Tampereen Ammattikorkeakoulu

I spend more money on food, as the prices are higher in Finland than in Austria, especially on fruits and vegetables. Furthermore, in Austria I went home every weekend and then I did not have to buy any food myself at all. I spend more money on going out, as I just have more time to go out and from an academical point of view I am not at all as busy as I usually am in Austria. I also thought this exchange semester would be a good time to travel around. Overall, including my journey back home via France and Germany to visit friends, I will have been to 8 different countries within 5 months.

For travelling, I wanted to visit many places such as Tallin, Stockholm, Riga, Russia, Norway, and Lappland, hence travelling costs rose. I was phoning to freinds and family in the UK on many occasions, increasing my telephone bill due to international transactions.

Rent rates are much cheaper in Finalnd than in England. I had to use my mobile phone phoning to people in England causing high telephone bills

Big price and living costs expenses between Finland and the Czech Republic/ Slovakia. The Erasmus grant covered housing and school cafeteria lunches.

Almost every thing is more expensive here

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