Expenses Reviews
3.64 / 5 based on 19 reviews
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Ahmer B
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
The telephone bills were charged through the university, the option of choosing a phone service provider was not there. Hence the phone bills were running very high. The dormitory expenses were much higher than my home university. I also did more travelling to other nearby cities. Also not to mention the exchange rate on the Canadian dollar.
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Telephone, Overall, Food, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Eating out was more expensive that I had originally calculated. Renting a small fridge is a good idea, to store food from the grocery store. This will save you money in the long run.
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ninarosa
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Even though the rent was moderate compared with bigger U.S. cities, it was higher than in the student shares in which I had been living in Germany. Travel was more expensive because I had a used car for part of my stay - which I never needed at home in a big German city. Except for the car, local travel was inexpensive (local buses).
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Overall, Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
High fees for having money transferred from home account to local account in the States. It is recommendable to ask one's bank about partnerships with banks in the U.S. which may waive fees.
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Junko T
Aoyama Gakuin Junior College, Tokyo, Japan
Design (Fashion, Graphic, Industrial, Web), Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because I had to buy a car to go to the University, which was not necessary in Tokyo.
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Travel, Housing, Overall, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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