Expenses Reviews
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ariane p
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Belgacom, the local phone company, charges far too much to give you a number, and they charge again when you cancel the line at the end of your stay. Even if you don't phone a lot, you pay every month, and it's quite a lot. Try to live in a flat where they already have a phone ! Local supermarkets are expensive : they're well aware of the fact tat most students have no car, and therefore have no choice : they shop in Louvain. Find friends to go shopping in the surrounding malls.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Nightlife, Housing, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
1/ The railway company allows young students to buy 10-journey travelcards called "Gopass", it's a cheap and handy way to discover Belgium.
2/ Food : See 3.
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Andreas K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The costs of living are pretty much the same as they are in Austria, though the travelling expenses pushed up the total costs;
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Food, Travel, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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naipaise
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, United States
Language, Graduate, La Communauté française de Belgique
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
The cost of living is elevated compared to the US. I had many more opportunities to travel in Belgium than in the US.
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Housing, Travel, Overall, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Prudence L
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food in Europe was more costly than in Canada. I had to call long-distance for telephone which became quite costly.
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Telephone, Housing, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Stefan S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Because we were going out and travel a lot.
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Overall, Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
You can save a lot of money for the train by booking in advance.
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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
At home I live with my parents who take care of housing and food. However, the prices for food are higher in Louvain than in my home country. In addition I traveled more than usually.
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Telephone, Travel, Housing, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Beginning: bedding, home appliances, phoning per contract
Current: Food
Tip: take the postal money dispenser (it´s the only one giving less than 50 euro bills); try to find sim-card that allows phoning cheaply all over the world; don´t buy too much food so that you don´t have to throw it away when it gets bad
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