Expenses Reviews
3.83 / 5 based on 109 reviews

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natalya g
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
everything was more expensive
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Travel, Food, Overall, Nightlife, Housing, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
for travelling, better to buy a tran pass, for the phonecalls, better to use the mobile to call on another mobile, prefer renting an appartment not in the center of the city but outside and still reachable by metro or other transports
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stijnGoedertier
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Switserland is not a cheap country to live in. Inflation, Revaluation of the franc, monopolies, import restrictions, ...
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Housing, Travel, Food, Overall, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
If you have a cellular, avoid roaming and buy a prepay card.
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AudioSolvay
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because the life in Switzerland is quite expensive.
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Nightlife, Overall, Travel, Food, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
No surprises, I expected the cost of life to be expensive.
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because the level of life is higher in the host country
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Food, Overall, Nightlife, Telephone, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
to live outside the city in order to save on the rent
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CRISTINA R
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Mainly because Switzerland is a very expensive countrz compared to Spain.
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Food, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Housing, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Xia J
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), Nanjing, China
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
living standard is quite high here
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Housing, Telephone, Travel, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items