Expenses Reviews
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maresteban
CES Luis Vives CEU, Madrid, Sweden
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main 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
I spend more just because everything is more expensive than in Spain. With the phone it was not like that because I just used it in speciall ocations and if I dind´t spend more in the nightlive was because I had to renounce to some expenses.
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Overall, Housing, Food, Travel:
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
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Mimer13
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Cost of living in Sweden is 2 to 3 times more then in Canada. So everything costs you more, taxi, milk, bread, beer, stamps, coffe etc
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Food, Travel, Housing, Nightlife, Telephone, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Save a lot of money before you go to Sweden, and be prepared to spend most of it on your every day stuff.
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Natalie P
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Alcohol is more expensive
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Overall, Nightlife, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Alcohol is expensive, but in teh student bars there are lower prices. Sweden is not such an expensive country, That is exagerated!
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pkovy
Budapest Business School, Budapest, Hungary
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Hungary is cheaper than Sweden. Cheap doesn't mean (much) worse.
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Housing, Travel, Food, Telephone, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
For those who don't wanna buy a bike for their stay (thinking of the weather for instance), a monthly buscard is the most economic solution to get around.
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andrea c
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
bacause the host country coin value was stronger than my home counrty and everything suffered a strong price appreciation.
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Food, Housing, Telephone, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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nwatters
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I spent more on travel because travelling in Sweden is much more enjoyable and much cheaper than travelling in England
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Food, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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