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Re:Poll: Full-time software engineers in London, what's your... by djhworld on Saturday June 01, 2013 @03:04PM (#5805430)
> London cost of living isn't so bad.

Really? London has the highest rent and house prices in the UK.

The average rental for a 1 bedroom flat is about £1200 a month, if you attribute that to the average UK salary of about £26k that's about 70% of your take home (monthly) pay.

I agree that the other costs are mainly in line with the rest of the country, although the tube is very expensive (buses are much cheaper)

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Re:Poll: Full-time software engineers in London, what's your... by benjaminwootton on Saturday June 01, 2013 @03:36PM (#5805583)
As mentioned, people get around this by house sharing in dodgy areas with a commute on top. This isn't great from quality of life perspective but that's another conversation.

London housrhold incomes (rather than salaries) are much higher than UK average so calculating as a percentage of that £26k is misleading.

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