University of Science and Technology Manchester (UMIST)

Food in england is very expensive if you want to eat properly so it is more expensive than in France. My phone bills were not so expensive because my friends and my familly phoned my back (4 times less expensive when you phone from France to England than from England to France). I spent more for the night life because I went out much more, but for the same amount of money you can drink much more in England. In Manchester night Clubs are not to expensive £4, so it is very tempting. Paris-Manchester with airfrance cost you FF1280 or £125, so I had the same budget than last year I just had to manage it.

You don't party or travel that often when you are at Home. Manchester is plenty of parties every day and has excellent communications with the rest of England and Scotland.

Life is simply more expensive than in Austria.

I spent less on food because I was living in a catered hall of residence (reason why in contrast, I paid a little bit more for accomodation than at home where I was living in a flat). I tried to make the most of this experience abroad so I went out more and travelled more than home. However, on a global scale, I spent far less than home.

Cost of living is a bit more expensive than in Austria. Also I travelled quite a bit.

unfavourable exchange rate, much higher prices