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London (Average)London
DerbyEast Midlands

You'd be £8,146/year better off in Derby

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

Over 5 years, that's £45,888 in your pocket
Moving costs (£3,000-£5,000) paid back in 5-8 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

Derby

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 Derby

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

Derby

Rent: £775Council Tax: £165Commute: £95Groceries: £273Energy: £118Lifestyle: £84Disposable: £759

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Derby disposable

£759/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Derby

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£759/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Derby

£32,000

£12,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Derby

£775/mo

£14,700/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Derby

£1,980

£340/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Derby

£95/mo

£1,020/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Derby

£63/wk

£624/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Derby

£118/mo

£204/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Derby

£84/mo

£578/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Derby

£200,000

Average house price

You could save £330,000 on a home in Derby. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

6.3x

Derby (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

Derby

Average
Outstanding: 15%Good: 54%69% good+

153 schools in area

London (Average) has better-rated schools overall (87% good or outstanding vs 69% in Derby). Always check individual schools for your specific area.

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Your Move Summary

London (Average)Derby

£8,146/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£14,700/yr
  • Commute+£1,020/yr
  • Groceries+£624/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£8,640/yr
  • Council Tax-£340/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.