Saturday, March 23, 2013

Britain's most/least affordable cities

Most affordable cities, including ratio of prices vs wages
1. Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 3.38
2. Lisburn, Northern Ireland, 3.50
3. Belfast, Northern Ireland, 3.67
4. Stirling, Scotland, 3.81
5. Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber, 3.98
6. Salford, North West, 4.11
7. Glasgow, Scotland, 4.23
8. Lancaster, North, 4.28
9. Hull, Yorkshire and the Humber, 4.32
10. Sunderland, North, 4.43


Least affordable cities
1. Oxford, South East, 9.66
2. Salisbury, South West, 8.57
3. Bath, South West, 8.23
4. Truro, South West, 8.15
5. Winchester, South East, 8.04
6. Brighton and Hove, South East, 7.67
7. Cambridge, East Anglia, 7.55
8. Chichester, South East, 7.44
9. Exeter, South West, 7.25
10. St Albans, South East, 7.09

Comparison of UK bank fees for receiving international payments

HSBC Receiving Euros from the EEA: no fee Receiving Less than £100 from outside the EEA: £5 Receiving More than £100 in another currency, ...