undergrad living expenses

masterteo SG

Hi, can anyone advise me on the living expense of an undergrad who is probably living in NTU?

lai lai ideas

Jeff994 SG

From my personal experiense.

If you live in the NTU, the hostel rentel is around $300-400.

Then food and othere expenses is around $600.

So in general, the living expense is roughly around $1000.

Any others can give more advise?

charlize SG

Assuming 8 months, that's like 8k a year?

And that's excluding tuition fees.

How to afford?

charlize SG

FireIce SG

lao peh 有钱?

charlize SG

Maybe can save up for next 2 years first, then go.

Work in fast food restaurant.

masterteo SG

wah expensive sial, give tuition need give like siao if parent cant support

Jeff994 SG

Yup

daybr3ak SG

wah expensive sial, give tuition need give like siao if parent cant support

can pick up research assistant jobs in your department if they are available. but usually when you are yr 3 or 4.

learn to cook if you don't already know how to. can save on some meals.

Craptalkone SG

if you have that pamela wong haruna ono look, come stay at my place, lofging and food provided. my meals for you are also gih in proteins.

Jeff994 SG

not easy one

masterteo SG

how people handle with parties and stuff when it's already so expensive based on necessities

charlize SG

graduate already got huge loan to repay.

then your foreigner student friend see you so sad, buy you a lager to drown your sorrows away at the nearby pub.

Jeff994 SG

you're correct...

eagle SG

From my personal experiense.

If you live in the NTU, the hostel rentel is around $300-400.

Then food and othere expenses is around $600.

So in general, the living expense is roughly around $1000.

Any others can give more advise?

Used to spend $350 or less a month on food and other expenses.

That was in 2004 ~ 2008. Now up by so much???

eagle SG

graduate already got huge loan to repay.

then your foreigner student friend see you so sad, buy you a lager to drown your sorrows away at the nearby pub.

I know of friends who taught tuition during university, and manage to pay off most of the university fees upon graduation.

But not everyone has his energy.