Expenses Reviews
3.74 / 5 based on 36 reviews
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xiaoke
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Not specified
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Life in general is still a lot cheaper in China than in Europe or the US but if you want to you can spend extraordinarily big sums of money, too (if you don't speak the language Chinese might take advantage of that and charge higher prices!)
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Nightlife, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Food, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Think about opening an account at a Chinese bank, for Germans the City Bank is a good advice for Shanghai
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ina m
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
china is much cheaper than austria exept of nightlife sometimes
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Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Nightlife, Telephone, Food, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
it's cheaper to rent an apartment with colleagues (150 eur/month) instead of staying at the campus (230 eur/month). if you just stay for one semester than try to apply for a F visa, in this case you don't need a physical examination.
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Stefan H
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
All in all China can be considered cheaper than Europe,although Western products can be quite expensive.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Bargaining is common practice in China.
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Andreas L
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
Even though everything is cheaper than in Europe; you will spent lots of money, because you will go out/take taxis/buy clothes ... a lot
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Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Telephone, Food, Travel, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
Everythings cheaper (except for travelling, back tickets for france are often expensive for a student.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Nightlife, Telephone, Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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xueyunzhang
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Telephone, Nightlife, Overall, Housing, Travel, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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