How much money do u need to live in London?

Question

i am planning to go to london on vacations and now i am here sitting on the computer making numbers but i need to know how much money do i need per day while i stay in london (for the meals, public transportation and all that u need when u go on travel abroad). is there someone that can help me? thank you!!!

i just want to say that i am not planning to go to live to london, i m planning to go there for about 2 weeks and i just want to know more less how much money do i need per day while i stay there

Answer 1

It depends on a lot of things but heres the just of it:
1.) 1 week travelcard (that includes busses and the underground) is about £20-£25 depending which Zones you travel in. Most tourist never leave Zone 1, because thats where most of the Top sites and hotels are, so unless you booked a Guesthouse out in Zone 6, you shouldnt need more than £50 for travel for the two weeks.
2.)Food. You're Hotel might give you a breakfast with you're stay, but there are still other meals to think about. The city centre can be expensive, expect to pay between £3-£5 for McDonalds, £4-£8 for a pub or cafe lunch and more for a proper Restuarant. If you're Hotel offers a packed lunch, take it, it will work out cheaper in the end.
3.) Seeing the sights. Do get on one of Londons Hop on Hop off Busses. This bus costs about £15-£20, but goes past every tourist sight with a guide onbaord to tell you where you are. You can get off at the sights you want to see and wait for the next bus once you're done. In you're case I reccomend you stay on the bus for the whole tour on day 1, and get an idea of where all the sites are and what you'd like to see and what you'd like to exclude. Then after day 1 you can spand the next few days visiting every site of you're choice. Entrance into sites is between £8-£20, with Madame Tussauds topping the list at £25.
4.) Souvenirs. These can be very expensive, from £20 for a T-Shirt to £1.50 a postcard. Keep about £10 for every person you want to buy a gift for. In most cases things will be cheaper, but this is the average estimate.

Well hope these rough figures gives you some guidance. If you need anymore help, feel free to contact me via yahoo (just click on my avatar)
And enjoy you're trip.

Answer 2

It depends where you stay. If you have friends here that would help you a lot. You can get accommodation perhaps in the suburbs for about £80 pw and travel into central London or else stay in a smaller cheaper hotel....a guest house...perhaps in Earls court or somewhere there. I believe Paddington isnt too expensive and is not far from Piccadilly and Leicester Square. There are lots of restaurants, especially chinese, where you can eat as much as you like. Meals would cost about £5 to £7 at the cheapest but there is always a McDonalds to fall back on. For a really good meal you would have to pay about £12 in the less expensive restaurants. You could eat in pubs which arent too expensive....sandwiches are about £2 to £3.50 and are available in Supermarkets. Tea is about 40p to £1.25 and Coffee about 80p to £3.50 You can get daily tickets to travel on the tube (underground trains) and buses or even a weekly ticket. If you go on the topless buses these would cost a lot more and are mainly for the tourists. If you live in the suburbs.....near the airport...you can hire a car for £20 per day. The 5 star hotels near te airport cost from £50 to £120 per day but you can get smaller hotels for cheaper than this. Opposite Hounslow Station are shops that advertise accommodtion but these might be a bit dodgey....I dont know. London is not the most expensive city in the world...I think Venice is. Come...dont worry I am sure you will be able to afford it. If all the people over here can I am sure you can also. Oh bring warm clothing as its getting chilly now. London is very cosmopolitan and there are loads of things to do....theatres, shopping, sightseeing....Covent Garden...Leicester Square, Piccadilly, Oxford Street, Regent Street. Madame Tussuads...Buckingham Palace Hyde Park corner...Harrods and Selfridges. One thing for sure is that you wont get bored but always be careful of strangers and pick pockets. Have fun.

Answer 3

Unless you have a specific reason for coming to live in London then do not consider it further. The grass is always greener on the other side, just remember that.
London streets are NOT paved with gold, quite the opposite,
It is a very expensive city to live in and although most of us do love 'Dear Old London Town', if it was not for working and having family here, we would all be off to the 'sticks' .
Sincerely do have second thoughts about your current plans. Good Luck
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Answer 4

Shed fulls! That's an English term dear. But seriously, it is VERY expensive to stay in London. But my son seems to manage by eating in Leicester square, where you can get those 'eat as much as you like' deals - transport is not too bad as you can get daily travel tickets that you can use on both the tube and the bus system - they are about £5 per day.

Answer 5

Thats kind of how long is a piece of string. Are you including hotel bills? Where are you plannig on eating out? What sight seeing are you planning on doing, and have included their costs already? Etc

I can tell you that when I was working there my company gave me 25 quid a day for food and that was plenty, I ate in a pub every night had a few beers, and like a sandwich for me lunch. As for hotels they vary a lot but I guess about 60 quid a night would cover you, with that including breakfast. A night out though can cost a fortune depending on what you drink, how much you drink and where your drinking. I managed to rinse well over 150 in a night.

Answer 6

I don't know what you would need per day but London is one of the most expensive cities to live in, stay in, and visit. I heard it's even more expensive than New York, so bring plenty of money.

Answer 7

If you know when you are coming, book your hotel now 'cause walk-in costs for hotels are astronomical. Costs for food etc varies - there are some cheap places that do good food( there are a couple of places called The Stockpot, most pasta places are pretty good value), if you want to eat in one of the more up-market places keep an eye out for deals on the likes of lastminute.com or go for a pre-theatre fixed price thing (lots of the restaurants in theatreland have them). Have fun when you are here!

Answer 8

I would think you'd need quite a lot to live in London, try saving a wee bit by getting bus and tube day/week passes as this can save money for a regular commuter.

Answer 9

No less then 50 pounds a day (not including accommodation of course) for meals and transport. You could do it on less if you eat cheap fast food but why do that on holiday?
It's an amazing city - enjoy your stay.

Answer 10

to LIVE in london? alot of money. but it depends. most townhouse in the cities r cheeper (lofts) than the suberbs. being the dollar is worth about half of a pounds value u probally need to save up.