Expenses Reviews
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Ivan H
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
At barcelona i lived with my parent's: no accomodation expenses or food or telephone. nightlife is cheaper than in barcelona. I profited to visit a lot (Firenze, Roma, Venezia, Bologna, Verona...).
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Overall, Travel, Food, Housing, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Food at the univesity restauran is really cheap. Also is transportation. And buying a second hand bicycle is a good point.
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djchacon
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
Telecommunications, Graduate, ALPIP (Master courses program (post graduate) for latin ame
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because I lived with my parents in my country. Accomodation in european cities is not cheap.
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Travel, Housing, Telephone, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I advice future students to go to "discount" instead of "supermarkets" because it' s cheaper.
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Conti M
UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Telecommunications, Graduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because Brazil is a cheaper country to live than any in Europe.
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Food, Travel, Overall, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
A great tip is use the university restaurant (called "mensa" in Italian) because is sponsored by the Italian goverment.
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Vinoth K
Anna University, Chennai, India
Engineering, Electronic, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Ofcourse things cant be cheaper in Europe than my country.But it was something I was prepared
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Nightlife, Overall, Food, Travel, Housing, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Things work extremely slow in Italy.
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Santiago G
Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador
Business Studies, Graduate, ALPIP
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
In general, Italy's day by day is more expensive than Ecuador
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Overall, Nightlife, Housing, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
To share internet costs in order to have a powerful connection.
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Eduardo L
Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil
Engineering, Electronic, Undergraduate, ALPIP
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Food/Telephone and Accommodation are very very expensive here in italy... I used to spend half of the money in my home country
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Overall, Telephone, Housing, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Yes, 2 months of rent in advance to rent the appartment
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