I spen more on the telephone, because I only had a mobile phone so calling abroad became more expensive. I spend more on the nightlife not because it is more expensive but because I went out much more. On food and travelling I spend less because it was cheaper in Holland than in Sweden.

Telephone, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Travel:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

If you need furniture or household items go around the city, beacsue in Holland they have a wounderful recycling tradition, that everyone leaves their things outside on the street, once a week, so who ever needs anything can take it before the garbage men do! Some things are a real catch!

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Colby O

California State University, San Marcos, San Marcos, CA, United States
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

The prices for basic neccesities in America is lower as well as the taxes. Taxes and overall living expenses are very high in Amsterdam compared to California.

Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

I only lived there for 6 months but had to pay a lot of money in local taxes before I left!

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Andrea H

FH-Eisenstadt, Eisenstadt, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Amsterdam is not more expensive than other cities, but because of the good nightlife, cultural, travelling opportunities I still paid much more than at home

Housing, Nightlife, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Plan more money that you expect - from my own experience most people paid much more in total than they expected at the beginning of the semester

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Dania F

EPSCI, Cergy-Pontoise, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

The life is generally more expensive in Amsterdam than in Pris and this is specially true for the food and the housing, but for the nightlife it was the frequency that made me spend more than at home

Food, Housing, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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bfall

university cheikh anta diop, dakar, Senegal
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

because at home my parents are responsible for everything

Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

open a saving account and save 5 to 10 % of your income or the money sent to you by your relatives every two weeks or every month.

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FloGraue

Fachhochschule Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I would say I only spend more on housing, because of the very high housing prices in Amsterdam.

Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

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