Expenses Reviews
4.39 / 5 based on 210 reviews
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clari h
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I took many trips and spent a lot in travel. I also went out more in France than I did when I was at home. But I did save money by cooking for myself rather than eating out at cafeterias and restaurants. But I found that everyday shopping (groceries, clothes, music, etc.) was generally more expensive in France than in Canada.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
If you study in France for more than 3 months, you may be eligible to apply for lodging assistance through CAF (Caisse d'Allocation Familiales), but you must have a residence permit. As for travelling, if you're lucky, you may catch seat sales on Ryanair or Easyjet, two low cost internet airline companies, and save tons of money on airfare.
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Claudia G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I didn't own a cell phone while on exchange, so I didn't spend on that. I shared a room, so that worked out a lot cheaper than it would've been otherwise. Nightlife, you walk everywhere so no need for taxis, and there's never any cover which is a plus. And I took the opportunity to travel more often that I do at home, and that was expensive considering I was working in Cdn dollars.
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Overall, Housing, Travel, Food:
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
Personal comments
If you can and you're willing, share a room! This will obviously cut your res expenses in half.
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Emily D
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Business Studies, Graduate, Masters of International Business program
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Lille is less than three hours away from several metropolitan cities: Paris, London, Brussels, Amsterdam, Luxemborg. There are also numerous charming villages that are worthy of exploration as well. Travelling on the train is inexpensive with the carte 12-25. This is different from the U.s. where everything is so spread out and traveling is quite expensive.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Telephone, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
If you travel with student organizations, it becomes extremely cheap to travel.
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Sapna S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Accomodation was cheaper, so was food and alcohol.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife, Food, Housing, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Bottles of wine for 50p!
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ANNA W
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
costs of living higher in France, exchange rate unfavourable,
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Overall, Housing, Telephone, Nightlife, Food, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
to bye in German chains of supermarkets not in Frecnch ones
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Natalie P
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Rent was much more expensive!
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Sharing an appartment with other students is cheaper.
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