Expenses Reviews
4.04 / 5 based on 121 reviews
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Catherine L
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
Buying cell phone credit was expensive (about 100 euros a 1 1/2 months); I experienced more of the nightlife than I do at home; being in Europe, I traveled more.
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Telephone, Travel, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Perhaps invest in a cell phone plan instead of buying mobicartes for phone credit. Otherwise, any cost-saving tips you apply at home would suffice in France.
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keward
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Spent more on travel as there were more places to visit, more opportunities
same on nightlife, although drinks are more expensive i didn't bother going to proper clubs too much so no entrance charges
food- more eating out as it's less expensive than at home, and also no cheap brands like at home.
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Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
CAF - housing benefit, difficult to deal with the actual administration, but worth it.
Beware Bank charges for going overdrawn, they happen at the endof the month not when the accidental overdraft occurred.
Don't let your landlord keep your deposit ( S Peltat )
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kjb201
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Beware of the phone and internet - very expensive. Transport wasn't too bad and so so much better than at home. Nightlife was very expensive. Housing was a bargain.
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Telephone, Overall, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Despite certain things appearing cheaper Ive spent a lot more money than I do at home. Budget carefully.
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Melisa C
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
I hadn't had an appartement in my name before, and the cost of living is higher than my home town.
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Food, Housing, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
After several months of bad news and bad situations, I had money problems. I advice double and triple checking references for people offering housing.
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Stefania T
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
A private grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Nightlife can be expensive in "exclusive" or really cool pubs but absolutely inexpensive for cultural things like theatre. There are plenty of reductions for students.
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Food, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Call rates are really expensive for mobile phones.
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Thomas I
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because life costs in my German home university Weimar are low (a small town in Eastern Germany) and Lyon is one of the biggest French cities and rental costs are high in whole France.
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Overall, Nightlife, Food, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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