05-29-2010, 07:09 AM
<!--quoteo(post=98911:date=May 28 2010, 10:35 PM:name=dk123)-->QUOTE (dk123 @ May 28 2010, 10:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->So, is it possible to live in London on a normal person's salary, or are you super rich? Or do you live in a closet-sized home? Inquiring minds and all that...<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'd say London is like any other big city, it has its expensive parts and its less expensive parts. It just so happens that the expensive part is a bit bigger than most cities, and is pretty much the only part tourists visit. Mind you, I can think of much more expensive European cities, Copenhagen and Reykjavik come to mind.
I live a little to the East of central London (near City Airport if that means anything to anyone), and while it's not as cheap as living somewhere like Manchester, the rent I'm paying is perfectly reasonable for the size of flat I'm in (2 bed).
If I wanted to live bang in the centre of London by where I work (London Bridge/City area), then yes, it would be much more expensive, but no more so than living in the centre of Chi I would imagine (I've bought a flat in Chi, which hasn't been built yet granted, but the price was similar to London).
Plus, with the Pound plunging against the Dollar recently, London has never been so cheap for you guys. Annoyingly, it means America has never been so expensive for me - when I studied there it was $2 to the Pound, at the moment it's at about $1.40; it makes a big difference.
I'd say London is like any other big city, it has its expensive parts and its less expensive parts. It just so happens that the expensive part is a bit bigger than most cities, and is pretty much the only part tourists visit. Mind you, I can think of much more expensive European cities, Copenhagen and Reykjavik come to mind.
I live a little to the East of central London (near City Airport if that means anything to anyone), and while it's not as cheap as living somewhere like Manchester, the rent I'm paying is perfectly reasonable for the size of flat I'm in (2 bed).
If I wanted to live bang in the centre of London by where I work (London Bridge/City area), then yes, it would be much more expensive, but no more so than living in the centre of Chi I would imagine (I've bought a flat in Chi, which hasn't been built yet granted, but the price was similar to London).
Plus, with the Pound plunging against the Dollar recently, London has never been so cheap for you guys. Annoyingly, it means America has never been so expensive for me - when I studied there it was $2 to the Pound, at the moment it's at about $1.40; it makes a big difference.