Expenses Reviews
4.18 / 5 based on 137 reviews
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
telephone: it is obvious when u have to pay for it and not ur parents :P
housing: needs not explanation
nightlife: you use to go out more than at home
travel: during a year abroad you wish to do some tourism and transport is quite expensive
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
-difficulty to open a back account, the best bank for international students is HSBC
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Kara L
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The cost of living is much higher in England. Plus I went for the experience and really spent more time travelling or socialising than usual
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Food, Nightlife, Housing, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Go to the one-pound stores, buy in bulk, buy store brands. Shop in the market. Cheaper supermarkets are outside of the centre.
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bran555
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
The UK has high taxes like most of Europe, so everything costs about 20% more.
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Telephone, Nightlife, Housing, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy the month bus pass; Don´t live in the campus housing; Buy food at TESCO; Drink at places which have "offers".
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Marc P
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
Simply, because the UK is more expensive.
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Housing, Overall, Travel, Nightlife, Food, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Be aware that the UK is much more expensive compared with The Netherlands.
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Ann A
Kogi State Universit, Kogi State, Nigeria
Language, 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
we produce our food and our housing system is relatively less expensive.
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Telephone, Food, Overall, Travel, Housing, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
cook at home and book your flight on time
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Jorien v
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
At home, I still live at my parents. That is why everything was pretty expensive. Next to this, the United Kingdom is a very expensive country.
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Food, Housing, Overall, Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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