Expenses Reviews
3.99 / 5 based on 135 reviews
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Virginie G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
I wanted to enjoy as much as possible my experience abroad. That's why I spent quite a lot in travelling (I visited lots of places in United Kingdom), I also went out a lot to meet people again and again, I think it is the best way to improve your social life. On the other side i used to try to minimize my expenses in other categories like clothes, telephone...
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Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Not really, I knew England would be more expensive but I think Leeds is quite a cheap place compared to other cities in UK
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Bjørn-Terje E
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
When we first arrived you anly have limited things with you, mostly clothing. Therefore we had to buy a lot of household goods in order to get properly settled.
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Overall, Telephone, Food, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try to thing of one £ as 12 NOK, then some things will not look as cheap as you might think. Compared to Norway the prices are pretty much the same.
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Elmira G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Some things are more expencive, I travelled more here than I would at home
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Overall, Travel, Food, Telephone, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Line rental is cheaper than pay-as-you-go, rent place next to where you spend more time, buy day riders, travel during cheap hours, dont buy too much food - you will get bored of the same food and it will go bad
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eva s
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
because I live with my parents at home and I don´t expend money in accomodation and in food. When you are outside you usually travel more.
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Overall, Travel, Housing, Telephone, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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William T
Higher Education Learning Program Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Travelling cost can be a bit on the expensive side, including accommodation, then in my home country; in monetary terms. Afterall, Pound Sterling was strong, and probably is now.
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Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Telephone, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Christin W
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Everything is just more expensive as the pound is higher valued in Europe than in comparison to the Euro.
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Overall, Travel, Nightlife, Telephone, Food, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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