Expenses Reviews
4.05 / 5 based on 126 reviews
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Jason F
Wagner College, Staten Island, NY, United States
International Relations, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
I tried my best to spend as little as possible as I had a limited budget. But Paris is just as expensive as New York City, where I'm from, and it was difficult because I wasn't able to have a job. So I had to stretch out my allowance from my parents.
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Overall, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Avoid eating/drinking out like the plague. Shop at an epicerie and eat at home. If you want to go out to bars/clubs I would suggest buying bottles of red wine (it's cheaper than beer in France) and drinking at home with some pals, then going out.
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Ahmed E
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Due to the very high exchange rate of the Euro vs the Egyptian pound, which made everything in France much more expensive.
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Overall, Food, Nightlife, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
You have to buy the Carte Orange for transportation in Paris. For traveling inside or outside France, renting a car and splitting the cost (if you are 3-4 people) is much cheaper than taking the train. We also used to buy wine and drink it before going to clubs, which saved us a lot of money, since drinks in clubs were very expensive.
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Alana C
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Life in Paris is a lot more expensive than life in Oklahoma City.
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Housing, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Be aware of the taxes. If you intend to have a TV or rent a space for over 1 yr; there are taxes assessed to these. Also medical expenses are of prime importance.
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anna r
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
paris is overall a more expensive city than kalamazoo, michigan.
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Telephone, Food, Overall, Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
i did not receive my student loan until a week before my courses ended, and this was troubling and very inconvenient.
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
For housing, I live in a super cheap chambre de bonne which is cheaper than the places my friends are renting out for college back home in Orlando, Florida. Travel is cheaper because I use Ryanair in Europe.
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Nightlife, Food, Overall, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Get the CAF to save money on rent! You have to apply for it through the French government, not AUP.
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Priority- was staying for one year so I enjoyed myself. Was also more expensive to go out
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Food, Overall, Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Expensive living
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