Expenses Reviews
4.22 / 5 based on 121 reviews
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Peter L
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Housing is cheaper in general than in Helsinki, where I live. Traveling has a lot to offer for someone who comes from Finland. Dijon is very well located as it is close to Paris, Lyon, Switzerland and many other interesting places.
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Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
There is a very weird housing tax that is collected from the tenants that surprised us and that we thought was illegal but in the end it we found out that it is a common procedure in France.
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anonymous
Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The cost of living in the Philippines is really lower than that of France, and Dijon, being the capital of the Burgundy region, has a generally higher cost of living than average in France.
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Telephone, Housing, Travel, Food, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
You'll really spend more at the beginning, buying things you need to settle in (kitchen and room stuff). In getting an accomodation, you need to deposit guarantee (200-400 euros), and maybe an inscription fee (100-200 euros).
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Matthew F
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
phone was pay as you go instead of a plan, houseing costs because of the exchange rate between CAD and EUR and travel because, hey i was in Europe i wasnt going to waste the chance to see it
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Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
buy the SNCF 12-25 card itll save you between 25 and 50% on rail travel other than that lump it on ryan air for air travel in europe
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xu h
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because of exchange rate problems, I spend 3000 euros more than at home for nine months
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Overall, Housing, Travel, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
At the beginning, you usually pay a lot more then expected, for items like all kinds of insurance, fees for "carte de sejour", sign for the telephone and internet....
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sasho31
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Nightlife and travel was the major expense- usually when one is at home, one doesn't travel and go out that often
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Travel, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Get a student ID card- you can get a lot of discounts- transportation, museums etc
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Yazdan D
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
France is pretty expensive even if you come from Sweden. My housing made it pretty expensive for me because I didn't have the opportunity to cook my own food therefore I had most of my meals at restaurants and etc.
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Overall, Food, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
You are entitled to government help for your housing. You must open a bank account to get this benefit. Don't worry about textbooks because they don't use textbooks and usually there are handouts.
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