University of Luton

The exchange rate killed me. The British pound is currently worth twice as much as an American dollar. The prices in Britain are similar to America except replace the American price tag with a pound sign, therefore making goods twice as much in the UK. At home, my mother usually cooks and buys groceries. Also, my mobile phone in the US was by contract versus the pay-as-you-go mobile I owned in the UK. My housing at my home university cost half as much as the one in the UK but with superior facilities. Travel was the cheapest; a flight to a nearby city in the US can cost around 200-300 dollars for a cheap flight. However, I flew to three different cities (Barcelona, Eindhoven and Rome) for only 100USD each. Overall, the whole experience was more expensive due to the declining value of the dollar.

the price is higher than my country. i need not pay money for my accomodation in my country, and i always travel with my family so i needn't pay money for it!

England is a quite expensive country. the pound is quite high if you compare to the peseta and every was quite expensive (more in London). A pen was almost three times more expensive than in Spain.

Exchange rate is high and so naturally when converted to home currency, it was quite high.

I was in another country so I wanted to visit it. The everyday life was more expensive in the host city.

UK in general is more expensive due to the exchange rate. My personal activity has also increased.