Expenses Reviews
4.17 / 5 based on 95 reviews

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Adam S
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
I bought train tickets to various places while I was in France and had to buy metro/bus tickets regularly. I rarely ever used a phone while there. What I paid in housing would have covered three months of rent at home.
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Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Overall, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
If you want to do any traveling, buy your train tickets before you come to Europe. Somehow you can get better deals if you buy tickets in the US.
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anonymous
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Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
The fact the the level of life is much higher in France and being a foreign student and not a scholarship holder, has made things very expensive as far as the public institutions are concerned.
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Housing, Food, Travel, Nightlife, Telephone, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Electricity payment at my second accomodation, bank charging me for an attestion for the second time, not having special fares at SNCF applicable to my age group, student travel benefits apply to ages below my age group and many other...
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Jessica P
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
There was just so much to do.
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Travel, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Overall, Housing:
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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Henning D
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Nightlife, Travel, Telephone, Overall, Housing, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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anna c
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Overall, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items