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London (Average)London
WiganNorth West

You'd be £8,035/year better off in Wigan

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

Over 5 years, that's £45,262 in your pocket
Moving costs (£3,000-£5,000) paid back in 5-8 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

Wigan

Gross salary£30,000
Income tax-£3,486
National Insurance-£1,394
Take-home£25,120
Effective tax rate: 16.3%£2,093/mo

You'd take home £10,080 less per year in Wigan

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

Wigan

Rent: £675Council Tax: £150Commute: £110Groceries: £268Energy: £118Lifestyle: £77Disposable: £745

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Wigan disposable

£745/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Wigan

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£745/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Wigan

£30,000

£14,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Wigan

£675/mo

£15,900/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Wigan

£1,800

£160/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Wigan

£110/mo

£840/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Wigan

£62/wk

£676/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Wigan

£118/mo

£204/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Wigan

£77/mo

£655/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Wigan

£170,000

Average house price

You could save £360,000 on a home in Wigan. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

5.7x

Wigan (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

Wigan

Good
Outstanding: 20%Good: 66%86% good+

221 schools in area

London (Average) has better-rated schools overall (87% good or outstanding vs 86% in Wigan). Always check individual schools for your specific area.

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Your Move Summary

London (Average)Wigan

£8,035/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£15,900/yr
  • Commute+£840/yr
  • Groceries+£676/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£10,080/yr
  • Council Tax-£160/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.