Hello everyone! I'm Vicky's little assistant Sugar Sugar~
On July 16, the United Kingdom completely unsealed! The little friends who will enter the school in 2021 are either on the plane to the UK or on the way to the airport! What exactly does it cost to live in the UK? Listen to sugar sugar tell you ~
First (knock on the point!) Chinese students are mainly concentrated in England, Scotland and Wales, of which prices in England are generally higher than in the other two. In England, prices can be basically divided into four levels:
Tier 1: London and the Greater London area
Second tier: York, Southampton, Nottingham and other places
Third tier: Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leicester, Brighton and other cities
Fourth tier: Newcastle, Sunderland, Norwich, Bournemouth, etc
Sugar Sugar collects the prices of 100 commodities in the UK and organizes them into four categories: food, accommodation, travel and entertainment
Food class
Uk supermarkets are the most frequented places to buy food, such as Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Asda, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Morrisons, which is a place that every UK student is sure to visit.
The variety of vegetables and fruits in the United Kingdom is not the same as in China, green leafy vegetables are very very expensive, many green leafy vegetables are basically several times the price of domestic, and the types of fruits are much less than in China.
But meat in the UK is cheaper and of better quality than at home. The cheapest is chicken with skin (such as chicken thighs, chicken wings and other unpeeled chicken), and the cheapest is about 1.5 pounds to buy 1 pound of chicken thighs (8). A little more expensive than skinned muscle is peeled chicken, then pork, then beef and lamb, and the most expensive is seafood (fish and shrimp). The price of fish and shrimp is relatively high, and the United Kingdom is a country that does not eat river fresh, and all fish and shrimp products come from the sea. Frozen fish and shrimp are 10%-20% cheaper than fresh fish and shrimp, and salmon is the highest price among fish products, followed by cod.
Dairy products in the UK are very cheap because the UK itself is a livestock country, and cows can be found everywhere in the suburbs except in the urban areas. In addition, the British people have very high requirements for dairy products, generally milk is divided into full, half and fat-free, and there are many lactose-free alternatives, such as lactose free milk (lactose-free milk), also a bit like our domestic shuhua milk, as well as soy milk, coconut milk, almond milk and so on. The price of milk is very cheap, 90p can buy 1L of large barrels of milk, lactose-free alternatives are more expensive, generally need to be doubled, but also more reasonable.
On the whole, the overall price of the UNITED Kingdom is higher than that of the country, but eggs, milk, cherries, etc. are relatively cheaper than in China.
lodging
Standard: Rooms are equipped with the most basic single beds, desks, chairs and wardrobes, but shared bathrooms, toilets and kitchens
London area: 200 lbs/week
Rest areas: 120 lbs/week
En-suite: Shared kitchen and living room with others, but with separate bathroom
London area: 300 pounds/week
Rest areas: 160 lbs/week
Studio: The most well-equipped room with bathroom and kitchen
London area: 400 pounds/week
Rest area: 200 lbs/week
Travel class
The cost of transportation in the UNITED Kingdom is much more expensive than in China, especially in London, and taking the subway is actually quite expensive...
drive:
Used car: 500-1500 lbs
Oil price: 1 lb/L
Driver's license: Learning to drive is expensive, the exam fee is low, and it costs 700-900 pounds
Car Insurance: Western insurance uses a credit rating of 200-800 pounds per year
Car rental: 40-60 lbs/day
Parking fee: 5-15 lbs/hour
public transit:
It is recommended to purchase a package for a few dozen pounds per month
Single time: 1-3 lbs
Unlimited: 2-5 lbs
subway:
London is divided into the City of London (the main city) and 32 other suburbs
There are 9 boroughs in the city of London, the core of which is Zone 1-6, and the Underground division charges fees
train:
Book tickets in advance, you can enjoy a certain discount (half price and above), the first class seat is the most expensive, but in fact, the second class seat is also very comfortable...
About an hour away, £15, and tickets to London are more expensive
Many large cities in the United Kingdom have several railway stations, such as Birmingham, Manchester City, not to mention London, so take the train to look at the railway station, especially when it comes to long-distance travel, there may be a situation of changing the train station in the same city, and when arranging travel, you must carefully calculate whether the transfer time is sufficient.
coach:
Slightly cheaper than trains
bicycle:
New cars cost between £100-1,000 (but be prepared to be stolen)
Cycling is very popular in Western European countries, and there are bike lanes on the road. It is common to see university professors riding bicycles to school in professional gear and then quickly changing into suits for class.
Entertainment category
Movies: 4-7 pounds
Theatrical/opera/theatrical performances: around £20
Badminton: one field, 6-10 pounds /hour
Football: one field, £20/hour
Fitness card: 100-200 pounds/year
Electronic products: a little more expensive than in China, but the overall price gap is not large
Books: Preferred library borrowing, best-selling new books about 10 pounds / book, you can consider second-hand bookstores ~
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