SCHOOL LUNCH / 4,80 EUR

About five minutes walk from my campus is a state-run university with a government-subsidized cafeteria serving well-balanced lunches to students for 2,90 EUR (in a book of 10) and 4,80 EUR in cash. Compared to the snack bar that I usually eat a sandwich in, this was a nice change, although it was somewhat like the school cafeterias I used to eat in as a kid.

For this price you get a hot entree (fried squid rings or pork in gravy), a side of vegetables (carrots and rice), one salad (tomato, imitation crab and avocado salad), and one dessert (applesauce). Even at 4,80 EUR it's not cheap but it's balanced and kept me full until dinner time. A bunch of my colleagues plan to make regular trips down here to eat. It's cheap and well-balanced, and since we'll be working late in the evenings doing group work ... it'll be nice to have a full lunch to keep us going.