Expenses Reviews
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anonymous
University of the City of Manila, Manila, Philippines
Communication and Information Sciences, Graduate, Government scholarship
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
I spent less here in basis services such as phone, rental and other bills because they´re covered by the grant (except for phone). I usually spend my money on books, clothing and visits to museums and other places of interest. Unlike at home where I used to pay all the bills myself.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
1. I don´t spend much on cellular calls.
2. I only visit places of great importance and interest.
3. I avoid impulsive buying.
4. I don´t maintain a credit card.
5. I go to libraries to save me from buying too many books.
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Christopher G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
The general living sitation in Spain is far cheaper than it is in the United States. The food, telephone, and the accomodations were a lot cheaper than they are in the states. I greatly enjoyed this factor a lot!
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Travel, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Housing, Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
One cost saving tip that I would highly recommend would be to buy an abono (a Monthly Metro pass), which includes your fair for both the bus and underground metro. This saves you a great deal of money if you are going to stay for a month or longer.
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Helen W
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
I sepnt more on nightlife because I felt that I had to make the most of my time in Spain. Also we didn't have a television which meant we went out more.
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Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Overall, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Since I wasn't living in London I didn't receive my added London living allowance which made a big difference. This was the first year I went seriously into my overdraft. To save money I tended to walk everwhere, a great benefit to living centrally.
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rosemarie023
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Although Madrid does have a higher cost of living than many other cities, my hometown also has a very high cost of living, so I spent much less in Madrid and maintained a higher standard of living.
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Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Housing, Overall, Food, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Don't shop at Corte Ingles. It is tempting to do so when you first arrive in Madrid because you don't know where to find things and it is convenient, but the prices are way too high. Be patient until you find those things somewhere else.
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Crystal G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food, I ate out more and couldn't buy groceries to cook at home, telephone system is pretty primative not like our cell phone plans in the US, housing was an expensive cost for going abroad, travel was readily accessible which was convinent therfore causing an increase in expense.
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Telephone, Food, Housing, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Really understand the exchange rate. Try not to eat away your money so that you can travel!
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Joanna K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Because in Poland everything is more or less at half price!
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Travel, Overall, Housing, Telephone, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
food is really cheap if you buy it in supermarket, especially dia. Also there is a lot of opportunities to buy quite cheap clothes ( for example zara lefties). For erasmus there is enough parties qith free-drinks and free-entry, in general there is a lot of flat-parties :)
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