Expenses Reviews
4.10 / 5 based on 187 reviews

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ostadnyk
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Beacause these are different countries with different level of economics
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Food, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Different kinds of discounts
You should just find them ;)
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Kairika K
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
Overall, Housing, Food, Nightlife, Travel, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
a bike is indispensible! you buy it in the beginning of the term and sell it after - save all the money for local transport.
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Zafeira G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Expensive transportation, compared to home, is a main factor, also alcohol and some products in super market.
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Travel, Nightlife, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
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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anonymous
University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines
Chemistry, Graduate, Master's Degree in Renewable Energy
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The cost of living here in Finland is really high as compared with Philippines
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Nightlife, Travel, Telephone, Food, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The cost of living is very high and finding a part time job is really difficult if you can't speak finnish, the language barrier is very high. Mostly jobs posted are in finnish.
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Alexandre S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because Finland imports a lot, which has some consequences on the cost of products.
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Food, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Travel, Overall:
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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Diana S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
At home, I was on my parents house. And Portugal has a life cheaper than Finland.
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Housing, Overall, Nightlife, Telephone, Travel, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items