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London (Average)London
CoventryWest Midlands

You'd be £6,981/year better off in Coventry

Based on area median salaries. Personalise it to see YOUR numbers.

Over 5 years, that's £39,323 in your pocket
Moving costs (£3,000-£5,000) paid back in 6-9 months

Your Take-Home Pay

Based on area median salaries. Personalise above to see your own numbers.

London (Average)

Gross salary£44,000
Income tax-£6,286
National Insurance-£2,514
Take-home£35,200
Effective tax rate: 20%£2,933/mo

Coventry

Gross salary£32,000
Income tax-£3,886
National Insurance-£1,554
Take-home£26,560
Effective tax rate: 17%£2,213/mo

You'd take home £8,640 less per year in Coventry

Where Your Money Goes

Where Your Money Goes

How your monthly take-home splits between costs and what you keep.

London (Average)

Rent: £2,000Council Tax: £137Commute: £180Groceries: £325Energy: £135Lifestyle: £132Disposable: £125

Coventry

Rent: £850Council Tax: £167Commute: £105Groceries: £281Energy: £118Lifestyle: £85Disposable: £664

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Coventry disposable

£664/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Coventry

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£664/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Coventry

£32,000

£12,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Coventry

£850/mo

£13,800/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Coventry

£2,000

£360/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Coventry

£105/mo

£900/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Coventry

£65/wk

£520/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Coventry

£118/mo

£204/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Coventry

£85/mo

£557/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Coventry

£225,000

Average house price

You could save £305,000 on a home in Coventry. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

7.0x

Coventry (median)

Lifestyle

Percentage of schools rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted (England), Education Scotland, Estyn (Wales), or ETI (Northern Ireland).

London (Average)

Good
Outstanding: 25%Good: 62%87% good+

3208 schools in area

Coventry

Average
Outstanding: 20%Good: 64%84% good+

333 schools in area

London (Average) has better-rated schools overall (87% good or outstanding vs 84% in Coventry). Always check individual schools for your specific area.

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Your Move Summary

London (Average)Coventry

£6,981/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£13,800/yr
  • Commute+£900/yr
  • Lifestyle+£557/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£8,640/yr
  • Council Tax-£360/yr
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Government data, not guesswork

Data sourced from ONS, HMRC, and local authorities. Salaries are area medians - personalise above for your own numbers. Comparison based on 2-bed rental, Band D council tax, and typical usage. Always do your own sums before making big decisions. But at least now you know where to start.