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London (Average)London
LowestoftEast of England

You'd be £5,250/year better off in Lowestoft

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

Over 5 years, that's £29,573 in your pocket
Moving costs (£3,000-£5,000) paid back in 7-12 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

Lowestoft

Gross salary£27,000
Income tax-£2,886
National Insurance-£1,154
Take-home£22,960
Effective tax rate: 15%£1,913/mo

You'd take home £12,240 less per year in Lowestoft

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

Lowestoft

Rent: £700Council Tax: £163Commute: £120Groceries: £268Energy: £120Lifestyle: £80Disposable: £514

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Lowestoft disposable

£514/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Lowestoft

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£514/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Lowestoft

£27,000

£17,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Lowestoft

£700/mo

£15,600/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Lowestoft

£1,950

£310/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Lowestoft

£120/mo

£720/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Lowestoft

£62/wk

£676/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Lowestoft

£120/mo

£180/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Lowestoft

£80/mo

£624/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Lowestoft

£195,000

Average house price

You could save £335,000 on a home in Lowestoft. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

7.2x

Lowestoft (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

Lowestoft

Good
Outstanding: 25%Good: 71%96% good+

70 schools in area

Lowestoft has better-rated schools overall (96% 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)Lowestoft

£5,250/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£15,600/yr
  • Commute+£720/yr
  • Groceries+£676/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£12,240/yr
  • Council Tax-£310/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.