Expenses Reviews
4.04 / 5 based on 90 reviews
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Jesca A
Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Business Studies, Graduate, self
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Accomodation here has more faccilities to pay for.
I travel more hear , seeing new paces and travel to job locations.
In my home country most of my telephone calls were local. Now I have to make frequent international calls to home country -to keep in tourch with family
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Telephone, Housing, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
One always has the choice to spend or not to spend and how much to spend.
Buying from shops of distributers is less costly and weekly courch or bus tickets reduce travel costs and early morning calls are less expensive.
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Sergio M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Overall, everything is more expensive than in my home country (Portugal). Travel was more expensive because I had to travel more, to go back home for holidays.
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Overall, Food, Nightlife, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Opening a bank account can take a few weeks. Banks usually have a branch at campus, and they facilitate things for students there.
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Ashlee C
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
More expensive to live in UK than in my hometown and while traveling.
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Food, Nightlife, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
No suprises incured. No particular tips. Get a train pass if you intend to travel a lot.
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Afolake A
University of Ado Ekiti, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because of the rate of exchange between the naira and the pounds.
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Travel, Overall, Food, Nightlife, Housing, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Had to plan my weekly expenses so i dont end up spending too much.
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Jelena D
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
England is more expensive than Germany.
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Travel, Overall, Food, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Silvia S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
Because England was (and still is) MUCH MORE expensive than my home country!
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Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Overall, Nightlife, Food, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
In England you always have the chance to earn a bit more doing temporaryly student jobs.
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