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700 euro in Brussels?

Last activity 21 June 2012 by schoolmum

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oki8doki

I have a chance to get an internship in Brussels, Belgium. They offer a paid internship with 700 euro per month. Is it possible to live there having so much money?
I don't mind renting a room (I don't need a whole flat to myself)..

Harmonie

Hello oki8doki and welcome to Expat.com!

Hope that you'll soon be enlightened.;)

Wish you Good Luck,
Harmonie.

Oliviero

It is not impossible to live in Brussels with 700€, but you have to play wisely and go for flat-sharing, and do groceries in the appropriate shops and markets :-)

Jemmy12

oki8doki wrote:

I have a chance to get an internship in Brussels, Belgium. They offer a paid internship with 700 euro per month. Is it possible to live there having so much money?
I don't mind renting a room (I don't need a whole flat to myself)..


Hmm..
€700 per month will not get you very far in Brussels.
It's probably technically doable I suppose but you'd be looking at living in a very small room in a bad neighbourhood and then you'll need to factor things like bills, food and transport (I can't see you getting a place close to the centre on your budget)

Do some research and see if it is feesable, but I fear it may not be.
Good luck with it though either way

schoolmum

Cheapest shared accommodation will be around 300 euro a month.
You could shop at Colruyt and similar supermarkets for around 150 euro a month.
Public transport is roughly 50 euro a month, or get a bike or walk if you can find a place near enough to work.

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