Expenses Reviews
4.15 / 5 based on 179 reviews
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Laura M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Germany is generally much cheaper than Britain for everything. My travel expenses were more because at home I study at my home university and I wanted to travel whilst abroad as getting anywhere from Scotland is expensive.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Nightlife, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Banks: Join either Deutsche Bank or Volksbank, I knew several people with problems at Sparkasse, they couldn't use cash machines outwith Freiburg!!!
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Anna-Vera M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
the phone bill was particularly expensive, as I was calling trans-atlantic all year to keep in touch with friends and family.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Food, Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
find out what the program will provide you with. The UMASS program provided bedding and most of the kitchens were all stocked. Freiburg has many fairs and fleemarkets during spring and fall, which are good sources of 'stuff' for your place.
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Errin K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Clothing and food are more expensive in Germany. Travel is about equal to here, but there is more oppurtunity and motivation to do things.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Watch the exchange rate. Don't plan on buying too many articles of clothing or furniture. Bring as much stuff with you that you can.
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Mary S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food from supermarkets is very good value. Obviously, i was making international calls, which i don't do at home. Travel was expensive as i wasn't there for long enough for it to be worth getting a railcard.
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Travel, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
ikea for everything:) but not pots or pans, far too expensive there.
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idem
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
food was a bit more expensive, but also because students eat warm meals in the afternoom at the campus. I spent more in nightlife because in Wageningen there are more cheap student clubs, and most places do not charge you entrance fees
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Food, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Travel, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Karin C
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
The means are more efficient than in Italy. If somenthing is efficient, it means that there a lot of people that work and the need to be maintened, therefore there are more costes to mantain.
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Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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