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Title: Cost of Living UK Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Monday, May 30, 2022, 17:35:09 Just wondering. Discounting rent/mortgage costs what would an average monthly budget be for a couple these days?
Title: Re: Cost of Living UK Post by: Jimmy HaveHave on Monday, May 30, 2022, 17:40:56 That's quite a hard question to answer but expect to pay approx £250 per month for gas & electricity
Title: Re: Cost of Living UK Post by: 4D on Monday, May 30, 2022, 17:46:09 About a grand
Title: Re: Cost of Living UK Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Monday, May 30, 2022, 17:47:53 Whats that for? Bills + food?
Title: Re: Cost of Living UK Post by: Nemo on Monday, May 30, 2022, 18:05:51 We pay something like:
£170pm energy (will rise to something like £230 in Autumn I think) £60pm TV/Broadband £240 Council Tax/Water (bundled here, not in most places) Then probably spend about £400pm on groceries. Suspect if you add smaller essentials you get somewhere near 4D's grand, not including mortgage/rent. Then obviously things like eating out/entertainment on top of that. Title: Re: Cost of Living UK Post by: Jimmy HaveHave on Monday, May 30, 2022, 18:08:32 It would be nice to let us know how much you are paying for staple good items so that we can compare
Title: Re: Cost of Living UK Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Monday, May 30, 2022, 18:20:51 Well, fuel is 2.35 per ltr. My electric is subsidised somewhat by having a photovoltaic solar system which produces about 1000 per annum off our bill.
We spend what seems like a fortune on food. Local butcher for meat prob about 50 pw, Lidl for the other stuff about 120? So about 600 monthly. Equivalent of council tax is 200 annually. Water rates are next to nothing. About 1200 annually for oil for the central heating. Title: Re: Cost of Living UK Post by: Jimmy HaveHave on Monday, May 30, 2022, 18:32:27 If you're sensible I reckon you will get your food & meat cheaper here but council tax will be well over £200 per month if you have a 3 bed or more. If you're on a water meter maybe £30-£40 per month on average use
Fuel is around £1.66 per litre for unleaded and low - mid £1.70's for diesel Gas & elec £250 Council tax £220 Water £40 Food £600 I may have slightly over estimated on the food as you seem to like your meat but it will be a struggle to get under £1000 per month for 2 Title: Re: Cost of Living UK Post by: 4D on Monday, May 30, 2022, 19:03:32 Do you eat cow pie Audrey? :)
Title: Re: Cost of Living UK Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Monday, May 30, 2022, 19:18:29 Desperate Dan, eh!
Title: Re: Cost of Living UK Post by: Jimmy HaveHave on Monday, May 30, 2022, 19:34:50 As long as it isn't cream pie😀
Title: Re: Cost of Living UK Post by: swindonmaniac on Monday, May 30, 2022, 19:47:56 As long as it isn't cream pie😀 Or humble pie
..Title: Re: Cost of Living UK Post by: swindonmaniac on Monday, May 30, 2022, 19:52:29 Fuel is around £1.66 per litre for unleaded and low - mid £1.70's for diesel Title: Re: Cost of Living UK Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Monday, May 30, 2022, 19:54:12 Or humble pie
.. What a band!https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mSyrf-FYKVE Title: Re: Cost of Living UK Post by: Jimmy HaveHave on Monday, May 30, 2022, 20:01:31 Christ, wish I could get diesel that cheap around here, just paid £1.84p per litre, the cheapest I could get, saw it yesterday in Andover at £194.9p per litre and idiots were queuing up to pay it. Where you from? Title: Re: Cost of Living UK Post by: swindonmaniac on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 06:23:32 Where you from? Somerset/Wiltshire border.Title: Re: Cost of Living UK Post by: Jimmy HaveHave on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 08:19:14 Somerset/Wiltshire border. Not sure if supermarket fuel would be cheaper or more expensive where you are |