Hello,
Before moving to England, it is important to investigate the cost of living in the country.
As we did in 2015, we give you the opportunity to share your experience and tell us more about products and services average recorded prices in your town/city/area.
Don't hesitate to let us know if the cost of living in England has decreased or increased in the past few years.
Thanks to your help, would-be expatriates will have the opportunity to refine and better prepare their expatriation project.
> How much does it cost to rent an apartment/house in England?
> How much do you pay for your public transport tickets (bus, subway, train, tram)?
> Staple food: what do people eat and how much do they pay for basic food like bread, rice or pasta?
>What is your monthly grocery budget?
> How much does it cost to see a physician/doctor/specialist in England ?
> What is your children's schooling monthly budget?
> How much does it cost to fill up your car's fuel tank?
> How much do you pay for electricity/gas/water etc.?
> How much do you pay for your Internet/phone subscription?
> How much do you pay for your lunch pack on weekdays?
> How much do you pay for an espresso coffee?
> How much do you pay for a cinema ticket?
> How much does a gym membership cost in England?
Thank you everyone!
Priscilla
Cost of living in England - 2017
Cost of Living in United Kingdom. Prices in United Kingdom. Updated NOV: 2016
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/co … ed+Kingdom
Compare different areas against each other:
Cost Of Living Comparison
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.co.uk
Cost of Living in United Kingdom. Prices in United Kingdom. Updated NOV: 2016
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/co … ed+Kingdom
Aussie Dreamer wrote:Cost of Living in United Kingdom. Prices in United Kingdom. Updated NOV: 2016
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/co … ed+Kingdom
After posting links can you check that they work? This is the 2nd link that doesn't work.
Why not post your own experiences?
Hello !
I'm Rozlen and to valid my degree I had to do an internship abroad and so I choose Manchester.
So it's an internship for 4 months and so I'm gonna answer at your question by my personal experience here. I have the chance to do my internship in MCA Languages a residential English school.
> How much does it cost to rent an apartment/house in England?
I am renting a room in MCA languages, my internship place. For this room I pay 560 pound / month all included.
> How much do you pay for your public transport tickets (bus, subway, train, tram)? Because i have the chance to have a good location, i never took the buses, subways,tram ... Indeed MCA languafes is located at only 10 minutes by walk to the city center. More over in Manchester everything is close/nearby between each other, Manchester isn't big an too tiny, indeed the city have the perfect size and we can do everything by walk.
But i had to take a uber taxis ( in the first days, because I didn't know a this time the directions ) to drive me to the coach station in Piccadilly ( the city center). This course costed me only 4 /5 Pound (from Mca languages to the coach station) .
> Staple food: what do people eat and how much do they pay for basic food like bread, rice or pasta?
In Manchester we have a huge range of choice to do our shopping ! So the prices differ from a shop to another, for example we have aldi which is perfect for people who are looking for cheap prices.
We have also coop, sainsburry ...
>What is your monthly grocery budget? 60 pound
> How much does it cost to see a physician/doctor/specialist in England ? Fortunately I never needed to see a doctor so I can't answer to this question.
> What is your children's schooling monthly budget? x
> How much does it cost to fill up your cars fuel tank? x
> How much do you pay for electricity/gas/water etc.? this is all included in my monthly rent of 560 pound.
> How much do you pay for your Internet/phone subscription? Internet is also included in my rent so I do not know, regarding the phone soubscription, I choosed to take a telephone chip from vodafon 20 pound / month and we have 20 go of internet. So i can text on whatsapp with my friends and family
> How much do you pay for your lunch pack on weekdays? Around 3 -5 pound
> How much do you pay for an espresso coffee? 3 - 4 pound
> How much do you pay for a cinema ticket? 8 pound
> How much does a gym membership cost in England? x
I hope my answer help some people.
Rozlen.
I got all my information at https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Bristol
it is very useful and complete and you can add information from your country
good luck
Patty 
You can also take into consideration the cost of living is a lot cheaper in the North compared to living in the South.
Google Numbeo and then find Bristol or any city you want to see cost of life
<<What is your monthly grocery budget? 60 pound>>
I defy anybody to be able to live on £60 per month for groceries/food 
Longonot62 wrote:<<What is your monthly grocery budget? 60 pound>>
I defy anybody to be able to live on £60 per month for groceries/food
I did think that, but thats only including Breakfast and Evening meals?
The Numbeo site is all very well but is not really a true figure of the cost of living. You can add any amount into the system and it is not verified.
SimCityAT wrote:The Numbeo site is all very well but is not really a true figure of the cost of living. You can add any amount into the system and it is not verified.
Yes, but the figures it provides is an average of the entries over the last year, I believe. Either a significant amount of people would have to provide consistent erroneous data, or a few would have to provide severely skewed prices to sway the average.
I do find it to be a good tool, but I agree it doesn't always provide a total picture. Like any tool, knowing how to use it is key
romaniac wrote:SimCityAT wrote:The Numbeo site is all very well but is not really a true figure of the cost of living. You can add any amount into the system and it is not verified.
Yes, but the figures it provides is an average of the entries over the last year, I believe. Either a significant amount of people would have to provide consistent erroneous data, or a few would have to provide severely skewed prices to sway the average.
I do find it to be a good tool, but I agree it doesn't always provide a total picture. Like any tool, knowing how to use it is key
Yes, but when you have a site like Expat.com, I would rather get my information from its own members to get a wider picture. It does open up the thread to have a debate for people to ask questions. But that's just my feelings.
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