Main source of funding:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits:
Food - I had to buy all the food and I was not able to eat big meals at school with cheaper price or eat at my parents. Telephone - The culture of using phones was different and most of my frineds did not even have a phone. Accommodation - The rent was cheaper then in Helsinki. Nightlife - The prices were lower then in Finland. Travel - I wanted to travel around when I had the chance to do it easily.

Food, Travel: was more expensive than at home.

Overall: was the same price as at home.

Nightlife, Telephone, Housing: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
loan

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
I wanted to travel and see the country. I went out more often than in home, main reason for that is the cheapness of it. Same amount of money I spent home in one evening, I could go out for a week.

Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits:
I had to buy a prepaid SIM-card, which is not that cheap. Normally if I travel in Finland, I don't have to spend nights in hostels, I know how the system works, I know where to eat or drink out. When you travel in a foreign country, it's not always that cheap.

Travel, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.

Overall: was the same price as at home.

Food, Nightlife, Housing: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Other

Other sources of funding:
Family
A private grant

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
Have done more extracurricular activities, hense more costs! But it's worth it!

Food, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.

Housing: was the same price as at home.

Travel: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
Food is expensive but it compensate with a costless nightlife.

Food, Travel, Overall: was more expensive than at home.

Housing: was the same price as at home.

Nightlife, Telephone: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Government assistance
Caja Madrid

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
I spent less money in travels because even if I traveled a lot the flights from Bremen are a way less expensive than flights from Madrid and the possible destination countries are much more.

Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Food, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone: was the same price as at home.

Travel: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings

Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits:
Travelling increased and housing was expensive compared to the quality. Otherwise the prices in NL are quite low.

Travel, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Food, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Other

Other sources of funding:
NFP

Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits:
for example, our house rent back home is just 4 euro and no expense for travelling since company car and own car

Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Food: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
Food, is usually cheaper, like the vegetables and fruits, because most of them are not imported. Telephone, I didn´t use it. Housing, I don´t pay rent (family house). Nightlife, is paid by me not like in Mexico where the gentleman are the ones who pay (most of the time). Travel, is easier to travel in Europe and the countries are really close, so is worth it.

Food, Travel, Nightlife, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Overall: was the same price as at home.

Telephone: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
I thik that it is clear. Of course because here is more exspensive

Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Food, Travel: was the same price as at home.

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
None

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
coz most of my friends live in germany and visiting as well as calling is more expensive

Travel, Overall, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.

Food, Nightlife: was the same price as at home.

Housing: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
Basicly,because i live with my parents but also caues Holand is much more expensive than Spain

Food, Travel, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Telephone: was the same price as at home.

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
food is more expensive. telephone is more expensive. I had to buy sim card for mobile. nightlife is quite ok if you go to happy hours.i did not travel that much. but train is quite expensive.

Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife: was the same price as at home.

Housing: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
A private grant

Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits:
Basicaly, the level of life is more expensive in north Europe than in Spain.

Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Food, Telephone: was the same price as at home.

Main source of funding:
Personal savings

Other sources of funding:
Family

Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits:
Because the price level here is much higher than that in China.

Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Not specified

Other sources of funding:
None

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
The price of above categories are more expensive than at home.

Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife: was the same price as at home.

Main source of funding:
Personal savings

Other sources of funding:
Family

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
More drinking :), travelling hardly possible, bad connections

Travel, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.

Food, Overall: was the same price as at home.

Nightlife, Housing: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings

Work opportunities:

Personal spending habits:
Study, I study less than in Spain, but here when I have to study I do it harder in a half time. In Spain I lose more time with family, friends, public transport, etc. Here I saved more time that I can manage for other activities like sports, meetings, etc.

Travel, Nightlife, Overall: was more expensive than at home.

Food, Telephone, Housing: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
None

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
prices are quite different in my home and host country.

Travel, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Food: was the same price as at home.

Nightlife: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Personal savings

Other sources of funding:
None

Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits:
The living standart in the Netherlands is higher than in Bulgaria.

Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.