Pinoy Newbie - London Info =)

[KeithD]

rough living costs around london

a) 1 Bedroom Apartment - £600+
b) Council Tax - £120
c) Electricity Bill - £50
d) Gas Bill - £50
d) Water Bill - £10
e) Groceries for 1 adults - £150
f) Internet Bill - £15
g) Mobile (PAYG) - £10
i) Landline Phone Rental - £11
j) Miscellaneous - £50
k) public transport £120+ ??

Total: atleast £1,300 a month just to survive

if youre sharing a house rent would be a bit cheaper..

but i would have thought you would need at least £1,500

which is about £25,000 a year

That's cheaper than what I pay now in rural Wales.....I'm off to London

[andypaul]

That's cheaper than what I pay now in rural Wales.....I'm off to London

Didn't one of the moneysaving websites mention that engery prices in wales were far higher than elsewhere. What with asda having the sign in welsh asking for 7.50 while in english it was 5 pound it sounds like its far tougher in wales money wise.

Actually i did some informal research for lenomar this week asking people on who i belive to get wages lower in the payscale how they survie (not saying he would have been) and many said well London is far cheaper if you go to the less well known parts (thought to be rougher) things are not so expensive. Which i have always found to be true.
The biggest reason is no business would survie charging loads for their products or services, when most of the people in the area had little dough themselves.

When in central London walking a few streets you can eat in cafe a cheap meal for 3 or 4 quid all in while up the road a drink is nearer a tenner due to tourists, out of towners and people with more money than sense.

[aromulus]

When in central London walking a few streets you can eat in cafe a cheap meal for 3 or 4 quid all in while up the road a drink is nearer a tenner due to tourists, out of towners and people with more money than sense.

You can have my share of London, apart from the "Bridge"..........

[andypaul]

You can have my share of London, apart from the "Bridge"..........

We already taken the bridge well ok at wemberlllleeeee