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London (Average)London
EalingLondon

It's basically a wash between London (Average) and Ealing

The money's about the same - so this one's about lifestyle, not pounds.

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

Ealing

Gross salary£40,000
Income tax-£5,486
National Insurance-£2,194
Take-home£32,320
Effective tax rate: 19.2%£2,693/mo

You'd take home £2,880 less per year in Ealing

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

Ealing

Rent: £1,800Council Tax: £140Commute: £150Groceries: £316Energy: £132Lifestyle: £114Disposable: £124

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Ealing disposable

£124/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Ealing

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£124/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Ealing

£40,000

£4,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Ealing

£1,800/mo

£2,400/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Ealing

£1,680

About the same

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Ealing

£150/mo

£360/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Ealing

£73/wk

£104/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Ealing

£132/mo

About the same

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Ealing

£114/mo

£216/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Ealing

£510,000

Average house price

You could save £20,000 on a home in Ealing. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

12.8x

Ealing (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

Ealing

Good
Outstanding: 26%Good: 68%94% good+

379 schools in area

Ealing has better-rated schools overall (94% good or outstanding vs 87% in London (Average)). Always check individual schools for your specific area.

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Your Move Summary

London (Average)Ealing

About the same

Where you save

  • Rent+£2,400/yr
  • Commute+£360/yr
  • Lifestyle+£216/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£2,880/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.