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London (Average)London
TruroSouth West

You'd be £4,060/year better off in Truro

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

Over 5 years, that's £22,870 in your pocket
Moving costs (£3,000-£5,000) paid back in 9-15 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

Truro

Gross salary£29,000
Income tax-£3,286
National Insurance-£1,314
Take-home£24,400
Effective tax rate: 15.9%£2,033/mo

You'd take home £10,800 less per year in Truro

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

Truro

Rent: £900Council Tax: £175Commute: £95Groceries: £290Energy: £120Lifestyle: £90Disposable: £424

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Truro disposable

£424/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Truro

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£424/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Truro

£29,000

£15,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Truro

£900/mo

£13,200/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Truro

£2,100

£460/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Truro

£95/mo

£1,020/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Truro

£67/wk

£416/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Truro

£120/mo

£180/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Truro

£90/mo

£504/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Truro

£320,000

Average house price

You could save £210,000 on a home in Truro. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

11.0x

Truro (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

Truro

Good
Outstanding: 24%Good: 68%92% good+

57 schools in area

Truro has better-rated schools overall (92% 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)Truro

£4,060/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£13,200/yr
  • Commute+£1,020/yr
  • Lifestyle+£504/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£10,800/yr
  • Council Tax-£460/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.