Expenses Reviews
3.72 / 5 based on 124 reviews

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Melissa M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Food was cheaper, I barely used the phone (we had a cell-phone that was provided by the landlord for everyone in the house and it had a card, when the card expired, we could still receive call, I bought phone cards from time to time in case I needed to call friends or family.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Food, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Shop at no-brand grocery stores (I had one next to my appartment) and you'll save a lot. More money for partying *lol* I didn't find that second-hand text books were easily available so... that's going to be a big chunk of your monthly budget when you have to buy them.
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Serena F
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Food costs less, I didn't run up huge phonebills as didn't have to call my Italian friends from Scotland and I found a very cheap flat.
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Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Nightlife, Food, Housing, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
A cost-saving tip is to stick with the Italians. They know instinctively where one gets ripped off and they are only to happy to point out the traps that await foreigners.
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Stian H
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I was tempted to write more than at home when it comes to nightlife... Quite expensive even for a Norwegian.
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Nightlife, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Housing, Food, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy a bottle instead of a glass of beer in the bar. Cheaper!
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a_bit_blonde
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
Overall, Housing, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy a monthly bus/metro ticket and a carta verde for cheap train travel. for cheap accomodation you will have to share a room with someone.
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Teresa L
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 the cost of living at Rome is higher than my city home
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Housing, Overall, Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Marlene P
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 in Portugal everything is cheaper than in Italy!
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Food, Nightlife, Telephone, Overall, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items