General UK living costs...

Just approximate costs to give you an idea and some recommendations... 

• Food

  • Loaf of bread = £1
  • liter of milk = 90p
  • Big mac meal = £5
  • Subway meal deal = £3
  • Banana = 20p
  • 6 eggs = £1
  • Recommended shops = Morrisons, Gregs, Tesco, Iceland

• Clothes

  • Plain white shirt = £4
  • Pair of jeans = £15
  • Socks, pack of 5 pairs = £6
  • Recommended shops = Primark (cheap), River Island, Oasis (moderate)

• Travel

  • Weekly bus pass = £15
  • Long distance bus journey = £20
  • Inter city train ticket = £60
  • Taxi fare = £20
  • Recommended means of long distance travel = Megabus (cheap), VIrgin trains (intercity travel)

• Entertainment

  • Cinema ticket = £10
  • Nightclub entrance = £15
  • Pint of beer = £2.50
  • DVD rental = £3
  • Recommended places = Wetherspoons pubs, Odeon cinemas, lovefilm,

• House

  • Weekly rental for single room = £100
  • Council tax = £5 per week
  • Water and electricity = £5 per week
  • Recommended = Ikea, Tesco direct

• Other

  • New mobile phone = £20 for a very cheap one
  • Monthly phone contract = £20 per month
  • Fiction book from book shop = £5
  • Newspaper = 50p
  • Magazine = £3
  • Packet of 20 cigarettes = £7
  • Chewing gum = 50p