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caledonian_dmc
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I live with my parents so I spent more on everything than at home, but they are all MUCH cheaper than at home.
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Telephone, Overall, Housing, Travel, Nightlife, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Under Spanish law, deposits on flats are 1months rent if unfurnished, or 2 if furnished. This means you pay up to 3 months' rent up front, so opening a Spanish account and transferring money ASAP is important. Check how much your bank charges to take out money abroad and to transfer money for foreign accounts. Setting up bank accounts are easy, all you need is your passport and some money to deposit. iberCaja is a great bank (but they are only local.) Santander Central Hispano are good and a very big national bank (and have agreement with RBS back home).
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Conal B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Housing: My rent was expensive for Spain but still cheap for the UK.
Travel: I did more travelling then I do in the UK. (I also had to catch to bus to the engineering school). Bus/train tickets have a more-or-less constant price , in the UK the prices change for singles/returns advance purchases special offers etc. If you are lucky travel can work out cheaper in UK but it is usually more expensive than Spain.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
You have to buy copies of the lecture notes. The plus side of this is that they are usually have better quality/content/presentation.
Buses from Madrid/Barcelona are much cheaper than the train.
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christinowski
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
life in Spain is generally fairly cheap, particularly going out, eating out or travel. So even though I went out more and travelled more than I do in my home country I didn't have to spend more.
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Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
if you want to live cheap look for a flat. Colegios are nice because of the social touch but they are more expensive than sharing a flat is.
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elenakeeper
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
The cost of living in Spain is in general cheaper. I stayed centrally and therefore managed to save money on travelling expenses.
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Overall, Telephone, Housing, Food, Nightlife, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try and find a flat with a phone in it or organise a mobile phone in the country, phone boxes do not except incoming calls and using a British mobile abroad would cost a bomb.
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Gemma A
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
Everything is cheaper except mobiles and landlines, but I travelled more than I would at uni at home.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
budget for temporary food and accommodation whilst you're looking, it all adds up really quickly.
Take advantage of free alcohol nights and drinking from bottles on the streets to save money.
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BarryDelhez
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The cost of everyday life is lower in Zaragoza than in Tilburg-The Netherlands. I spent more on nightlife and traveling because many activities were organized and I enjoyed getting more familiar with the local culture.
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Travel, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Travel by bus, that is relatively cheap and comfortable.
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