The average UK salary is 20k. To be honest you need 25k at least to survive in London. 17k is the average graduate salary.
Rents vary, but forget Central London - 14k - 17k is not enough. Rents there are around 6k per year EACH for a SHARED house. A flat would cost you 12k per year.
If that salary if for somewhere up north - you'll fare better. But remember, our food is twice as expensive as USA. Our supplements are around 40% more expensive.. in fact, everything from cars to mountain bikes, camcorders to computers is 40% or thereabouts more expensive than the USA.
Our weather is also very very bad.
On the plus side - steroids are legal and very cheap.
As I am writing this I am listening to a report on tv...
average house-price in London 120k.. last year it was 110k. Average UK house price is 100k... this is the price for a basic small home. 60% of the Uk population now cannot afford to buy a house. If you cannot buy, you rent.. but here's the irony.. rents are 20-50% higher than mortgages. Tax is 25% lowest band... Then there is council tax, etc..
Dude, I am from the UK... but I hate my country. It sucks.. Our trains are fucked.. Our police force is fucked.. Our weather is fucked.. We are called 'rip-off' Britain for a reason. I cannot tell you anything other than the truth (IMO)...
Sale, Manchester is a depressing place. Manchester in general is a depressing place.
As I am writing this I am listening to a report on tv...
average house-price in London 120k.. last year it was 110k. Average UK house price is 100k... this is the price for a basic small home. 60% of the Uk population now cannot afford to buy a house. If you cannot buy, you rent.. but here's the irony.. rents are 20-50% higher than mortgages. Tax is 25% lowest band... Then there is council tax, etc..
Dude, I am from the UK... but I hate my country. It sucks.. Our trains are fucked.. Our police force is fucked.. Our weather is fucked.. We are called 'rip-off' Britain for a reason. I cannot tell you anything other than the truth (IMO)...
Sale, Manchester is a depressing place. Manchester in general is a depressing place.