week, at Lagunita’s Lakeside dining hall: 19
Cost per week: $126
Nineteen Big Mac Extra Value Meals at McDonald’s: $75.81
Cheapest antacid at Tresidder Express: $.85
Sources: Housing Assignment Services; University Dining Services; www.reserveamerica.com/usa/ca/bigb/parkfees.html; Tresidder Express
