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Average daily expenses in London

henryg1981

Hi there,

I am going to move to London starting from October. I would like to ask how much you spend each day for food, transportation, other stuff...

I was budgeting an average of 25£/day (considering that friday evening will be more expensive than monday for example), what do you think?

Thanks for you attention!

Enrico

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Reply 1

Gimperial

henryg1981

Should be more than enough :smile:

Reply 2

LoZEr

£25 a day!? Im gonna be spending like £9 a day max! (£20 a week on food is enough)

Reply 3

xaxa

£20 food, depends what you buy though, it would be more if you eat out a lot, or buy sandwiches every day, or eat in the dining hall every day.

Transport: if you live near College, £3-4 there-and-back for a night out, everything else you can walk to. If you're not near College (Piccadilly Court) £15/wk for unlimited travel to places you'd be interested in going to.

Going out: depends what you do. Cinema - £6-ish (not sure, I haven't been for ages). Pub - depends how long you stay, what/how much you drink, how nice/expensive it is. Anything from £5 (couple of pints at the Union, or at a cheap pub) up. Clubbing: £3-15 to get in (often around £5-8), drinks are usually more expensive (£3+, but clubs often have a special deal each night).

Less usual things: musicals/theatre etc: £12+, depends how good the seat is. Lots of museums in London are free (paid for by tax).

Staying in: free? Maybe buy drinks, cost depends what/how much you buy!

So clubbing once a week, food, staying in and doing something, plus say cinema might be £50 a week? £60? £70? I'm 99% guessing with that, I'm *really* bad with money and don't notice until I've spent it (then I only buy food!).

Reply 4

Spiker

Note that College food outlets are obscenely expensive, even with the VAT discount!! The Union is quite a bit cheaper if you want hot food, but if you want very good and freshly made sandwiches, the Sandwich Shop on Gloucester Road (about a 5 minute walk from the Queen's Gate side of the SK campus) is the best available option! You can get a filled baguette there for less than £2 at lunch -- a very good deal.

Reply 5

LoZEr

awsome =D. I heard benji?? or some shop like that is good for sandwiches

Reply 6

fonzievision

LoZEr

awsome =D. I heard benji?? or some shop like that is good for sandwiches

Benji food is dreadful!!!

Reply 7

fais

From what I remember, The Sandwich Shop's concept of hygiene is decidedly dodgy. But hey ho, you get what you pay for I guess. :smile:

Reply 8

zertrudetrout

nothing wrong with the sandwich shop, the bargain on campus is the baked potatoes from the SAF cafe. about 1.80 for a potato and all the delicious items from the salad bar you can squeeze into the polystyrene tray

Reply 9

Babyangel452

fais

From what I remember, The Sandwich Shop's concept of hygiene is decidedly dodgy. But hey ho, you get what you pay for I guess. :smile:

what are u on about! I love the sadwhich shop! ... nice and cheap and oh so yummy... whatever dirt gets on the food only adds to their distinct flavour! :smile:

Reply 10

Gatman

You should be looking at anywhere between £70-120 a week in London, excluding accommodation.

Reply 11

Babyangel452

R.Gambino

You should be looking at anywhere between £70-120 a week in London, excluding accommodation.

sounds about right...

... don't know that many people on the 120 end tho... and I do know a few on the 60 side...

Reply 12

Gimperial

That sounds like waay too much...

Reply 13

xaxa

wais

That sounds like waay too much...

Yeah. In 1st year I spent a lot of social-time in/around hall and spent less, I didn't go clubbing that often. I think I spent less than £50 a week in the first term since I didn't have much money — my parents had promised to give me money every week, but they didn't start until about December, and it was less than I thought it would be too. The other two terms I could spend a bit more.

In 2nd year I think I went out more, but did less overall (more work! Less work-free evenings). I spent money I earnt over the summer.

I got paid yesterday :biggrin:

£1300 (before tax) from my industrial placement. Next term will probably be the most expensive for me ;-).

Reply 14

tuppatopbrer

You'll be surprised how much you can spend in a week if you wanna have fun.

Reply 15

LoZEr

fonzievision

Benji food is dreadful!!!

lol fair enuf

Reply 16

Xordan

You can do £30 a week and live quite well. At least, that's what I averaged. Just don't spend what you can't afford to spend. Whatever you do, _don't_ spend on credit cards and get yourself into big debt. You'll be regretting it for a long time after you graduate... longer if you don't graduate.

Reply 17

Babyangel452

If you're ust gonna buy groceries, sit in halls and walk everywhere, then you wont spend much...

bt if u wanna see london... then that fun comes with a price!

Reply 18

Gatman

Babyangel452

If you're ust gonna buy groceries, sit in halls and walk everywhere, then you wont spend much...

bt if u wanna see london... then that fun comes with a price!

Exactly.

Reply 19

ConservativeLibertarian

You could go to Tesco or another good value store and spend about £10 for the week! Food is the main priority. Fun doesn't have to cost a lost when you're in London. Many of the museums and gallerys are for free. Just sighteeing and walking around the shops is pleasurable enough and costs nothing.