Cost of Living in London

To @Anonymous on Sep 20, 2023
Agree! But, London is not expensive because of Brexit, or pandemic, it's because of government.
It is the state that has huge deficits funded by inflating currency supply, it's the state that closed big parts of the economy because of a flu, it's the state that spent 800 billions on a flu, it's the state that brings in as many immigrants as it can resulting in higher rent prices and lower labour (wages) prices, it's all demand and supply.

Taxation is huge, at least 60% of gross income will be taken away by the state (income tax, national insurance number, VAT, excise/duty taxes, capital tax gains, property taxes, inheritance tax, etc) And lets not forget about the "green energy" madness that made energy so expensive.

PS: it's not only state connected rich nomenklatura that , it's good for people living on state benefits: they have cheap rent (public housing), free healthcare, free education, plus all the free money state benefits brings in (see Universal Credit that combined housing benefit, child tax credit, income support, working tax credit, income-related support allowance, etc)

@ Anonymous on Sep 16, 2023

I am not sure if you actually live in London and whether you know how ridiculously expensive it has become thanks to brexit, pandemic and inflation?
How much do people in London earn if the majority do not even have £40,000 per year? How do they live?
In my opinion £40,000 per person is not that much if you take into consideration how crazily expensive rent alone is :(
On top of that you have got other bills to pay like water, gas, electricity, council tax, broadband, Tv licence, phones… If they want to have a car that is another big monthly expense: insurance, petrol, parking permits, ulez (if the car does not meet the emissions standars) £12.50 a day, congestion £15 a day, any penalties which are so easy to get in London …
Using public transport is not cheap either. A weekly ticket for zones 1-3 is almost £50 and there are 9 zones in London …
There is so much to do in the city but it costs a lot. If they want to save up for a deposit, holidays, future that £5000 per month might not be enough as rent would eat half of that nowadays if not more!
London is good if you are rich …

Is £5000 pm good sałaty for 2 adults/couple in London these days? To be able to rent a property without housemates, own a car, save etc.?

Is £1000 per week net a good salary in 2023 in London?

2023 and the cost of renting A ROOM in London is 1000 pounds on average! Absolut madness!

You need to include the cost of health care. That’s a huge additional cost in usa

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My grandmpother lived in London for decades. I used to visit her every 2-3 years. Now I am a responsible adult.

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Before Rishi Sunak became chancellor, UK didn't suffer the current out of control inflation.

It means UK only suffer the worst inflation under the leadership of the wrong chancellor Rishi Sunak while China doesn't almost suffer inflation and the inflation rate in China is awesomely 0% since April this year according to the news.

Awkwardly the inflation-terrorist Rishi Sunak is promising now to control his mess-up inflation if were winning the PM race. How can anyone trust this dishonest Rishi Sunak to destroy his own creation of inflation?

If Rishi Sunak were further allowed to mess up UK, UK would certainly suffer the incredibly worst inflation instead of the current out of control Inflation and then 50% of population might be wiped out due to hot inflation as declared by the famous Robert Kiyosaki. If that really happened, not only the inflation-terrorist Rishi Sunak but also the queen who might also be deported to India as a punishment for being so unacceptably ignorant and irresponsible to the inflation grief of UK taxpayer for so long.

Only people with British ancestor should be used for high positions in the government for the interest of the people from now on because only British people would take care of the interest of the British people not the other way around.

For DEEPAK: Expect total taxes, national health, other mandatory deductions to take about 60% of gross, so your net income will run a little over 3000/month. Rent & utilities will take at least 50-60% of that, IF you can find a relatively inexpensive apartment. Housing in outlying areas can be cheaper, but expect transportation costs to eat much of your savings in addition to being very time-consuming. Inflation rates are 9% and rising rapidly, especially for energy, heat. Friend's power bill just rose to over 1000/month. You also need to plan on needing an expensive wardrobe for cold, rainy weather, but if you buy high quality items, they could last you a while. Expect to spend several thousand pounds on arrival for appropriate clothing, shoes, raincoat with wool liner, etc.

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London is expensive!
James Smith :
Gross income £6,916.62
Personal allowance £1,001.65
Taxable income £5,175.00
Income tax £1,325.01
National insurance £378.68
Pension (2%) £118.33
Net income per month: £3,864.65
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The most terrible wage-grown led inflation is out of control across UK is absolutely not acceptable and unfair to all of the innocent people in UK while the billionaire queen seems so happy wearing her priceless jeweleries recently seemingly without thinking of all of her people suffering inflation badly under the torment of her wicked Indian finance minister.

So the culprit, the Indian Rishi Sunak should be deported immediately to where he's coming from originally through his forefathers in order to return justice to all of the victims suffering inflation badly due to the recent wage grown manipulated by the wicked Rishi Sunak in UK even during this epidemic period inhumanely, absolutely beyond belief!

All inflation must be removed at all cost just like the Imperial Japan, etc even if the recent wage grown were needed to be removed in order to achieve the result.

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Nicholas Mountbatten's corruption allowed to the current terrorist Myanmar military to seize the control of the whole Myanmar after WW2.

Japan fascist not only founded the terrorist Myanmar military but also looted together with the support of the terrorist Myanmar military to all the riches of Myanmar which was nurtured for decades to become the richest country in Asia under the great British rule.

Instead of destroying the terrorist Myanmar military easily after WW2, the traitor Nicholas Mountbatten sided with the terrorist Myanmar military probably due to being handsomely bribed by the terrorist Myanmar military to the extent of handing over the sovereignty right to the leader of the terrorist Myanmar military.

If Winston Churchill were still in power after WW2, the terrorist Myanmar military would certainly be destroyed completely for the treason and the fate of Myanmar would be completely different now for good under the British rule unlike the current fake democracy system implemented by the terrorist Myanmar military.

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I made an app for iPhone, and it may be helpful, or not, I don’t know. The app allows you to compare the prices of supermarkets in the UK.
As it searches directly in their websites, you can save a list and update the prices in a different day.

Here is the link:
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/your-best-option/id1528938776

It’s free.

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Replying to Kriss : you will be perfectly fine with 50k in London, it's almost 20k more than the average salary.

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hello good evening im writing you because i live now in uk i moved from france to the uk in london zone 3 to search for a better job and a normal salary i moved to the uk 5 months and 15 days agoo but since i came here with my mother which she is disable but since i came here im struggling a lot i have a diploma as an audiovisual operator and now im working in a different sector but im looking for a better salary at least 1600 0r 1800p per month, i earn less than 1300p per month what feedback can you give me what jobs can i do even if i have only experience in the audiovisual sector. thanks.

Hi ,How much does an apartment with these properties cost to buy?
(1 bedroom)
(60 meter)
In a moderately good neighborhood
Your faithfully

All 1bhk are in the 1300-1800 range
Street food in the 6-10 gbp range
Mid level restaurants courses in the 10-18 range
Transportation is among the most expensive in Europe, expect to pay 13 gbp a day or 130 a month for the tube, Uber are ok for short trips but if you need to go to Stansted are 100 gbp, slow train to Manchester for 50 gbp
To live a very comfy life you need 80k+ gross a year

Hi everyone,

I got an offer of 89k GBP (gross, annual). I believe the net comes out at 5k per month.

I am not married but I have a girlfriend (whom I love very dearly) that I need to visit frequently back in Turkey (I believe this would cost me 300 GBP for traveling twice). I also have a fixed monthly cost of 400 GBP back in Turkey.

So, my disposable income is about GBP 4,300 per month. I would appreciate any feedback on the below (see if my math works out).

- I expect to pay 2,000 for rent (want to live alone in a 1br flat around Marylebone, walk to work)
- Utilities/internet/council tax cost 250
- Groceries 300
- Going out 4 times a month (dinner and movies for two, with the girlfriend of course) 300
- Breakfast/lunch or dinner during the week (at work, etc.) 400

So this leaves me with a monthly spend of 3,250, which leaves me with about a thousand pounds to spare each month. Does this math sound about right? Also, do you think I could ask my girlfriend to come with me?

As in, is my salary enough to support us both? She could get work after moving but in the worst case scenario. As you may have realized from my estimates above, I dont want to kill myself to save money, etc. I have been lucky enough to have lead a good life until now (27 years old and counting) and I want to keep the same standard. No vacations until she gets a job too I guess but that's okay :)

Appreciate any help, thanks a lot in advance.