Expenses Reviews
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Ana B
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Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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
Because of the Icelandic economic situation which also affects inflation rate. Moreover, in the travel categorie, I wanted to visit as many places in Iceland as possible.
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Overall, Travel, Nightlife, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
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
Doing your trips before the 31st of May can allow you to save quite a lot of money.
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Carlos L
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food, Travel, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
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
Prices were quite high at the beggining of my stay but the exchange rate ISK/€ fell down because of the financial crisis that struke Iceland in November 2008 so since then my own economy went a lot better.
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Carlos L
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Overall, Housing, Travel, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
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
Prices were quite high at the beggining of my stay but the exchange rate ISK/€ fell down because of the financial crisis that struke Iceland in November 2008 so since then my own economy went a lot better.
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Francisco M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
In food and housing because I live with my parents and the rest because Iceland is a very expensive place to live.
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Overall, Housing, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, 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
I was working in a restaurant Tapas Barinn to have some money for me.
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Florian K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because of the general high price level.
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Overall, Food, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
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
It is not really the country to go out for dinner on a regular basis.
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veerle v
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
scandinavian countries are more expensive than belgium
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Housing, Overall, Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
use email instead of the phone
go shopping in Bónus
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