Expenses Reviews
4.11 / 5 based on 204 reviews
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Judith L
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Traveling and nightlife are significantly cheaper, traveling especially as you pay almost nothing for public transports if you are a Hungarian student. Also most of the food is cheaper, especially meat and part of vegitable
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Overall, Food, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Use you cash-dispenser card, not your credit card. And don´t open a bank account in Hungary. Money from cash dispenser is cheaper even if you have to pay a certain percentage additionally on the amount you need
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Edith E
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
At home I live at home, so I do not have to pay for it. Milk and Bread is cheap. All other things are more expensive than in Austria. Going out is also cheaper. Travelling with a student ID is extremely cheap. Students get a 67.5 % discount on train tickets.
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Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Travel, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Branded goods cost the same or are more expensive than in Austria. Going into coffee houses is really cheap. A cappuchino costs 1 - 2 euros.
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Jenny v
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
My accomodation was more expensive, although I was sharing my apartment.The telephone was really expensive as well. The prices in Budapest are more or less the same as in Holland, only public transportation is really cheap.
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Housing, Telephone, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Going out for diner is most of the times cheaper than going to the store and buy the food.
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Nicole N
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
Transport and Food is very cheap
Housing depends whether you are lucky or not - some students had quite expensive flats
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Travel, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
computers and other technical things are more expensive than in Austria, clothes are often also more expensive
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Hinterschuster
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The costs of the mobile phone are significant less than in Austria, but I travelled more than in Austria.
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Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, 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
There were no such surprises except the taxi drivers, use taxis only with other students.
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Life is cheaper than in western Europe
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone, Travel, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Normaly you ahve to go to police to have Hungarian ID or national papers and to open a cash account in a bank, but is no use of
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