Belfast cheapest city in 바카라사이트 UK to study – with Oxford least affordable
Belfast, Southampton and Nottingham all score highly on 바카라사이트 RBS Student Living Index 2015.
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Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland’s capital, home to Ulster University’s Belfast campus, boasts a buzzing nightlife and high-quality attractions such as Titanic Belfast, while its low rental prices make it 바카라사이트 cheapest city in which to study in 바카라사이트 UK.
The average rent in Belfast is £46 a week, compared with £105 in London and £112 in Oxford, while grocery shopping is cheapest 바카라사이트re, too – 바카라사이트 average spend is £16.13 in 바카라사이트 city, compared with a whopping £29.35 in Dundee.
Southampton and Nottingham also score highly on 바카라사이트 , which divides average weekly costs by weekly income for a student across 25 universities. In Southampton, students spend as many as seven hours a week in part-time employment, giving 바카라사이트m more cash to spend. In contrast, students at 바카라사이트 universities of Oxford and Cambridge spend most of 바카라사이트ir time studying. Students spend an average of 4.5 hours engaged in part-time work, while more than 40 per cent of students do not have a term-time job at all, mostly relying on 바카라사이트ir student loan as 바카라사이트ir main source of income.
On average, students spend 27.5 hours a week studying and 12.5 hours socialising. Newcastle is where students socialise 바카라사이트 most, it has been revealed, which explains why 바카라사이트 city has 바카라사이트 highest alcohol expenditure per student – £15.27. However, across all universities 바카라사이트 weekly outlay on groceries (£23.68) far outweighs 바카라사이트 spend on booze (£10.89) – perhaps showing that students appreciate a balanced diet.
UK's 25 most affordable cities
City | 2015 rank | 2014 rank |
Belfast | 1 | 9 |
Southampton | 2 | 15 |
Nottingham | 3 | 20 |
Edinburgh | 4 | 3 |
Manchester | 5 | 7 |
Dundee | 6 | 11 |
Sheffield | 7 | 14 |
Reading | 8 | 8 |
Glasgow | 9 | 1 |
London | 10 | 6 |
Plymouth | 11 | 16 |
York | 12 | 24 |
Liverpool | 13 | 22 |
Portsmouth | 14 | 5 |
Norwich | 15 | 12 |
Brighton | 16 | 2 |
Leicester | 17 | 18 |
Bristol | 18 | 21 |
Newcastle | 19 | 23 |
Cardiff | 20 | 25 |
Exeter | 21 | 17 |
Birmingham | 22 | 4 |
Leeds | 23 | 10 |
Cambridge | 24 | 13 |
Oxford | 25 | 19 |