Usually we have to take care of dirty dishes, messy rooms, and cooking. This means we have to learn something new, like how to cook several dishes. In a few words, we have to learn how to be independent.
Another effect is that we have to find our way around the city, so we have to know the main parts of the city. If we have a motor cycle, it will be easier to explore the city. We can just get lost and see where each street takes us, and then find a way back home.
But if we do not have a motor cycle, we need to learn how to get around on foot, by bus or taxi. For these, we may find out about bus routes or find out how much cost to use taxi. But by these cases, we can plan the time when it take us to get out from our house to school.
This will force us to plan our time better or we will have less available time along the day. This may decrease the time we have to do our homework or to hang out with our friends. But over the time, we learn how to plan our activities in a better way in order to waste our time to do a useless activity.
A foreign student may also find himself feeling somewhat lonely, since arriving in a new city means we don't recognize everyone. It is lucky if our friend from our city comes, but usually we are alone.