Suchie: London in nt as expensive as USA..I stay in new jersey and am payin 1300 dollars 4one bedroom..its weirld

Krucifax: I feel your pain but you would be surprised that there are far more expensive cities in the world. According to market watch the most expensive cities this year are;
1.Tokyo,Japan.
2.Luanda,Angola.
3.Osaka,Japan.
4.Moscow,Russia
5.Geneva,Switzerland.
6.Sydney,Australia.
7.Shanghai,China.
8.New York,U.S.
9.Dublin,Ireland.

Whilst i agree the U.K is expensive,there's always goods and services that cater to all pockets.From reading your post it seems you don't bargain hunt before spending.
Case point: your room is £400 and your share facilities. When i was in Uni and sharing i never paid that amount. You can find decent rooms from £200 - £350. Go and buy "Loot" newspaper or check "Gumtree.com" or look outside local Off license shops.This all depends on the borough you want to live in. The cheapest parts of London are in the South East like SE18,SE28,SE2 ETC. If you want to go further to Belvedere you will get a massive studio for £400.
Case point: You said you saw an Internetcafe for £1 for 10mins!!!! Most Internetcafes are 0.50p for 30mins and £1 for 1whole hour.(Look around)
Case point: Black cabs!! Even me that was born here and grew up mostly here and Naija i've only entered a black cab i think twice in my life. One on occasion i was stranded and had no choice and the other occasion my company paid for it. Why would you want to enter a black cab as a student?? Black cabs charge meters start reading before the cab moves!!If you seat down and stand up again you dey owe the man like £2.00 already. Go get and get the number for your local taxi office they are like 70% cheaper.
Case point:Apartment prices,i would have thought this would be obvious to anyone. Some boroughs are no go areas unless you are a premier league footballer,or movie star or related to Roman Abramovich or Lakishmi Mittal. Shop around i've already mentioned sensibly placed prices for you to check.

Take me for example,i rent a Flat separate bedroom,kitchen,bathroom in a nice area with a view of the Thames and my rent is just under £800 a month not including council tax. Now that same money will only get me a room in places like Chiswick,Chelsea,Westminster,Camden.So WTF would i want to go there
Also if you bargain hunt you'll find many things here are cheaper or thesame price as Naija,i was last in Naija last year for a couple of months in Abuja and many things cost more than in London. As a student you should always find the best deal,even seasoned and decently paid workers like myself will still find the best deal before a penny comes out of my pocket.

If you want clothes go to Primarks or Peacocks(TK Maxx IS NOT cheap). If you want food go to Peckham two full un-cooked chickens = £4,some will sell three full chickens for £5. Indomie 3-4packets = £1. Tuber of yam = £3- £4.5(if e pass £5 i no buy!!!).Go to Poundland shops as the name says everything is £1. They even do double deals, 2 bottles of Dettol = £1 (far more expensive in Abuja).If you don't like poundland go to any Lidl shop if you spend £10 you no go fit carry your shopping!

So in summary always bargain hunt,in my experience alot of people living in those very posh areas are there by the grace of a council or housing association where their rent is heavily subsidised or paid in full for them(and they no born them well to shop in those boroughs). So take heart London is actually very affordable and fun if you know whereto look.Good luck matey!!!

nous: Expensive is α relative word. When you earn α decent income you should be able to afford most basic things of life. People say portharcourt is expensive, but having stayed there and other major cities in τ̣̣ђё world, I have come to conclude that expensive is relative to affordability.

Krucifax: I feel your pain but you would be surprised that there are far more expensive cities in the world. According to market watch the most expensive cities this year are;
1.Tokyo,Japan.
2.Luanda,Angola.
3.Osaka,Japan.
4.Moscow,Russia
5.Geneva,Switzerland.
6.Sydney,Australia.
7.Shanghai,China.
8.New York,U.S.
9.Dublin,Ireland.

Whilst i agree the U.K is expensive,there's always goods and services that cater to all pockets.From reading your post it seems you don't bargain hunt before spending.
Case point: your room is £400 and your share facilities. When i was in Uni and sharing i never paid that amount. You can find decent rooms from £200 - £350. Go and buy "Loot" newspaper or check "Gumtree.com" or look outside local Off license shops.This all depends on the borough you want to live in. The cheapest parts of London are in the South East like SE18,SE28,SE2 ETC. If you want to go further to Belvedere you will get a massive studio for £400.
Case point: You said you saw an Internetcafe for £1 for 10mins!!!! Most Internetcafes are 0.50p for 30mins and £1 for 1whole hour.(Look around)
Case point: Black cabs!! Even me that was born here and grew up mostly here and Naija i've only entered a black cab i think twice in my life. One on occasion i was stranded and had no choice and the other occasion my company paid for it. Why would you want to enter a black cab as a student?? Black cabs charge meters start reading before the cab moves!!If you seat down and stand up again you dey owe the man like £2.00 already. Go get and get the number for your local taxi office they are like 70% cheaper.
Case point:Apartment prices,i would have thought this would be obvious to anyone. Some boroughs are no go areas unless you are a premier league footballer,or movie star or related to Roman Abramovich or Lakishmi Mittal. Shop around i've already mentioned sensibly placed prices for you to check.

Take me for example,i rent a Flat separate bedroom,kitchen,bathroom in a nice area with a view of the Thames and my rent is just under £800 a month not including council tax. Now that same money will only get me a room in places like Chiswick,Chelsea,Westminster,Camden.So WTF would i want to go there
Also if you bargain hunt you'll find many things here are cheaper or thesame price as Naija,i was last in Naija last year for a couple of months in Abuja and many things cost more than in London. As a student you should always find the best deal,even seasoned and decently paid workers like myself will still find the best deal before a penny comes out of my pocket.

If you want clothes go to Primarks or Peacocks(TK Maxx IS NOT cheap). If you want food go to Peckham two full un-cooked chickens = £4,some will sell three full chickens for £5. Indomie 3-4packets = £1. Tuber of yam = £3- £4.5(if e pass £5 i no buy!!!).Go to Poundland shops as the name says everything is £1. They even do double deals, 2 bottles of Dettol = £1 (far more expensive in Abuja).If you don't like poundland go to any Lidl shop if you spend £10 you no go fit carry your shopping!

So in summary always bargain hunt,in my experience alot of people living in those very posh areas are there by the grace of a council or housing association where their rent is heavily subsidised or paid in full for them(and they no born them well to shop in those boroughs). So take heart London is actually very affordable and fun if you know whereto look.Good luck matey!!!

Billyonaire: Is $1300 per month on rent or mortgage ?

shymmex:

No comment!!

Justwise

You need to get a day job, bruv..

You're the most ignorant and annoying guy on nl.

chucky234: I can readily tell that you studied economics or accounting and my instinct will not be wrong with the stingy you just exhibited above,why not come back to Naija where you make dough without taxes and no course to price hunt.

dedeike:
Say what you know. That amount does not cover his gas and electricity supplies. Verify your facts

Suchie: London in nt as expensive as USA..I stay in new jersey and am payin 1300 dollars 4one bedroom..its weirld

shymmex:

No comment!!

Justwise

You need to get a day job, bruv..

You're the most ignorant and annoying guy on nl.

justwise: @O.D.B



Don't bring tribe into this if you want your next post to be visible.

chucky234: thought it was just me,he is freaking annoying

O.D.B.:


you are demented where did i post tribalism.

Theblessed: [b][size=16pt]Man's greed, greed, greed!!!!!

That's why!

Also, people want quality lifestyle just as the rich and famous have, and someone will pay for it through their tax hence, UK will never be a Tax Heaven.

The NHS, the elderly, the disabled, single parents, jobseekers and child benefit etc must be cared for and paid for and this can only be achieved by hiking up the Tax/NI of those who work/businesses.

When you're sick NHS picks up the bill - you get looked after, get fed plus your treatment and you don't pay a dime - you, your children and wifey get cared for whatever the sickness, and your children also, get free education, abi!

Even those who have not contributed in any ways, still get care e.g. foreign students as yourself but one could argue that foreign students contributed via their tuition and I will argue, in other countries you still have the added responsibility of paying for your health care issues e.g. in America, you will still put in place Health Insurance should you fall ill whilst studying therefore, give UK a credit for that.

They don't charge students for health problems and remember, without health there is no life. Your health is your life/future.

Yes, Uk is expensive but most things were hiked up as a result of the this Olympics - before, it wasn't this bad at all!

As you can see, the Olympics committee over charged/priced a lot of things out of this world hence, the empty seats here and there - shame on them!! They thought they would recoup their Olympics investments in one day but it was a washout for them, on Day 1 - when they could have adopted Tesco's early days market strategy 'Pile it high and sell it cheap strategy ' in order to recoup their investment, plus profit.

So, it was because of this Olympics that prices went every where - utility bills went up, British Rail tickets went up Council tax went up, therefore, landlords raised their rents.

Personally, I don't live in London as I can't stand the 'rat race' but I live in a University Town where I rent my rooms to the University for £380.00 per month, might increase it come this academic year - Students be warned as you all know, education don't come cheap and you will recoup it at the appropriate time in your life, so don't look at what you pay - look at what you will gain, after all!!

Now, you can see the few reasons, UK is not a Tax Heaven!!!

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chucky234: I can readily tell that you studied economics or accounting and my instinct will not be wrong with the stinginess you just exhibited above,why not come back to Naija where you make dough without taxes and no cause to price hunt.

Billyonaire: Is $1300 per month on rent or mortgage ?

Billyonaire: Is $1300 per month on rent or mortgage ?

Billyonaire: Why are you so mad at me ? Are you based in the UK or do you own UK ?

omoeast: Hey Nairalanders,i would be glad if someone could tell me why United Kingdom is sooooo expensive.

I think this country is the most expensive in the world,things are not normal AND still it remains everyone's dream land expectially Nigerian

For Example,am a student i live in the UK,i pay £400 every month in east london which is not even central,£400 is 100k naija currency for a room,is that normalNot a flat...Just one room without no sitting room...its gonna be a shared apartment.3-4 people might be living in the same flat with you,you will share kitchen and toilet with them.Sitting room will be for let as well...I went to Heathrow Airport 3 days ago,someone called me to come online,i went to there internet cafe to browse,i was surprised when i saw the price...£1 for 10 mins(250 naira for 10 mins)Is that normalThere so called Olympic stadium seats are soo empty,do you know why?Ticket price aren't normal.Several Olympic venues were far from full on day one.

If you live in the UK,you will surely know no one except the rich kids will take black cabs,it's so EXPENSIVE.

I was checking apartment in the Olympic Village...I found a house for 1 million pounds monthly.Isn't that ridiculous(i cant find the link anymore but you can check the internet,just google olympic house for rent in stratford)

Now the question is WHY IS LONDON SO EXPENSIVE

THE QUESTION IS, NA PERSON FORCE YOU GO THERE?

Elueme: America is better a choice for me but liberalization may destroy them if care is not taken..

buzugee: move to tegzaz. same apt is 300 dollars

Billyonaire: Is $1300 per month on rent or mortgage ?

Billyonaire: Is $1300 per month on rent or mortgage ?

r231:

One bedroom apartment cost more than that in MAnhattan NY with no parking space