How much money do you need per week in London?

Thomazo

UCl or KCL most likely. Assuming my accommodation is under £200, how much do i need per week to survive?

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Reply 1

Gerry-Atricks

depends what you mean by survive?
just accommodation, food, water and transport or?

Reply 2

Thomazo

Original post by glad-he-ate-her

depends what you mean by survive?
just accommodation, food, water and transport or?

Whatever I need to be bale to study and live in the city as a student. Food, transport, uni books etc.

Reply 3

SG118

London property is extremely expensive so i wouldn't be surprised if you had to pay a pretty penny for some 'decent' accommodation

Reply 4

Jackieox

I'd budget minimum £500 a week for accomodation, food, travel, books, clothes, ect
your biggest costs are going to be rent and travel

Reply 5

Thomazo

Original post by SG118

London property is extremely expensive so i wouldn't be surprised if you had to pay a pretty penny for some 'decent' accommodation

Around £200 per week for uni accommodation

Reply 6

Tiger Rag

Original post by Jackieox

I'd budget minimum £500 a week for accomodation, food, travel, books, clothes, ect
your biggest costs are going to be rent and travel

That seems a lot. Even if rent is £150-200.

I studied in north west London and lived comfortably on £80 a week after rent.

Reply 7

Reality Check

Original post by Jackieox

I'd budget minimum £500 a week for accomodation, food, travel, books, clothes, ect
your biggest costs are going to be rent and travel

~~Yep, as an absolute minimum. I was thinking more like £800 for a reasonable standard of living for a single person, though I appreciate people have to manage on much less, and indeed do so.~~

EDIT - didn't see this was a student thing (sorry!)
@Tiger Rag is right - this sounds perfectly reasonable for a student.

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Reply 8

Reality Check

Original post by Tiger Rag

That seems a lot. Even if rent is £150-200.

I studied in north west London and lived comfortably on £80 a week after rent.

I think I must be bad with money or something - I wish I could manage to spend less.

Reply 9

Thomazo

Original post by Jackieox

I'd budget minimum £500 a week for accomodation, food, travel, books, clothes, ect
your biggest costs are going to be rent and travel

You trolling? I can't see how I would need to spend £300 a week on necessary expenses like food and travel. Where do you get that amount from?

Reply 10

username738914

Original post by Jackieox

I'd budget minimum £500 a week for accomodation, food, travel, books, clothes, ect
your biggest costs are going to be rent and travel

wtf no. more like £250-300 per week including accom costs.

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Reply 11

Thomazo

Original post by Tiger Rag

That seems a lot. Even if rent is £150-200.

I studied in north west London and lived comfortably on £80 a week after rent.

Nice, and that £80 was on food and travel plus what else?

Reply 12

username738914

Original post by Reality Check

Yep, as an absolute minimum. I was thinking more like £800 for a reasonable standard of living for a single person, though I appreciate people have to manage on much less, and indeed do so.

you spend twice the average post-tax grad wage?

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Reply 13

Thomazo

Original post by Reality Check

Yep, as an absolute minimum. I was thinking more like £800 for a reasonable standard of living for a single person, though I appreciate people have to manage on much less, and indeed do so.

Reasonable standard of living, do you mean for a normal adult (non student) person who has a job etc? Obviously what is considered a 'ressonable standard of living' will be a lot lower for a student.

Naturally a student could never spend that much

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Reply 14

Reality Check

Original post by Thomazo

Reasonable standard of living, do you mean for a normal adult (non student) person who has a job etc? Obviously what is considered a 'ressonable standard of living' will be a lot lower for a student.

I'm sorry - I didn't see this was in Student Finance. I was thinking more of a working person, so the figures from @Tiger Rag are much nearer the mark

Reply 15

Thomazo

Original post by Reality Check

I'm sorry - I didn't see this was in Student Finance. I was thinking more of a working person, so the figures from @Tiger Rag are much nearer the mark

Ok, thanks.

Yeah, my only worry is to be able to pay for food, travel and whatever necessary expenses a student has. I'm not fussed about buying new clothes, video games etc every week lol.

Reply 16

Tiger Rag

Original post by Thomazo

Nice, and that £80 was on food and travel plus what else?

I didn't really buy books or clothes. But that £80 was also enough for a trip to the football as well.

Reply 17

Trapz99

I was told at an applicants' day that £300 a week is the recommended amount.

Reply 18

Reality Check

Original post by Thomazo

Ok, thanks.

Yeah, my only worry is to be able to pay for food, travel and whatever necessary expenses a student has. I'm not fussed about buying new clothes, video games etc every week lol.

Of course - no normal student can afford to splash on on luxuries like that! If only!!

You should be able to manage to pay for the essentials and have a bit left over. Do you have a university in mind (i.e. can you research their accommodation costs in advance)?

Reply 19

Thomazo

I think I'll get around 265 per week from the loans and grants from my government so I should be fine then with a little bit of my own money added as well. Thanks for the help!