Expenses Reviews
3.97 / 5 based on 44 reviews
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sberastegui
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
At home I don't pay accommodation neither I spend on food.
When I was abroad I did a considerable amount of international calls and I travelled much more than I used to.
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Housing, Overall, Food, Travel, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The European Union announced me at the end of the erasmus programme that the grant they provide was extended.
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benny n
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I used to phone back home more frequently and housing is generally expensive in Europe than in Africa
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Telephone, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
In the town of Hasselt there is a second hand shop called Okazi and it really helped me a lot since it had extreamly cheap stuff, from clothes, household etc
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Rosemary G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
telephone is very expensive in belgium due to the monopolisis of Belgacom.
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, 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
Books are very expensive and all teachers ask for it (nearly 200 euros per semester ..)
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alblupo
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The place is particularly good for travelling.You are in a few hours in France/Germany/Holland/UK and from Brussels one can buy priceworthy tickets
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Nightlife, Food, Telephone, Housing, Overall:
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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Ricardo C
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
The life cost in Belgium is much more expensive than in Portugal...
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Housing, Overall, Nightlife, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy your food in Aldi supermarkets and you can get it for half of the price. It is unbranded food, but still good.
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sheilaguarpe
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Overall, Nightlife, Telephone, Food, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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