Cost of Living in the UK

[cesmij]

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone is doing good. I received an offer from a UK company and I am planning to move there with my wife and my son(2 years old). I am a bit hesitant as I have read in different blogs that the cost of living is very high and we might not have enough to support our needs.

I have a stable job in Manila but I am very interested in exploring the scene in UK. Can you guys give rough numbers on the cost of living in UK? I know there are a lot of sites out there giving estimates but I want to know the "real" cost in terms of a Pinoy's perspective.

I hope you guys can help out.

[Steve.r]

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone is doing good. I received an offer from a UK company and I am planning to move there with my wife and my son(2 years old). I am a bit hesitant as I have read in different blogs that the cost of living is very high and we might not have enough to support our needs.

I have a stable job in Manila but I am very interested in exploring the scene in UK. Can you guys give rough numbers on the cost of living in UK? I know there are a lot of sites out there giving estimates but I want to know the "real" cost in terms of a Pinoy's perspective.

I hope you guys can help out.

Where has the job offer come from ???? I hope you are not being scammed.

Read this thread: http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....s!-very-urgent

[Terpe]

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone is doing good. I received an offer from a UK company and I am planning to move there with my wife and my son(2 years old). I am a bit hesitant as I have read in different blogs that the cost of living is very high and we might not have enough to support our needs.

I have a stable job in Manila but I am very interested in exploring the scene in UK. Can you guys give rough numbers on the cost of living in UK? I know there are a lot of sites out there giving estimates but I want to know the "real" cost in terms of a Pinoy's perspective.

I hope you guys can help out.

Hi there, welcome here.
I'm sure you understand that 'cost of living' is relative.
It can be as high or as low as your disposable income allows.

Anyway, with the above in mind please have a look at this I believe it will give you a reasonable insight:-
http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jr...-2011-full.pdf

Regarding the 'job offer' please take note of the warning given by Steve.r
Be sure you do NOT quit you current employment and do not send any money to anyone under any circumstances.

[Arthur Little]

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone is doing good. I received an offer from a UK company and I am planning to move there with my wife and my son(2 years old).

First of all ... give us your assurance this ISN'T the same job offer you received *a few weeks ago ...

I have a stable job in Manila ...

... because, if it IS, then, you'd be well-advised to stick with the stable job you're doing as a Systems Analyst in Manila. "Better the you KNOW ... etc." ... as the old saying goes ...

... but I am very interested in exploring the scene in UK. Can you guys give rough numbers on the cost of living in UK? I know there are a lot of sites out there giving estimates but I want to know the "real" cost in terms of a Pinoy's perspective.

I hope you guys can help out.

... especially in the light of the 'SCAM' warnings given to you on this site at *that juncture. We cannot stress too STRONGLY: DO NOT - IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES - SEND MONEY!

And ... since (as has been explained already) the cost of living is relative to one's individual priorities, the advice given to you by my trusted colleagues - both now and previously - is the best possible ... as well as the most sensible.

[tone]

I personally think the tag line used by some here "Rip off Britain" is still holding true to be honest...

Houses are not cheap, running a home is expensive (gas and eleccie), high car fuel costs, taxes rising, borrowing expensive and now riots... I am sure there are good things here (ok Beer is cheap but smoking is certainly not) - but the everyday stuff is becoming an expensive necessity!

It also depends where you want to live, renting a property can be high now as property rents are increasing slowly.

Tread with caution i say..

Tone

[Tawi2]

London is EXPENSIVE Decent 2 bedroom flat, average not palatial is maybe £1000 a month? Then theres your council tax, then your bills, maybe a service charge, food, transport.................£££££££££££££££££££££££ However, heres what I would personally do, secrete myself in the back of a lorry in calaise, clothe myself in Matalan garbs, pretend not to speak a word of english apart from "Asylum". I guarantee then your going to find the streets of london are indeed paved with gold

[Arthur Little]

London is EXPENSIVE Decent 2 bedroom flat, average not palatial is maybe £1000 a month? Then theres your council tax, then your bills, maybe a service charge, food, transport.................£££££££££££££££££££££££ However, heres what I would personally do, secrete myself in the back of a lorry in calaise, clothe myself in Matalan garbs, pretend not to speak a word of english apart from "Asylum". I guarantee then your going to find the streets of london are indeed paved with gold

... but it's not just London that is expensive - almost EVERYWHERE here is; ok, fair point ... London's probably THE MOST expensive of our cities in which to settle.

Also ... where ELSE is he gonna get 'Matalan' clothing if not ?

[Tawi2]

I just gave him advice on how to live a life of luxury for absolutely free here in the UK

[grahamw48]

You will struggle to survive if your salary is less than £20,000 a year...as a SINGLE person.

[Arthur Little]

I personally think the tag line used by some here "Rip off Britain" is still holding true to be honest...

Houses are not cheap, running a home is expensive (gas and eleccie), high car fuel costs, taxes rising, borrowing expensive and now riots... I am sure there are good things here (ok Beer is cheap but smoking is certainly not) - but the everyday stuff is becoming an expensive necessity!

It also depends where you want to live, renting a property can be high now as property rents are increasing slowly.

Tone

s ... and mostly with what you say, Tone; EXCEPT - property rentals in the main, ain't increasing "slowly" ... they're taking off like a " house ['scuse pun] on fire!"

[Terpe]

............However, heres what I would personally do, secrete myself in the back of a lorry in calaise, clothe myself in Matalan garbs, pretend not to speak a word of english apart from "Asylum". I guarantee then your going to find the streets of london are indeed paved with gold

You forgot to mention the important activity of destroying or hiding all passports and ID.
That way you can be sure that deportation is not possible.

[Tawi2]

Sorry Terpe,thanks for the tip

[Arthur Little]

I just gave him advice on how to live a life of luxury for absolutely free here in the UK

... and I've just given him a "stern lecture" on how to SAVE [his] money - by he and his family STAYING WHERE THEY ARE!

[grahamw48]

Oy Tawi....don't be encouraging em !

[Tawi2]

Dont be selfish Graham,this is the land of milk-and-honey everything is free gratis and for nothing(Except if your caucasian and born here)

[Englishman2010]

However, heres what I would personally do, secrete myself in the back of a lorry in calaise, clothe myself in Matalan garbs, pretend not to speak a word of english apart from "Asylum". I guarantee then your going to find the streets of london are indeed paved with gold

I'm British, but I might try that myself. I'll get a P&O foot ticket across the Channel, throw away my passport when I get to Calais, then forget how to speak Anglais

[Terpe]

I'm British, but I might try that myself. I'll get a P&O foot ticket across the Channel, throw away my passport when I get to Calais, then forget how to speak Anglais

Nice try Englishman, but I doubt the subsequent life style would be your cup of tea.
Unlike most of those who do it and actually do achieve a better life by doing nothing much. Thank you all UK taxpayers for that opportunity.

[imagine]

uuuuhhhhh its so depressing cant afford to live cant afford to die

i think north east here is expensive too , they blame it on the transport costs

[Englishman2010]

Nice try Englishman, but I doubt the subsequent life style would be your cup of tea.
Unlike most of those who do it and actually do achieve a better life by doing nothing much. Thank you all UK taxpayers for that opportunity.

You're right Terpe, I probably wouldn't, so I'll just carry on working hard and paying half of my salary in Tax and NI to keep these people....and with the remainder of my salary I'll pay another 20% VAT on everything I buy

[stevewool]

its so bloody dear here , we should all live in a comune,

[Steve.r]

I think the OP needs to give us more info about his job, the offer and how much he has been offered (salary) to come here. I think just a scam tbh, he made only one post 3 weeks ago (very similar to this one) and we all made helpful suggestions, but then nothing, no reply at all to our help.

His new post (number 2) also has no replies from the OP and we are all wittering on. Without positive feedback from the OP our suggestions and opinions are wasted imo, (apart for our own enjoyment of course)

[imagine]

if is getting scammed i hope he comes back to check it out, i just hate the thought anyone being scammed with such promissis and hopes, let alone the dosh

[grahamw48]

its so bloody dear here , we should all live in a comune,

Why don't we buy an island in the South China Sea ?

[Englishman2010]

Why don't we buy an island in the South China Sea ?

Nice idea, but it's too late for that, aren't the Chinese about to use force, if necessary to take them over

[scott&ligaya]

I am still looking for a replacement for starfish Island that was recently bought for just 20 million pesos, could have been a great ex pats community.

[scott&ligaya]

They can have the Spratlys, just leave Palawan alone

[sars_notd_virus]

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone is doing good. I received an offer from a UK company and I am planning to move there with my wife and my son(2 years old). I am a bit hesitant as I have read in different blogs that the cost of living is very high and we might not have enough to support our needs.

They tax everything here..btw, what is the name of the UK company?

[grahamw48]

Yes, more information please so that we can expose another scammer, if that be the case.

[Steve.r]

I think the OP needs to give us more info about his job, the offer and how much he has been offered (salary) to come here. I think just a scam tbh, he made only one post 3 weeks ago (very similar to this one) and we all made helpful suggestions, but then nothing, no reply at all to our help.

His new post (number 2) also has no replies from the OP and we are all wittering on. Without positive feedback from the OP our suggestions and opinions are wasted imo, (apart for our own enjoyment of course)

[grahamw48]

Don't forget the 'for our own enjoyment' bit Steve.
You know how we can take any thread off on a virtual world tour of whimsy and irrelevance.