Expenses Reviews
4.37 / 5 based on 180 reviews
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Mike W
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Everything is very expensive in Australia. The telephone service I used the entire time was a pre-paid mobile phone, which cost 25 cents per minute for a local call, and calling cards which you could use from a pay phone and would cost you approximately 2 cents per minute (to call the US) I strongly recommend getting Skype as you can use it at internet cafes or if you get the internet in your residence. The housing was expensive but definitely worth it, it was $200 AUD per week for our house per person, but it was very nice and only 2 blocks from the ocean. Nightlife is very expensive compared to the normal University town in America, for a mixed drink (ie. Bourbon and Coke) you will pay between 6 and 9 AUD and for a pint of beer it will be between 4 and 8 AUD. The travel is expensive but well worth it, try to use Jetstar and Virgin Blue as they are much cheaper than flying Qantas. For the food, you should look out for bars that offer $5 steak night (Five-0 in Coogee offers very moderately priced meals 5-9 AUD) these aren't the best steaks but they are good and the portions are large.
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Overall, Nightlife, Telephone, Travel, Housing, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
If coming from America I would suggest getting a Capital One credit card as they do not have a Foreign Transaction Fee. I did not have this card and on my Visa I was charged an extra 3% on everything I bought in the local currency. ATMs were available everywhere, and if you have an account with Bank of America you can easily find a Wespac ATM that does not charge you any fees. I would suggest Unwired for the internet as they offer a good plan for a decent price, and you don't have to get a bank account and everything to get a phone line, and you don't have to pay for the expensive phone line.
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Matthew J
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Sydney is cheap for Americans. Our dollar is worth considerably more. However, you will spend more than you originally budget.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Do not look at the Australian dollar and think you are spending less than with the American dollar. Look at them as equal, or you will spend twice as much as you wanted to...
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jdvachon
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
Because it was the opportunity of a lifetime, and I wanted to do my best to take advantage of it. I wound up working so that I could prolong my stay.
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Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Ride the buses; don't rely on taxis.
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Patrick J
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Being in Australia, you want to see and do as much as possible, which makes you spend more on e.g. travel expenses than you would do at home.
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Travel, Housing, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Pricing in Australia is pretty reasonable.
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Elizabeth L
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
While studying abroad I had the tendency to splurge on things because it felt like a "once in a lifetime" experience
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Travel, Telephone, 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
Keep yourself ona budget because its too easy to over spend.
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charles c
Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, Indonesia
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
different living expenses rate
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Food, Overall, Nightlife, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
If you cook mostly of the week you could save a lot of money, or there are some catering service it doesn't cost that much and it save time
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