Expenses Reviews
3.95 / 5 based on 448 reviews
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Scott P
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
paris in general is a relatively more expensive city than montreal
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Nightlife, Food, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, 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
apply for the CAF (govt program which subsidizes student accomodation)
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Maria E
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
more expensive, long distance calls, more expensive, better opportunities to travel
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Travel, Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
eat the menu conseillé in the restaurant universitaire.
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mariamateo
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Everything is 25% more expensive than in Spain, although eating at university is cheap
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Nightlife, Overall, Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Interacting with the bank was too hard !!!!
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madmax99
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
ad travel: travelling around France requires a deep pocket (drinks, acco, and transport)
ad food: eating at above-average restaurants is obviously more expensive
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Travel, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Telephone, Overall, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The French government gives you an allocation which in the end covers about a third of accomodation costs. What a nice surprise that was!
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amurtaza
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Local phone service costs money and I took advatage of my location to do more travelling than usual.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall, Housing, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Florian G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
cost of livelyhood in Paris. no comment.
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Housing, Overall, Nightlife, Food, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
check validity of cards in advance of your stay.
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