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Of Living
The cost of living
varies drastically from city to city, state to state
and type of accommodation. In general, although exceptions
are frequent, living costs are lowest in the South and
Southwest regions and highest in large cities and in
New England.
Urban, rural and suburban campuses offer different advantages
and pose separate problems. Be sure to weigh advantages
and disadvantages, and choose an area where you will
feel most comfortable.
A student usually has
an opportunity of on-campus housing accommodation that
is convenient due to its proximity to school, facilities
offered and an opportunity to mingle with other students.
Living alone off-campus
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has its advantages
as well: i.e. your own freedom and proximity to city.
This freedom however has a price. It will usually
cost more to live off-campus. Many students spend
their freshmen year on-campus and later when they
are already familiar with the city and people, decide
to share apartments in the city with friends.
Since the cost of living varies from
location to location, it is only possible to give
you a rough estimate of what your stay in the United
states may cost.
Personal expenses:
about $1,500-2,500 per academic year
Room and board rent
per academic year (usually 9 months):
$2,200-5,500; some of these might require extra furnishing
like lamps, sheet, towels etc. which might cost up
to $100-150.
Housing off-campus
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Hotel
accommodations: $ 25-100 per night
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Single
furnished room: $150-350 per month
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Furnished
one bedroom apartment:
$200-600 (depending on the size and area of the
city this is for basic apartments with basic furniture
and draperies; larger or luxury apartments cost
much more)
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Unfurnished
Apartments: $150-500 per month (
but the cost of buying the furniture might well
exceed the cost of renting furnished apartments)
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Meals:
students living off campus often purchase meal tickets
for dining halls; these range from $1000-1800. If
you have your own kitchen, shopping for food is
convenient and the food bill per month for one person
runs from $150-250.
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Bus/Metro
Ticket: 80c to $1
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Transportation
cost varies; if you live on-campus,
you may have fewer or no transportation costs. If
you live off-campus you may budget for a bicycle
or a car.
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Price
of gas: $1.45 per gallon, $15 to
fill up the tank
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Hamburger:
$1-5 in fast food restaurant, $5-10 in a normal
restaurant
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Coca
Cola: $1.50 (but beware, medium
Coke in the US is extra large in Europe)
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Coffee:
$1-$5 (with free refills in many cafés and
diners)
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Daily
paper: 50c for local paper and up
to $1.5 for national paper
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Movies:
$9
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Nightclub:
$20-50
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Jeans:
$15-40
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