London (Average) vs Maidstone - £4,700/yr better off

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London (Average)London

MaidstoneSouth East

You'd be £4,700/year better off in Maidstone

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

Over 5 years, that's £26,475 in your pocket

Moving costs (£3,000-£5,000) paid back in 8-13 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

Maidstone

Gross salary£35,000

Income tax-£4,486

National Insurance-£1,794

Take-home£28,720

Effective tax rate: 17.9%£2,393/mo

You'd take home £6,480 less per year in Maidstone

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

Maidstone

Rent: £1,100Council Tax: £167Commute: £180Groceries: £303Energy: £125Lifestyle: £102Disposable: £488

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Maidstone disposable

£488/mo

London (Average)

Tight

TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Maidstone

Manageable

TightManageableComfortable

£488/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Maidstone

£35,000

£9,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Maidstone

£1,100/mo

£10,800/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Maidstone

£2,000

£360/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Maidstone

£180/mo

About the same

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Maidstone

£70/wk

£260/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Maidstone

£125/mo

£120/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Maidstone

£102/mo

£360/yr better off

Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Maidstone

£350,000

Average house price

You could save £180,000 on a home in Maidstone. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

10.0x

Maidstone (median)

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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

Maidstone

Excellent

Outstanding: 26%Good: 67%93% good+

78 schools in area

Maidstone has better-rated schools overall (93% 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)→Maidstone

£4,700/yr better off

Where you save

Rent+£10,800/yr
Lifestyle+£360/yr
Groceries+£260/yr

Where you pay more

Take-home pay-£6,480/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.