London is, with Tokyo and Moscow, one of the most expensive cities in the world. As a consequence, a lot of Londoners moved out to the suburbs, and travel by train everyday to go to work. Spending one or two hours travelling to work is not an exception.
Here is a basket of priced items:
Single bus journey - £1.20
Bus day pass - £3.00
Underground journeys
Within centre - £2.00
centre to Heathrow - £3.80
Day Travelcard - Central Zones - £5.10
(bus, train and underground)
Snack Food Bought in Supermarket
330ml orange juice - 0.38p
500ml milk - £0.32
bottle of house wine £4.00-£6.00
sandwiches - £1.65-£2.45
20 cigarettes - £5.00
Fast Food
Big Mac - McDonalds - 1.99p
Medium Coke- McDonalds - £0.99
Coffee - coffee shop £2.00
Pizza (Marguerita) - Independent £6.00
London Accommodation
Dormitory bed - £12.00-£20,00
Bed & Breakfast double room - £45.00-£70.00
4 star double room - £90.00-£150.00
Studio Apartment - £85.00-£130.00
It is easier to find an accommodation in London than in Paris. Actually, since we are moving there, we had to find a two bedroom apartment quickly (because of the exams) and as near as possible of Canary Wharf where the rents are cheaper than the center of London. We went there for a couple of days, and we visited 9 properties. In France, you need to have as many “garants” as possible, that’s the word in French for the people who guarantee your capacity to pay the rent, otherwise it’s impossible to get the flat that you want. On the opposite, in London you only have to earn 3 times the rent.
However, in London, it is very expensive to rent an apartment. Actually the apartment we have costs 2000€ and you can have the same on in Paris for 1200€. Therefore one is almost obliged to have one or many roommates.
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