connieb

Hi: I am goin to live in innsbruck for two months (student) and I would like to know how much money would I need to survive each month jajajaja. I do not have a problem with the accomodation (I'll be at the university rooms). Any other tips will be received !!!
Thank you

connie

SiobhanP

Connie, can you give us some more details...are meals included with accommodation? Text books? do you plan to travel at the weekends? This information would help. Try to cost out expenses you know you will have immediately. I did this when I studied abroad many moons ago and I had a rough idea of wehat I had left for a weekly allowance for myself.

connieb

Hello again: ok I will give you more information. I don't have the meals included. I have a grant from a swiss foundation of CHF 2800 for meals and transportation for the two months, and I will be as a visitor in the Trauma Clinic of the university, so I won't need text books. Of course I would like to travel around, specially Italy. I will live 1km away from the Clinic, so I guess I can walk there every day if the weather is acceptable, otherwise I will have to take the bus. Buying a bike is a good idea ??
THANKS

ccdugan

I can't really say how much money you would need but there are so many cities that you don't have to spend money in to visit. There is of course the cost of transportation, but if you can get yourself there you can tour cities and towns and not spend any money except on a snack. Just "looking" at some of these beautiful towns is enough. Maybe you can get a eurail pass as an early christmas present???

KathyNZ

I just had a total of three weeks in Innsbruck, you are very lucky, I thought it one of the most desirable places in Europe to live in. The standard of living is quite high, the austrians are very social and like to spend time together in small groups, a drink at a bar or coffee at a konditorei after work are everyday past times before going home. The city has an unbelievable array of cultural activities, in the three weeks I was there they had, Gospel Singers, Glen Miller orchestra, Carmen, Hello Dolly, and later Turandot besides smaller live theatre groups. It was amazing. It is scenically beautiful with many small towns and villages to visit on the local trams and buses. Getting a bike is a great idea as the city itself is flat and easy to get round. The tram and buses are quite expensive in comparison to say Italy. Cost wise, grocery lines are about average for Europe, pharmacy lines are very reasonable as they are made in Austria or Germany. There are a number of pizzerias given Innsbruck's proximity to Italy, there is one McDonalds. There are a few reasonably priced italian, indian and turkish cafes but restaurants in the old town tend to be quite expensive. I can only tell you that I was on a budget also and managed on about a 100 euros a week not including accom or transport costs. You should enjoy it very much, it is a safe and diverse city with many activities and sights to keep you well occupied in your leisure time. Go to Silpark shopping mall and the area around the Ikea store has some great reasonably priced shoe shops, sports shops and there is a shopping centre across the road from Ikea also. These are places easily missed by tourists as they are in the suburbs.

SiobhanP

Connie,

I just converted the Swiss franc amount to euro and its quite generous for food and transport fot 2 months. Good for you! I would buy a bike and sell back at the end of the trip or rent one. If you do buy get a used one, a new one is not worth the money. I think the grant will more than cover food and a bike but you could blow it all and eat well too! I would eat with the students at the week and enjoy eating out at the weekends. Also for an amount to bring, it really is up to you. You could bring 3,000 euro and travel nicely each weekend or 1,000 and do the same at a more backpack level. Prices do vary in different countries and base the travel money on this. i.e. London is more expensive than Madrid etc. Pick a few places you want to see on the weekends and start calculating how much it will be to get there and accommodation. (Check rates at the toursit office or on the web) Then add food and get a rough amount and decide how many times you will travel on this amount.