Expenses Reviews
3.74 / 5 based on 12 reviews
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patrick o
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because Japan is an expensive country, and the Australian exchange rate is not so healthy at the moment. If you are paid in yen (as I am, being an exchange student) it's not bad at all, as long as you resist the temptation to calculate everything back into your own currency.
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Overall, Housing, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Make sure you take out national health insurance when you arrive - you can use your international private insurance if you wish, but you pay medical fees up-front, and then get reimbursed later. A phone line is prohibitive, so invest in a mobile phone. There are only a couple of ATMs in Kyoto which support the Cirrus network (Citibank is good), but Visa card holders are usually OK. Japan is a junk-hunter's paradise, if you are prepared to put in the time prowling the streets like a Womble in search of what the Japanese discard.
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Myrri R
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Overall, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
100 yen stores are worth visiting.
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