Expenses - Reviews of Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) | Spain

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matthias

Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom
Education, Special, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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

in Germany I live in a student residence, and it is very cheap

Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Nightlife, Travel, Telephone, Food:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

if the appartment hasn´t got telephone, it´s cheaper a mobile telephone than a regular line

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ttalker21

University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, United States
Language, Undergraduate, International Studies Abroad

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Because I was is a foreign country and had to take advantage of every opportunity!

Overall, Nightlife, Travel, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Go to the grocery store when your hungry and dont buy drinks in clubs.

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Roland v

HES Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Because i wanted to tased the Spanish culture in every way.

Housing, Travel, Overall, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Food:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

To save mony don't always go out in the center there are places in other areas.

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anonymous

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Chemistry, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Government assistance<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Food is much cheaper in Sapin and I do not cook complicated menus, so much of a saving was done. Since I diddn't have a fixed phone, I tried to use this way of communication the less I could, and not becomong addicted to a mobile phone. For accomodation, since in Belgium I still do live with my family, I do not have any expenses. For nightlife, this is a good way to spending nights after sutdying with new friends, and part of Madrid's charm is it's nightlife! I also did feeel more relaxed in Sapin, which meant I "allowed" myself to have some fun. For travel, I had to use this opportunity to discover little by little the country.

Nightlife, Travel, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

As in any other European coutry, travelling by train is very expensive;just stick to buses! Otherwise Spain is a country with a good price-quality realtionship, so it sin't much of a finacially problematic country.

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