Expenses Reviews
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roannal
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Food and travel is a lot cheaper in Italy, however I spent more on trains overall, as I went to visit many different places. I spent less on going out, as the nightlife is a little more tame in Arezzo than a buzzing English University.
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Travel, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Opening a bank account is quite costly and complicated. Its probably best just to use your own card and get out reasonably big sums at a time and look after it.
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tinne
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I spend more because life is too good in Italy! I travelled through Toscana, and went out to eat in restaurants a lot more than in Belgium. On the other hand, my accomodation was cheaper than in Belgium. (I think because it was from the university)
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Food, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
For clothes and shoes there is every wednesday a market in Siena. Here you find sometimes very nice and cheap things!
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shadowjr
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
First of all, the exchange rate at the time was still favorable for the US Dollar. But in a small town in Italy, food and housing just cost less than in the States; to be fair, of course, I was equipped with very modest housing in Siena. Transportation is much more well developped, so travel was so much cheaper and more practical, it's almost silly.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall, Housing, Travel, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
No significant surprises, really. Try to save any major traveling for the end of the trip, when you can visit the friends you've made in their homes. Thus, you can embark upon the "trip-of-a-lifetime," and spend a minimal amount of funds.
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sophieledeboer
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
More on food because not living at home
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Food, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Housing, Telephone, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Petrol expensive - don´t go out with an Italian man if you want to save money!!!
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because Italy is as expensive as Sweden and sometimes even worse. Our loan from the government were smaller thou Italy was still consider a low-cost country. Plus that I spent far more time and money on social life activities!!
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Housing, Overall, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
That Italy is as expensive as Sweden.
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mazzalazza
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because living in Italy is generally cheaper especially as the british £ was so strong at the time.
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Overall, Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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