u/Sync1are

Hey everyone! I’m a prospective international student planning to study in Italy (looking at Rome) starting 2027/28, and I’m trying to get a realistic picture of monthly living costs from people actually living it.

If you’re an international student studying in Italy (or Europe generally), would you mind sharing a rough breakdown of your monthly expenses? Specifically curious about:

**•	Rent/housing** (and whether it’s a dorm, shared flat, or studio)  
**•	Food/groceries** (and if you use a student canteen/mensa)  
**•	Transport** (public transit pass, etc.)  
**•	Bills** (utilities, phone, internet)  
**•	Misc/personal spending**

Also helpful: which city you’re in, and whether you’re getting any scholarship/stipend support (like DiSCo, EDiSU, ESU, etc.) that offsets costs.

Trying to sanity-check my own budget estimates before committing, so any real numbers — even rough ones — would be super helpful. Thanks in advance!
Hey everyone! I’m a prospective international student planning to study in Italy (looking at Rome) starting 2027/28, and I’m trying to get a realistic picture of monthly living costs from people actually living it.

Hey everyone! I’m a prospective international student planning to study in Italy (looking at Rome) starting 2027/28, and I’m trying to get a realistic picture of monthly living costs from people actually living it.

If you’re an international student studying in Italy (or Europe generally), would you mind sharing a rough breakdown of your monthly expenses? Specifically curious about:

**•	Rent/housing** (and whether it’s a dorm, shared flat, or studio)  
**•	Food/groceries** (and if you use a student canteen/mensa)  
**•	Transport** (public transit pass, etc.)  
**•	Bills** (utilities, phone, internet)  
**•	Misc/personal spending**

Also helpful: which city you’re in, and whether you’re getting any scholarship/stipend support (like DiSCo, EDiSU, ESU, etc.) that offsets costs.

Trying to sanity-check my own budget estimates before committing, so any real numbers — even rough ones — would be super helpful. Thanks in advance!

Who gets the Regional Scholarship? Like I know it's income based, my question is: does everyone with ISEE under 13,000 get the full stipend-based scholarship? Is it guaranteed, provided all the documents are valid? Because lately I've seen a lot of people faking their income to get a better rank in the scholarship (which I don't want to do). Is it only up to a few thousand ranked students who get the scholarship, or does everyone who meets the criteria get it?

Who gets the Regional Scholarship? Like I know it's income based, my question is: does everyone with ISEE under 13,000 get the full stipend-based scholarship? Is it guaranteed, provided all the documents are valid? Because lately I've seen a lot of people faking their income to get a better rank in the scholarship (which I don't want to do). Is it only up to a few thousand ranked students who get the scholarship, or does everyone who meets the criteria get it?