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London (Average)London
SalisburySouth West

You'd be £5,171/year better off in Salisbury

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

Over 5 years, that's £29,127 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

Salisbury

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 Salisbury

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

Salisbury

Rent: £950Council Tax: £171Commute: £130Groceries: £290Energy: £122Lifestyle: £94Disposable: £521

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Salisbury disposable

£521/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Salisbury

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£521/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Salisbury

£32,000

£12,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Salisbury

£950/mo

£12,600/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Salisbury

£2,050

£410/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Salisbury

£130/mo

£600/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Salisbury

£67/wk

£416/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Salisbury

£122/mo

£156/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Salisbury

£94/mo

£449/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Salisbury

£340,000

Average house price

You could save £190,000 on a home in Salisbury. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

10.6x

Salisbury (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

Salisbury

Good
Outstanding: 23%Good: 58%81% good+

77 schools in area

London (Average) has better-rated schools overall (87% good or outstanding vs 81% in Salisbury). Always check individual schools for your specific area.

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Your Move Summary

London (Average)Salisbury

£5,171/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£12,600/yr
  • Commute+£600/yr
  • Lifestyle+£449/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£8,640/yr
  • Council Tax-£410/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.