Expenses Reviews
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Daiva B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Most of the essential things in Amsterdam were cheaper than in Finland, e.g. food. Student housing in Amsterdam was twice more expensive than in Finland, eventhough the quality was much worse. These were the major differences in costs.
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
If you want to open a bank account in the Netherlands, you need to get a social security number. To get that you need to register. So it was quite a lot of trouble for that and I decided not to get a bank account. Cash from foreign banks can only be drawn from cash dispensers, it is not possible to pay with the foreign card in shops.
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Tiinuli
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Food for only one person is relatively more expensive that for two persons divided by two.
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Overall, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing, Travel, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It was very difficult to open an account in a bank, because most of the banks didn't want foreign students as their customers
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anonymous
EVTEK University of Applied Sciences, Vantaa, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Foon in Holland is much cheaper than in Finland as well as telephone. Housing is more expensive as I paid about 350€ per month in Holland and 180€ in Finland.
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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evafarran
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
because the standard of living is a higher than in my country
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Overall, Food, Housing, Travel, Nightlife, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
the transport was really expensive and the accommodation as well. For the rest there used to be a choice.
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Bernadette W
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
coz the economic standard here is higher than my home's
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Food, Overall, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
gas is very expensive. try saving transport money by walking or biking
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cynthia_zhu
Bin Hai Unibersity, Qingdao, China
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
i have to pay everything here myself instead of paid by my parents
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Telephone, Overall, Nightlife, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Keep working in your free times
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