How expensive is it to live in England? What if you share an apartment?

Question

I reallly want to move to London, or anywhere in England, for a couple of years after i finish college. How expensive would this be compared to living in america? Do people post ads looking for roomates? How would i go about finding this people, or just go about moving to England in the first place!

Thx 4 your time,

Leilani

Answer 1

it is so expensive that if you are not rich, you will absolutely need to find some people to rent a flat with them. Alone it will be really difficult to get the needed money.

You find them reading the classified ads.

Answer 2

think of it this way, assuming you are from America, the dollar sucks right now. the economy is c**p so living there will be about 2 times as expensive as living here (about $2 < 1 pound)

its pretty aweful...

of course, if u get a well paying job, you should be ok (need a work visa)

Answer 3

It will depend mostly on the area where you want to live.  I live in London and I pay £730 (that's roughly $1450) a month in rent in an area that is reasonably decent.  Then there's added costs on top of that such as council tax, bills, transport costs, food, etc.

Have a look on www.gumtree.com and you can see the type of properties available for particular budgets.