How much do you need to earn to live in London?
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You can live a perfectly comfortable life in London earning very little. There are some quite nice houses in Holland Park which are not too far from decent shops, galleries and theatres. You can even get permits to park. Of course I'm not saying it's easy and it does help if you have bloody rich parents.
bigunit00 said:
Rent on a pretty small one bed place in Wapping was about 1.2k a mth
Ouch!Of course besides the standard of living willy waving the other problem on this thread is the die hard views of those of us who can't understand why anyone would want to live in London, compared to those who wouldn't leave for love nor money. I can't be the only one who was shocked by the earlier comment form someone about living in London and commuting out, to me that's the worst of both worlds
RizzoTheRat said:
Ouch!
Of course besides the standard of living willy waving the other problem on this thread is the die hard views of those of us who can't understand why anyone would want to live in London, compared to those who wouldn't leave for love nor money. I can't be the only one who was shocked by the earlier comment form someone about living in London and commuting out, to me that's the worst of both worlds
And he isn't even single. Odd. Caversham will suit him much better I think.Of course besides the standard of living willy waving the other problem on this thread is the die hard views of those of us who can't understand why anyone would want to live in London, compared to those who wouldn't leave for love nor money. I can't be the only one who was shocked by the earlier comment form someone about living in London and commuting out, to me that's the worst of both worlds
okgo said:
RizzoTheRat said:
Ouch!
Of course besides the standard of living willy waving the other problem on this thread is the die hard views of those of us who can't understand why anyone would want to live in London, compared to those who wouldn't leave for love nor money. I can't be the only one who was shocked by the earlier comment form someone about living in London and commuting out, to me that's the worst of both worlds
And he isn't even single. Odd. Caversham will suit him much better I think.Of course besides the standard of living willy waving the other problem on this thread is the die hard views of those of us who can't understand why anyone would want to live in London, compared to those who wouldn't leave for love nor money. I can't be the only one who was shocked by the earlier comment form someone about living in London and commuting out, to me that's the worst of both worlds
okgo said:
And he isn't even single. Odd. Caversham will suit him much better I think.
Can I ask why you're so obsessed with London, living within it and having a snooty view of "provincial towns"? If seems extremely odd, London is fantastic and for people like me who have lived here all our lives is "home", but it's by no means the yardstick by which to judge other towns, nor the people who live within them. FredClogs said:
Crossflow Kid said:
FredClogs said:
Also you're gonna need to insure that car - that'll be a ton a month at the very least.
£1200 a year to insure a car?Pick another random number why don't you?
Plus tax, I'm pretty close... No?
I pay less than a third of your "statistic"
Crossflow Kid said:
FredClogs said:
Crossflow Kid said:
FredClogs said:
Also you're gonna need to insure that car - that'll be a ton a month at the very least.
£1200 a year to insure a car?Pick another random number why don't you?
Plus tax, I'm pretty close... No?
I pay less than a third of your "statistic"
okgo said:
Yes, other than those, as they're mostly places you don't go. The White Horse FYI is about £4 a pint, and cheapest wine I can see on their site is £15 per bottle, and its only a s
tty pub.
I know I'm not wrong as I've tried to do it for years, when spending my own money it doesn't matter, but when I have a guideline to stick to then I've found increasingly that with a few drinks £50-£70 per head is about common place now, outside of the all you can eat that the other poster went to obviously.
You sound like a bit of a snob, to be honest. There's nothing wrong with a Sam Smiths and it's £3 a pint. They're lovely pubs and are all over the city. tty pub.I know I'm not wrong as I've tried to do it for years, when spending my own money it doesn't matter, but when I have a guideline to stick to then I've found increasingly that with a few drinks £50-£70 per head is about common place now, outside of the all you can eat that the other poster went to obviously.
BrabusMog said:
No commute to London, I'll be going from Caversham to Camberley without a hassley drive down the A3/M25/M3 
Have you tried that in rush hour yet ? I live in Caversham, thats a 1hr commute you are looking at there, I personally have no issues with an hr commute, spent 3 years doing Caversham to Staines, just don't kid yourself it'll be an easy 30 minute run, unless you leave very very early ... Some nice bits of Cabersham though, I moved here from SE London and find it quite nice, still miss the business of home though, sunny SE13 Pebbles167 said:
Threads like this are ridiculous.
So many people come out completely overestimating everything and say you need a popstar wage to live well. It's bks, you simply dont.
Perhaps because it falls down to perception of a reasonable living standard.So many people come out completely overestimating everything and say you need a popstar wage to live well. It's b
ks, you simply dont. To be paid twice the national average only to have a share a flat in an average area, or a poor standard 1 bed shoe box, no car outside to play with cos of the parking costs, a drink in 'spoons and probably still a 45 min commute in tube conditions; that'd make me miserable - particularly when someone on £35k - £40k in another city would probably have a better standard of living.
When I've done the sums, it has never stacked up.
I like visiting. I understand those who commute in. But unless you're in the mega-bucks high end, those on less than 6 figures seem to live a lifestyle that simply isn't for me. That is, of course, their choice. And they seem to enjoy what London offers. Again, to me, I don't see how it differs vastly to some other cities other than it's scale.
dibblecorse said:
BrabusMog said:
No commute to London, I'll be going from Caversham to Camberley without a hassley drive down the A3/M25/M3
Have you tried that in rush hour yet ? I live in Caversham, thats a 1hr commute you are looking at there, I personally have no issues with an hr commute, spent 3 years doing Caversham to Staines, just don't kid yourself it'll be an easy 30 minute run, unless you leave very very early ... Some nice bits of Cabersham though, I moved here from SE London and find it quite nice, still miss the business of home though, sunny SE13 I am usually in the office just before 8 and I leave about 2/3ish so I don't think it's a concern, I've done it quite a few times from tilehurst where my missus lives and only got snarled up in traffic when they had the roadworks on the A329M.BrabusMog said:
Can I ask why you're so obsessed with London, living within it and having a snooty view of "provincial towns"? If seems extremely odd, London is fantastic and for people like me who have lived here all our lives is "home", but it's by no means the yardstick by which to judge other towns, nor the people who live within them.
I'm not obsessed by it. I agree, you were mad to live here and work in FarnboroughGassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff