Expenses Reviews
4.69 / 5 based on 48 reviews
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L B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
The prices in Spain were cheaper than those in the United States. Flying from country to country was cheaper. Food and drinks were cheaper. It seemed that anything I wanted was at my fingertips.
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Food, Overall, Travel, Nightlife, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Sometimes it's easier to walk than take taxi cabs. Sometimes cab drivers will overcharge tourists. Additionally, it may seem like a good idea to take a cab from Toledo to Madrid for only 100 euro, however by bus the price is only about 4 euro.
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Bianca K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
My home university paid for all the basics, and this came to be cheaper than studying in Chicago. Anything else I wanted (which I didn't need), I paid for myself.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife, Overall, Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Right now the Euro is slapping the dollar around, so I would focus on cutting down on superfluous costs (extra food, cute clothing that you just don't need, ordering expensive drinks as opposed to the cheap tintos de verano and beer), and use that money on traveling, if you so desire. There are plenty of cheap airlines (ryanair, easyjet, halconviajes, edreams, etc.) so take advantage of those.
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Ryan J
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The peso is 3 to 1 with the dollar. So everything was about a third of the price. But there was so much that it is easy to get carried away.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel, Overall, Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It becomes a real hassel when you have Wells Fargo and someone steals your identity because they will do nothing to help you until you get back. I strongly advise against using Wells Fargo if you plan on going abroad.
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SaraE
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I called long-distance and travelled more than usual
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Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Housing, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy food from grocery stores when you can
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samantha b
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Travel was the biggest expense and the biggest opportunity.
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Travel, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall, Nightlife:
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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Richard K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Spain is not an expensive country.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Housing, Overall, Travel, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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