Originally Posted by
andypaul
as i said its very hard to say exactly
But if i was moving into a house share in greater london ie the surburbs
Rent if i was sharing a house might be at least 200 to 300 pounds some maybe more as it depends on the room if its furnished and what bills are included.say 300 to 400 if budgeting. You will also need normally one months rent in advance as a deposit. Some firms will have firms they use to help find accomdation some better than others from what i hear.
food very hard to say and also if you don't want to eat basic supermarket food and crave say certain phill and asian foods which may not be avaiable in the supermarket i would budget at least 30 to 40 pounds a week. I've included a slight rise what its likely to be in say 3 months or so.
Bills (gas,water and elec) this can vary instead of AC, heating is the big consumer of engery in the home. So worth checking the insulation in the house or flat is it centrally heated, does it have double glazing which all help make more efficent heating of houses and flats.
engery bills on avg, an indepent website (martin lewis moneysaving website) say likely to rise by 35 percent late summer
credit cards well thats up to you and what you spend i guess.
Transport depends on the zones a monthly travelcard for zone 1 to 3 is 105 pounds a zone 1-6 is about 170 pounds a month. Season tickets on overground trains if you are based out of london can be quite a bit more but your likely to save on rent and general costs compared to nearer the centre of london.
social agian up to you but if you want to dine out once a week (a meal for one can be from 5 pounds or under for a mac dees or a kfc say to 100 pounds or more a head in a swanky resturant. In a avg chain resturant you might get a meal from 10 to 20 quid per head.
To go out on the town say two nights q week. you might need at least 50 quid a week. Again its very hard to say.
So to conclude from my ramblings me i think i would need at least
1000 pounds a week
300 to 400 rent
200 for travel
160 for food shopping
bills 80 pounds
any left over on social
All very rough but be warned the banking market in london is being pounded at the moment where it concerns jobs more are being shed than taken on.
