Im thinking for moving to london, for a job, can anyone tell me, how expensive it is to rent & live in general

one room can cost anything from £65-£120 per week depending on area., some rooms are inclusive of bills , some aren't......one bed flats anything from £600-£800 per month.then there are your bills ,food ,travel, going out ect.....roughly you need to be bringing in £1500-£2000 a month...it is expensive but a fantastic place to live ....good luck and be happy.

More and more working classes within London are starting to move out due to the expense!! You will need a big annual salary!!

It's quite expensive. to put it this way my friend lives down there in Hackney (so not really a upper class place) and she pays 450, shares with 2 other people and thats not even bills included. The drinks all depend on where you live now, for instance I live up in the north east where you can get really cheap drinks and offers (normal average price for a bottle of normal white wine £10 down there £16). Travel is a oyster card that you can top up (a must have for the public transport!!) my advice is if you want to do it, get saving, get the job before you go there and do your research too. good luck and I hope it all goes well

prohibitive unless you earn at least £30k per annum.

The most expensive place to live!

omg i hope you've got plenty of money

If I were you, I'd go and spend a weekend or a week in London if you can. It's the only reliable way to see how much everything costs! It is the most expensive city in the UK - but if you've got the money, then it's up to you how to spend it! Salaries are often 'London-weighted', which means that (for example) if you were a sales assistant in the West Midlands, you might earn £5.60 per hour - whereas in London you might earn £7; because the government take into account that living in London is more expensive. Accomodation costs depend on what you want! The centre of London (i.e. around Oxford Street) and popular areas (esp. around tube or train stations) are the most expensive. Areas of East London are cheaper - but often crime-ridden and not as pleasant to live in. If you could spend £700 per month on rent, it would be entirely up to you whether you'd rather have a small studio in the centre, or a 2-bed in a rougher area. Have a look on http://www.rightmove.co.uk for prices. If you're not sure what areas you want to live in, research it. Here's some websites that can help you: http://www.workgateways.com/uk-essentials-live-scoop.html http://www.spareroom.co.uk/content/default/london-where-to-live http://www.eashaw.com/residential/london-residential-guide.asp Visit a few places yourself - see how you feel walking around the area in the day time and in the evening. As for the cost of living, transport will depend on what zones you need to travel in - i.e. it might be cheaper to rent in the outskirts, but if you work in the city, it might cost more to travel through zone 1-6 every day! you might be better off renting near work, so you can walk or only travel in one or two zones. Going out can be a bit more expensive than other cities - but it depends where you live now! I live in Birmingham and last night we paid £3 for a pint of Becks and £6 for a double vodka-orange. In a smaller town, you'd pay half that. In London, you might pay about £1 more for each. Go to these websites for ideas about travel costs: http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/travel/ http://www.tfl.gov.uk As I said before, the best thing you could do is visit London properly. You should never move to a city without getting to know it a bit first. Only then will you really know how much everything will cost and where you want to live. Once you know how much you'd be earning, work out how much you can afford to pay in rent (roughly 1/3 of your salary). You may have to consider a flat-share. Work out how much you could afford to pay in rent by subtracting bills, travel, socialising, etc, costs from your take-home pay (after tax) http://www.thesalarycalculator.co.uk Then once you know how much you'll have left for rent - decide what you're willing to compromise on. Is your priority to live alone? If so, you'd probably need to compromise on area or size of accomodation. If you don't mind sharing, you might be able to live in a nicer area, for example. Good luck! xx Emmie