Expenses Reviews
3.97 / 5 based on 37 reviews
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jasnam
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Food is more expensive in CH, especially if you eat out frequently. Restaurant going is considered appropriate for special occasions only but even lunches in trattorias were a little on the pricey side.
I was maintaining a relationship while in Lugano, so my phone bills were close to astronomical. Still, 0.07 CHF/minute is a very good rate for Canada.
Accomodation: in Toronto I live at home and don't pay rent, while in Lugano I had to pay CHF 465 for rent each month (water, heating and electricity included)
I think I spent about the same for nightlife...
Travel: I definitely traveled more than I do at home. I wanted to see the country, go skiing and places in Italy and suchlike.
Overall: did spend more.. just because I had to, really.
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Telephone, Travel, Overall, Housing, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
There is only ONE bookstore in Lugano!!!! We had to buy some of our books online through Amazon, so we got a little shafted.
I brought my own bedding, cutlery and other kitchen stuff (even food, for God's sake!!) so I didn't have to spend any on that.
My building had a dedicated Internet connection so that you could have a high speed connection in your room (included in the rent) or you could go into an apartment that was converted into a computer room and work there.
Banks all around, banks abound...
Phone: aparently you need a huge deposit for the phone, so I was lucky that one of my flat mates already had a phone. I had the use of it, but at the end of the month we had to claim calls that were our own and pay accordingly.
NB: get insurance at home. It's prohibitively expensive in CH. I was covered by my mother's company.
Cost saving tips: eat at home, have fun at home with your friends, cook a lot and *don't* go shopping in the old town.
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Ananda B
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because this country is amazingly costly...
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Overall, Telephone, Travel, Housing, Food, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Be on a "Migros budget" diet...
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camez
Costa Rican Institute of Technology, Cartago, Costa Rica
Engineering, Electronic, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
Housing, Overall, Travel, Telephone, Nightlife, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Tihomir B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Food, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Housing, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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