Expenses Reviews
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peterabramoff
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
A private grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
FOOD: I often spent long hours at school and ate at restaurants.
TELEPHONE: I mostly made long-distance calls. Cost/minute is pretty low (compared with Sweden) when pre-paid cards are used. You can buy these pretty much everywhere and the competition between the different providers is cut-throat (good for your wallet :)
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Overall, Food, Housing:
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 household items
Personal comments
If you wanna open a bank account in Canada during your stay, it may be a good idea to check out CIBC, they had good deals for students (especially if you stay as a client at least 90 days and keep a minimum of 1000 CAD in the account). However, always check the latest information with different banks, things may change with time...
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Susanne M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I didn't have a cell phone, I tried to avoid expensive food and opted for lots of vegetables and fruits (which are less expensive than in my home country); however, housing was way more expensive than at home and made a big part of my budget.
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Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try not spend money on useless little things (such as overpriced food in the cafeteria) but save it for your travelling.
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ANDREA S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
BECAUSE IT WAS NECESSARY TO KEEP IN TOUCH BY PHONE. HOUSING WAS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN MY HOST COUNTRY BECAUSE I HAD TO PAY A GOOD PLACE NEAR THE UNIVERSITY, AND IT WAS RENTED. NIGHTLIFE WAS LESS EXPENSIVE BECAUSE I DIDNT USE TO GO OUT AT NIGHT AND TRAVEL WAS LESS EXPENSIVE BECAUSE I HAD NOT MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAVEL.
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Housing, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I DIDNT HAVE ANY SURPRISE.
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Grenna
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance<br>
A private grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Food is generally cheaper. Phone for local calls was included in rent, and I didnt use a mobile phone. Rent was somewhat more expensive, as the need for housing was more pressing then the willingness to spend time finding a cheap housing. Nightlife/Travel - more then at home, so costs were higher.
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Travel, Housing, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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marievanreet
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Travel is more expensive because distances are much bigger than in Belgium. Healthy food is just a bit more expensive, while hamburgers etc are pretty much the same price
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Travel, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Housing, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try to search for a place early, cause the cheapest appartements are gone quickly.
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swcurfs
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Food is cheap, as are telephone costs, gas, rental cars, housing is slightly more expensive. Overall, Canada is not expensive to live in.
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Food, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The banking system is from the middle-ages, but for the rest (ATM, etc) there is no problem.
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