Hi All,

I'm hoping to move to London in January. I won't be working for the first 3 months as I'll be studying. Excluding any materials I may need for study etc, how much do I need to budget to realistically to spend each week on food, accomodation, travel etc? also, when I do start working, what would be a decent salary for living in London? I saw one job recently that was £12,000 - I'm expecting to earn more than that, but would it be possible to live on that (unless you were living rent free somewhere)?

Also, one final question - how difficult is it to find somewhere to stay in London? Does it take long?

Thanks in advance for any replies

 

Re: cost of living & accomodation in london

Thanks for your reply. Yeah, I had budgeted about £1000 / month myself for expences, but I was beginning to get worried about whether that'd be enough. I did think that £12,000 was a little low, but I am expecting to earn more than that myself. Glad to hear that you can find somewhere really quick, that's good to hear.

Thanks again for your reply, you've helped put my mind at ease a little.

Regards
Martin