Expenses Reviews
4.31 / 5 based on 46 reviews

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Maria P
Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Transfer
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
The United Kingdom, and specially London is a very expensive city, and coming from Colombia the differences in costs of living are very high.
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Overall, Nightlife, Food, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Having an international student ID usually gives you discounts on travelling, cinemas, and different shows. Besides these, it is just a matter of searching for cheap food, cheap discos or bars, but always expext it to be expensive anyways.
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Madhav J
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India
Management Science, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
London is many times more costly to live than a city in India.
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Food, Housing, Telephone, Overall, Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Nothing particular. Expenses in london are ful of surprises.
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Maelle A
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
everything in UK is more expensive than in France
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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A B
Webster University, St. Louis, United States
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
The cost of living is higher in London.
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Food, Telephone, Overall, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
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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Trishna B
University of Mauritius, Rose-hill, Mauritius
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because of the very fact that the local currency( Mauritian Rupees) is weaker than the British Pound and especially because we are in a central London (Zone 1)
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Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Aibek H
American University - Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Telephone, Housing, Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items