Université Montesquieu - Bordeaux IV

I found that food was much cheaper in Bordeaux than in England - whether store/supermarket bought or whether it was eaten out. Travel too was incredibly cheap, even without a young person's railcard (upto 50% savings with, 25% without). A yearly tram and bus pass, valid throughout Bordeaux and it's suburbs, only cost me 169EUR. My rent was more expensive, however that was to be expected as I chose to live alone in a fully furnished apartment in the centre of the city.

France is generally much more expensive than Poland but it's a helping, social country and students are supported. I paid only 70 euro in place of 120 for housing f.e.

Food and drinks are just expensive in Bordeaux, unless you drink wine all the time! :-) For me, telephone costs were not so high, because I'm a European civilian and there are rules to keep those costs low. However, I would certainly use Skype to call your family and friends at home, because it is still cheaper. I've noticed that housing is quite expensive in the centre of Bordeaux, however, I got lucky to find a very cheap apartment. You do need to start looking on time! Nightlife is extremely expensive. I've travelled throughout France and my final conclusion was that Bordeaux was, besides Paris, the most expensive in nightlife, food, drinks, all together. Travelling was still expensive I think. I would certainly by a carte 12-25, that gives you up to 50 percent on your rides with the TGV. For using the tram (which is really modern and very handy) and the bus, I payed 26 euros a month. I don't think that's much, because you can get anywhere in Bordeaux with that and I used my pass several times a day. In general, my erasmus was a very expensive joke!

Housing on campus was very cheap. nightlife on the other hand, was very expensive

i did not have the funds to spend as much as i would at home.

At home I don't have to pay the food and the housing.