Expenses Reviews
3.96 / 5 based on 105 reviews
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christiantorrens
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Telephone: local calls are free and I did not use any mobile.
Accomodation: At home I live with my family. However, flatting in New Zealand is far cheaper than in Spain.
Night life: Alcohol is expensive, but entrance to the clubs is usually free of charge.
Travel: The accomodation in backpackers is really affordable and travelling by bus is also very cheap. However, air fares are very expensive. I also spend a lot travelling, because all the adventure sports to do and all the beautiful sceneries that New Zealand has and I did not want to miss.
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Overall, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Plan ahead your expenses, if you do so you probably will not find any surprise. In general I consider New Zeland a "cheap country".
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Jill M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
The only main difference was traveling expenses. I spent this money because I was in a different country and wanted to explore and see it for all it offered.
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Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Overall, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try to find other international students who are leaving when you are coming, they will always have cheap furniture, bedding, and other stuff that you need.
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Joel T
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
I was travelling around every weekend (including skiing, bungee jumping, diving, caving etc.). Besides this the liquor is more expensive
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Plan enough money for heaps of advanture activities
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klaudia1004
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because I live with my family at home = almost no expenses.
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Telephone, Travel, Overall, Housing, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
No. Cost of living in general lower than in Europe and USA.
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Florence D
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Because as an international student you want to see it all, and you just go for the full experience to learn about all the opportunities (culture, people, scenery, sports) in the country
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Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy the interantional Kia Ora Card for cheap phonecalls to any country in the world
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Alexandra W
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
I did more travelling than at home and we went out quite a lot. Food: vegetables and fruits (my main source of food) was more expensive.
But it was worth it!!!!
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Travel, Overall, Food, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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