Average Monthly Budget for Students Studying at University in the UK
The presented values are the least you can live on depending also on the cities location where in London that would also add 10-15%. This is for a one year life style such as a masters and can be taken also for a scholars degree.
University Residence Fees (Annually) £ 3500 (This includes Gas, Electricity and Internet )
Residence Rent off Campus (Weekly) £ 85 ( Excluding Gas and Electricity)
Renting a House £ 500 (Excluding Gas an Electricity)
Food (Weekly) £ 60
Travel (Weekly) £ 30
Phone (Unlimited Minutes) £ 24.00
Social That will depend on your life style.
An estimate value is that you would require monthly about: £ 1000
For a married couple that would also cause an increase to how much is payed in about 20%. At that stage it is advisable to have a car because it would be difficult to handle all the responsibility of family and PhD.
University Residence Fees (Annually) £ 3500 (This includes Gas, Electricity and Internet )
Residence Rent off Campus (Weekly) £ 85 ( Excluding Gas and Electricity)
Renting a House £ 500 (Excluding Gas an Electricity)
Food (Weekly) £ 60
Travel (Weekly) £ 30
Phone (Unlimited Minutes) £ 24.00
Social That will depend on your life style.
An estimate value is that you would require monthly about: £ 1000
For a married couple that would also cause an increase to how much is payed in about 20%. At that stage it is advisable to have a car because it would be difficult to handle all the responsibility of family and PhD.
Books
Do not quickly rush and buy books, you can save lots of money by buying them online (http://www.amazon.co.uk/) or borrowing the books from the Library. Because remember it will be very costly to take the books back home with you.
Income
You can take part in teaching duties which allow you to get some additional income that is for some postgraduate degrees. Another option is to work at the university library.
University Fees
It will depend on the course but usually a masters course will sum up to £15000. While some business courses sum up to £30000. PhD differs also
Finding Accomedation
You can either go to university accommodation or find some accommodation near the university. Recommended website: www.spareroom.co.uk/FindaRoom.
Life Style
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