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m.dymas

Joined: 09 Sep 2007
Posts: 64
Cost of living
Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:45 AM
Hi,

I'm thingking of applying to some universities in europe, could anybody please share their experience about the living cost in these countries : sweden, norway and finland? does 1000 usd a month is enough to support living with minimum standards (food, housing and study materials?)...

looking forward to your response guys...
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yaiza242

Joined: 14 Jan 2008
Posts: 72
Cost of living
Thu Aug 28, 2008 02:26 PM
Hi,

I have studied in Helsinki for a month and I had a hard time sticking to my budget (the piece of cake that costed me 7 euros still hurts deep inside of me) 1000 usd are 680 euros... well... I guess you'd make it though you'd have to undergo some sacrifices (i.e. nightlife). Have a look to this site www.soa.fi/eng/index.htm
BTW, Norway is the most expensive one
Good luck
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m.dymas

Joined: 09 Sep 2007
Posts: 64
Cost of living
Fri Aug 29, 2008 05:17 AM
Thank you for answering,

I guess adding additional 20 euros wont be a problem for me, so probably i am gonna spend 700 euros a month.

As for the night life, i won't take that into consideration, when living in europe i prefer being a nerd rather than a socialita.

Oh btw does anyone have any descriptions about raw materials for cooking, i guess when living in europe i prefer cook my own meal than buying food at cafe's or restaurants.

Any other descriptions about cost of living in norway or sweden?
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yaiza242

Joined: 14 Jan 2008
Posts: 72
Cost of living
Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:06 AM
Oh, I forgot to mention:
You should also take into account that transferring money from your American bank account to the new one has a considerable cost -my case: 15 euros+/-;

if you decide to use your card directly in Europe's ATM's... they take a percentage of what you withdraw. I.e., everytime I withdraw, they retain 4% of the total amount plus 1% when the currency is different from that of my bank.
Solution... have a look to the online banks existing in the country so that you could avoid commissions.
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eric.k


Joined: 24 Jul 2008
Posts: 21
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Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:18 AM
Cost of living is of course always depending from the location. Speaking for Germany it is absolutely possible to live with 700 EUR a month, as long as you don't chose one of the very expensive cities as Munich or Düsseldorf. But as our colleague already mentioned: an excessive nightlife won't be financed with this amount... :-)

Best,
Eric
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niacho

Joined: 09 Feb 2009
Posts: 1
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Sat May 09, 2009 06:38 PM
please tell me is saarbruken expencive city? haw mach is monthly rent for student house?
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FinallyPostgrad!

Joined: 20 May 2009
Posts: 4
Cost of living
Thu May 21, 2009 06:51 PM
Hi,

I lived off 600 EUR a month without any probs when I did my LLM in Saabrücken, so I would say you can live like a king! :)

Good luck with your decision...
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irastuff

Joined: 15 Jul 2009
Posts: 1
Cost of living
Thu Jul 16, 2009 09:00 PM
hi
i wanted to asked students who graduated from europa institute about some job opportunities. my parents will give me the money to pay for my education, but i need to pay for my living expenses by myself, so i was wondering is it possible to find a job in saarbrucken for a student with the very poor german?
would really appreciate any of your answers
thanks in advance
ira
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natashakaraliova

Joined: 12 Sep 2009
Posts: 1
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Sun Sep 13, 2009 08:53 PM
hi
i am from georgia and I am eccepted in LLM in Saarbrucken, I have Bank Account in deutsche Bank but I only can to withdraw only 600 euros per month, my monthly rent will be 250 euros per month for accomodiation, so I think I need some extra money.
is there any part time student jobs?
Please tell me whom I have to allpy for help?
Best regards
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