Expenses Reviews
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anonymous
sussex, brighton, United Kingdom
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
its a capital city so i was expecting to pay more, however if you compare it to london its much cheaper.
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Housing, Nightlife, Overall, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
apply for caf, you do it on line at www.caf.fr. it is a reduction for student on rent. youy must have your carte de sejour and a contract with your name on to do it but its definately worth the hassle. tribal cafe does free food 4 nights a week moules frites on weds and thurs, cous cous and chicken on fri and sat. you have to buy a drink but prices (for paris) are v reasonable, 5 euros for a very strong spirit and mixer and 3 euros for a pint. its at metro chateau d'eau in passage d'ecureuil (or something like that just keep taking a right turns until you get to the road which has the mini arc de triomphe and its a little passage to the right off there. get there by eight to get a seat though with free food around it gets rammed.
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Laura R
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I spent more in every category because the purchasing power in France is higher than in Spain. However, I didn't spend too much than in Spain. I used to shop at a supermarket called ED which is pretty cheap. I used to have meals at university and so on...
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Housing, Overall, Travel, Food, Telephone, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
When I got to my residence I applied for a government's help called APL. The residence would have cost me 612 euros, and with that help, I had to pay 312 euros instead, which is really good. Normally, everybody gets that monetary help.
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Melanie A
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The Aussi dollar was fairly weak while I was in Europe, and Paris tends to be a fair bit more expensive than other areas.
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Nightlife, Telephone, Overall, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I found it very useful to work out a budget once I had an idea of prices in Paris, and then to keep track of all expenses.
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Catrillia Y
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Not a problem becuas I've been here for a while now. I spent last year here, too.
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Nightlife, Telephone, Overall, Travel, Food, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Ask France Telecom about discounts to phoning your country of residence.
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Donald G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Parce que j'habite dans une ville de 80000 habitants en Angleterre et Paris et la capitale de la France...
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Telephone, Nightlife, Overall, Travel, Food, Housing:
was more 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:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because paris is a very expensive city except for facilities for students on cinemas,cafes and trains
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Overall, Food, Telephone, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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