Everyone knows that London can be expensive, so please find
a brief summary of some living costs below. In most cases
there are savings to be had in Zone3, as the prices are not
pumped up for tourists (for example a cinema ticket in Zone1
is around 10 pounds, and 3.50 pounds in Zone3 with student
discount)
Product
Pounds (£)
Euro (€)
Still Mineral Water (1.5 lt)
0.55
0.81
Milk (2 pints)
0.56
0.82
Conflakes Cereal
1.65
2.44
Nescafe Instant Coffee (200g)
3.29
4.87
Tea bags (box of 40)
0.84
1.27
Bottle of Cola
1.27
1.88
Apples (1 kg)
1.59
2.35
Toothpaste (100ml)
1.48
2.19
Shampoo (400ml)
0.99
1.47
Washing Powder (1.1kg)
2.49
3.69
Ball Point Pens
from 0.10
from 0.16
Ring Binder
0.90
1.44
Pad of 160 Sheets A4
1.25
1.85
Casio Calculator
6.99
10.35
Bar of Soap (125g)
0.49
0.73
Cinema Ticket (zone3) -std
3.50
5.18
Central London Bus fare
1.00
1.48
Cooked lunch in Student Union
3.60
5.33
Beer in Student Union Pub
0.99
1.47
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