Expenses Reviews
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Liouba C
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
The food and everyday expenses are generally cheaper in Australia than in France. Housing is quite expensive in Sydney, it is more expensive than what I used to pay in Reims (France), however the prices for housing between Sydney and Paris are quite similar. Nightlife is much cheaper in Australia than in France but because it is cheaper and because there are only 12 hours of university a week (not including personnal study time and assignments) one ends up going out more and therefore spending more or less the same amount of money on nightlife than back home. I spent more on travel because being in Australia was a good opportunity to visit a lot of different places and because distances within Australia as well as between Australia and anywhere else in the world are very big.
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Overall, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The first weeks in Australia are rather costly because bonds for accomodation have to be paid, at least some furniture to be bought, university books to be purchased... A lot of transactions are made in cash in Australia and therefore it is quite easy to run out of cash in the first weeks (as there is usually a withdrawal limit on credit and bank cards). So one tip is not only to take a bank card but also some cash (in American dollars or Euros) when coming to Australia.
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renato v
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
during my exchange period, the war on irak drove the dollar up, so, overall, australia was quite expensive in comparison with chile. but for europeans or northamericans, australia shuold be rather accesible, if not cheap.
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Overall, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
going to australia means doubtlessly an interest in travel. virginblue.com is great web site. if you plan ahead, you can get really cheap fares.
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Gregor H
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
apart from housing, things are not neccessarily that much more expensive, it's just that you tend to do more stuff when you're abroad
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Overall, Nightlife, Food, Travel, Telephone, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
go bulk and buy at street markets or supermarkets instead of convenience stores
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Andrea B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Housing in Sydney is pretty expensive. Food and going out is less expensive than Switzerland. But because I did a lot of different activities (diving, surving, travelling...) I spent more money than at home.
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Overall, Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Stefan M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Housing in Sydney is extremly expensive.
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Travel, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Eating out at food courts pays off in comparison to cooking for one person only.
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Klemens F
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Saving potential in housing! If you are ok with sharing your room, you'll save a lot of money!
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