Expenses Reviews
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Doug M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Cost of living in a small Bavarian city is far less than that of Washington, DC. Students from less urban areas in the USA found Bamberg to be comparably priced.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Travel, Nightlife, Food, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The telephone is a shock in Germany. Very expensive.
And Germany has a great evening about once a month called Spermuehl, on which people put out their random "trash" that we would normally save for a yard sale, and it just sits on the street overnight and people go and rummage through it for treasures. I found lots of good pots and pans that way!
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I don't live in a campus but with my parents, so usually I don't spend for the accomodation.
Telephone and nightlife are cheaper there, then in my home country.
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Overall, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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mldmorandi
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
Accomodation and food were generally cheaper. Did travel extensively nationally and also internationally, something I don't tend to at home.
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Travel, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Housing, Food, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Katri K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Food and especially alcohol was way cheaper than in Finland and housing was cheap as well. It costs relatively little to call abroad if you have a landline and use the cheap lines (www.billigertelefonieren.de), but I spent so much time talking to my boyfriend that I spent a lot anyway.. :) Nightlife is not particularly expensive either, but as an exhange student you party more than usually... the same applies to travel. But you can get by with less than in Finland if you leave out the extras.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try the regional ticket offers (Schönes Wochenende and Bayern Ticket) by Deutsche Bahn.
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laurakelly_uk
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Day to day life is a lot cheaper in Germany especially going out at night and supermarket shopping
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Travel, Nightlife, Food, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Abigail W
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
Less on food, but the telephone is pretty expensive
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Travel, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Nightlife, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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