Expenses Reviews
4.19 / 5 based on 80 reviews
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Anna G
Expenses
Main 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
Because almost everything was more expensive plus a not so good exchange rate. In addition I still wanted to see and expierience some of Liverpool/Britian, rather than sit at home and save money all the time.
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Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Someone told me, that the Deutsche Bank is working together with Barclays, so that it is possible to withdraw money from your German account without paying for it.
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Ludovic B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The public transport are expensive, not in time, cleanless, however numerous. Except that, it is lightly more expensive in England, particularly for student you do not have many social help there, like the university restaurant that we have in France.
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Food, Telephone, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
English hairdresser are cheap, at least for man but it is with limited service
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Patricia j
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
At home everything is quite cheaper. I had to spent money travelling (by going back home), in housing (live with my parents in my country), telephone (by calling to my country)...
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Travel, Overall, Housing, Food, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Bank blocked one of my international transfers, and left me out of money for 2 months.
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marcgafarot
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
I come from Catalonia and life there is cheaper than Britain. That was the reason I was certainly not splashing pounds around.
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Overall, Nightlife, Travel, Housing, Telephone, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Yes. Transfers sent to other people´s accounts which was the fault of the English Bank. Not the Catalan or Spanish as they always put the blame on.
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Abhijit S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The difference in the exchange rate between the pound and the indian ruee was the main factor.
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Telephone, Food, Housing, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Fauziya B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because the standard of living here is higher
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Housing, Nightlife, Overall, Food, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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