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Casagrande
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Food in england is very expensive if you want to eat properly so it is more expensive than in France. My phone bills were not so expensive because my friends and my familly phoned my back (4 times less expensive when you phone from France to England than from England to France). I spent more for the night life because I went out much more, but for the same amount of money you can drink much more in England. In Manchester night Clubs are not to expensive £4, so it is very tempting.
Paris-Manchester with airfrance cost you FF1280 or £125, so I had the same budget than last year I just had to manage it.
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Nightlife, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Housing, Telephone, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Go the first day for your bank account, forget Barclays they don't take exchange students because they are in England for only a year.
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Miquel V
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
You don't party or travel that often when you are at Home. Manchester is plenty of parties every day and has excellent communications with the rest of England and Scotland.
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Overall, Nightlife, Housing, Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
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The cheapest supermarket in my area was Aldi. Always remember to show your student card since you'll get discounts almost everywere (disco, movies, travel...)
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Bernd Z
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Life is simply more expensive than in Austria.
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Overall, Nightlife, Housing, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
For an academic year (9 months) in Manchester, you should calculate around EUR 10.000, which includes everything. At the end, however, it depends on your living style how much money you spend.
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Sanson
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I spent less on food because I was living in a catered hall of residence (reason why in contrast, I paid a little bit more for accomodation than at home where I was living in a flat). I tried to make the most of this experience abroad so I went out more and travelled more than home. However, on a global scale, I spent far less than home.
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Nightlife, Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Books are very expensive and hardly available on normal loans (1 month) when needed: a way of saving money would be to spend time in the library to study there (books can be available on short loans i.e. 2 hours). It is a trade off between spending money and time in the library. The choice is up to you.
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Gerlinde B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Cost of living is a bit more expensive than in Austria. Also I travelled quite a bit.
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Travel, Overall, Nightlife, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
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
Watch out for happy hours, cheap student nights...
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Bernhard75
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
unfavourable exchange rate, much higher prices
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Telephone, Travel, Overall, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
open your own local current account and save on transaction fees
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