Salary Expectations

Hi oxfordrain,

Welcome to expat-blog!

Hope you will get average cost in oxford soon.

Regards,

David.

Hi there!

I haven't actually lived in oxford, but I have friends there and have spent a little time there myself.

I would say prices are comparable to my home town in Surrey - so fairly expensive, but not as expensive as London. You are probably looking to pay around 1200-1500 pounds a month for a 2 bed house, depending of the property and the location.

From my own experience of paying for childcare, I would say estimate 5-8pounds per hour for a childminder. Costs of crèches vary...but for a full time nursery place for my 1 year old, I was paying around 850pounds per month (this was about 2 years ago)

If your wife is not working, then I think you will find it difficult to survive on a 30k salary. If that is a gross salary, you are looking to clear just over 2000pounds per month.

This is around what I was getting...but I found it very difficult, so I decided to move away from the UK, so that I can have a bit of a life

If your wife can get even a part time position, then you may just be able to get by

That said, Oxford is lovely, so I would encourage you to explore all avenues.

Hi experiment,

Thank you for your contribution

Maximilien
Expat-blog Team