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Where your salary goes furthest in the UK

An interactive map of every major UK city, colour-coded by how comfortable life would be on your salary. Tweak the controls to re-rank instantly.

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Based on your current income and estimated living costs.

UK affordability map

Where your salary goes furthest

Live ranking of 59 UK cities for your situation. Click any city to load it into your calculator.

Comfortable · 0Tight · 34Struggling · 25
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Affordability score = monthly disposable income ÷ monthly costs. Above 1.20 is comfortable; 0.80–1.20 is tight; below 0.80 is struggling. Click any city to load it into your calculator.