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4.08 / 5 based on 379 reviews
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rverduguez
ExpensesMain source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
The acomodation in Grenoble is expensive as a student, as well food prices are higher.
And the reason for less spent in night life is that, I was at home getting ready to compete in the weekend.
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Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Elisabeth W
ExpensesMain source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
because prices in France are in general higher than in austria. particularly for housing, telephone and restaurants!
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Food, Overall, Nightlife, Telephone, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
Cook yourself - it's cheaper! Find early enough an apartment yourself - it's cheaper! Be prepared that french banks are not used to receive cash, most of the financial actions are transfers and they also often use cheques.
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anonymous
ExpensesMain 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
In the host country I had more social life than in my home university, since we didn't work as hard
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Overall, Housing, Travel:
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 text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Jason G
ExpensesMain source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Grenoble is a tourist town, consequently prices are higher on average than other cities.
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Food, Overall, Travel, Housing, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Viktoria R
ExpensesMain source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
food and housing more expensive
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Housing, Travel, Overall, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
financial aid from french government: CAF
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dubravkoc
ExpensesMain source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
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Overall, Nightlife, Telephone, Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
The French state refunds approximately 20-30% of student rent. But in the future this law could change.
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