Main source of funding:
Personal savings

Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

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

Personal spending habits:
I spent alot of money eating and drinking out, regularly. The food and drink was cheap in comparison to England, but I indulged alot more! However, the rent was cheaper, so that made a difference. I think that if a student is sensible, then they could spend less than at home; but the cafe's/restaurants/bars and shops are all too tempting!

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

Travel: was the same price as at home.

Telephone, Housing: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
I spent more on the phone because I called home about once a week (back to the US). My accommodations were much less because I was renting a room. At the university back home if you rent a room you pay out the nose!!! Nightlife was more expensive since I really couldn't go out at home--I was under 21 (you know that silly rule over here!). Travel was more because I took more trips by train and plane. Back home I would take trips by car. Overall, the tuition and housing came out to be about the same as back home.

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

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

Housing: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
None

Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits:
I paid a fee that included room and board which was much higher that my room and board expenses at the University of Illinois. The fee, however, also gave me an opportunity to meet a great family, learn about their way of life, taste Spanish home cooking, have my laundry, cooking, and cleaning chores taken care of, and take advanatge of countless other perks of a homestay arrangement. I spent less on eating out because I didn't eat out much in Barcelona, but rather on trips out of town. I spent less on the telephone because I used e-mail to communicate with family and friends back home or I arranged for my parents to call me at home instead of paying higher rates to call them and burdening my host family with the cost. I spent more on nightlife because the bars and clubs in Barcelona are not the cheap campus bars and clubs of Champaign-Urbana. Compared to what I was used to paying when going out, the nighlife in Barcelona was much more expensive. I spent more on travel because I traveled all over whenever I had a chance to do so. I don't travel much out of Champaign-Urbana because I don't have the same opportunities. The overall cost of my experience in Barcelona was high because, in addition to the above-mentioned, the tuition fee I paid Knox College, a private institution, was much higher than that at the University of Illinois.

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

Food, Telephone: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work

Personal spending habits:
food was cheaper there, specially fresh fruit an vegetables, phoning in spain is dominated by so calles "toques", means missed calls to agree or disagree. housing was more expensive because in austria i stay at a house of my dad. because of travelling a lot i spend a lot of money therefor.

Travel, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

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

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings

Work opportunities:

Personal spending habits:
Euro makes everything expensive. The convertion to real is 2,80 reais buy 1 euro, so everything seems much much expensive. The night clubs were good and actually less expensive that the ones in Brazil, maybe because there are more, and the food is not that expensive to, if you know how to cook.

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

Food, Nightlife: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
Family
Government assistance
A private grant

Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits:
On the overall I spent more than usual on these things for the sole reason that I was out in the world seeing things that I had never seen before - not on a campus doing the same old s**t. So from that point of view, one is definitely going to be spending more than usual.

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:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
Telephone was expensive due to the constant use of pre-paid mobile phone cards. Visits to concerts and operas are more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.

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

Travel: 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:
Not because home country is more expensive, on the contrary, Spain is quite cheap. But at life as an Erasmus student is quite sociable, you spent more money and time on nightlife, travel etc. Also the housing was more expensive as the location was very good. Food is definitely cheaper, but you tend to go out to dinner much more often than at home.

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

Telephone: was the same price as at home.

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings

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

Personal spending habits:
I went out to the bars quite a bit, so that I was I spent more money on nightlife than I normally do here. I spent a lot using the telephone because I made several calls back to the US.

Nightlife, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.

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

Main source of funding:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
Swedish Study Loan

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

Personal spending habits:
The cost to do anything is less, but in addition housing in Barcelona is very expensive and neither especially clean or good

Travel, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

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

Food: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Other

Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
A private grant

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

Personal spending habits:
Barcelona is a big city with a lot offers. It wouldn't like to miss out on a good opportunity whether it is a museum, a journey, a bar etc....

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

Telephone: was the same price as at home.

Food, Housing: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
Telephone calls are extremely expensive, in Toronto you can talk on the phone for a flat rate of about 30 $a month, in Spain it's about 30$ a week, without talking alot. I only used my phone to make arrangements to meet people. Never talked more than 5 min with someone. Nightlife, well most clubs are about 15euros to get in , and then alcoholic drinks are about 6 euros each. Ofcourse there are cheap bars, but I'm talking about clubs here... Groceries, with the exception of fruits and vegetables are more expensive. Oranges are really cheap... Accomodation, well I paid 270 euros a month for a room in an apartment which had no heating... That's about 450 canadian dollars...

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

Travel: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings

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

Personal spending habits:
spent more in nightlife and travel for a obvious reasons: i was gojng out and travelling more! housing was expensive though, but i found good food to be cheaper than i thought.

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

Telephone: was the same price as at home.

Food: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings

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

Personal spending habits:
spent more in nightlife and travel for a obvious reasons: i was gojng out and travelling more! housing was expensive though, but i found good food to be cheaper than i thought.

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

Telephone: was the same price as at home.

Food: was less expensive than at home.

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:
The exchange period is something special in life. You go out more often, you travel more often to get to know people, culture and the country itself. Consequently you spend more money. But that is perfectly all right, is not it?

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

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

Food: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
Because living is more expensive in Barcelona then in the city of my home university

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

Main source of funding:
Other

Other sources of funding:
Family

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

Personal spending habits:
porque aqui vengo a conocer y quiero probar de todo y conocer todo, y eso aveces sale mas caro

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

Housing: was the same price as at home.

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits:
In italy I live with my parents and I don't pay any rent.In barcelona I have to study in another language and I don't go out very much and I don't call my friends in Italy (I don't have much money).

Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

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

Nightlife, Telephone: was less expensive than at home.

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Government assistance

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
Europe is more expensive, especially basic things like phone and water.

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

Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
Telephone: when I'm in my country I don't phone in an other country. Housing: I live in my house , so I don't pay the rent. Travel: The avion is really expensive.

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

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