Expenses Reviews
3.92 / 5 based on 140 reviews
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Arlene A
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
You can avoid using the telephone a lot, so that cuts down. Text messanging (SMS) is very popular and cheap. There are some good pay-as-you-go mobile phone deals out there. Housing's about the same. For travel, find the budget airlines (but DO NOT use coach buses! They are terrible!) Trains and buses are very good as well; there are a variety of different tickets and fares.
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Nightlife, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Telephone, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
When you go shopping for yourself (and you will have to because British students cook for themselves most of the time), plan out your meals for the week and buy those ingredients. It saves you money and ensures that you won't waste anything. Buy in bulk if possible, but be careful because, remember, you need to CARRY HOME your items. If you live in the residence halls, keep the place clean! They check the flat for damages and hygiene, so if it's dirty, they'll charge you £11 each time. Choose your public tranportation pass WISELY; there are STUDENT DISCOUNTS on public transportation (One is for the trains only, the other is for ALL TRANSPORT, be careful which one you use).
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Georg P
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Mainly because everything is more expensive than at home. The other factor was, of course, the greater amount of travel and nightlife activites.
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Food, Overall, Travel, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
If you plan to make a few journeys by train, buy a "Young Persons Railcard" upon arrival. Also, apply for a "Students Photocard" to be able to purchase discounted tickets on the London public transport.
The cheapest pay-as-you-go mobile seems to be Virgin Mobile.
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Serpil D
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Everything was more expensive than in my home country.
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Housing, Telephone, Travel, Overall:
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
Cook at home instead of eating out!
Pubs can be expensive too!
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k p
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 exchange rate. the cost of living here in UK, is higher than in my home country
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Food, Overall, Telephone, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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saskialot
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Living costs in Central London are quite high in comparison with those of Spain.
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Food, Overall, Travel, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Christian S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
It was more expansive. I travelled a lot in order to see the whole country
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Overall, Travel, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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