mach
07-10-2004, 12:38 AM
Hello all,
I may have an opportunity to move to Sheffield with my wife next September and work at the University of Sheffield as part of a job exchange. I'm quite excited and would love to make it work.
The trick is, I will continue to get paid in measly Canadian dollars, but obviously my expenses would be in UK pounds. Given the currency exchange rate at the moment, this is a somewhat daunting proposition. I've read that Sheffield is one of the less expensive cities in the UK, but have been unable to find anything that gives a reasonable estimate for overall monthly living costs.
We would be looking for modest, clean, furnished accommodation with one or two bedrooms somewhere with public transit access to the University. I estimate our budget for housing would likely be no more than 500/month. Is this even possible? We are not students, but are fairly young and could handle somewhat of a student lifestyle, but we wouldn't want to be in a totally student neighbourhood.
Can anyone give estimates on other monthly living expenses: groceries, public transit, etc?
Obviously this is fairly subjective and depends on where you live and lifestyle choices, but what would be a reasonable "low-average" month.
I'd sure love to be able to make this work, and any help would be greatly appreciated!
I may have an opportunity to move to Sheffield with my wife next September and work at the University of Sheffield as part of a job exchange. I'm quite excited and would love to make it work.
The trick is, I will continue to get paid in measly Canadian dollars, but obviously my expenses would be in UK pounds. Given the currency exchange rate at the moment, this is a somewhat daunting proposition. I've read that Sheffield is one of the less expensive cities in the UK, but have been unable to find anything that gives a reasonable estimate for overall monthly living costs.
We would be looking for modest, clean, furnished accommodation with one or two bedrooms somewhere with public transit access to the University. I estimate our budget for housing would likely be no more than 500/month. Is this even possible? We are not students, but are fairly young and could handle somewhat of a student lifestyle, but we wouldn't want to be in a totally student neighbourhood.
Can anyone give estimates on other monthly living expenses: groceries, public transit, etc?
Obviously this is fairly subjective and depends on where you live and lifestyle choices, but what would be a reasonable "low-average" month.
I'd sure love to be able to make this work, and any help would be greatly appreciated!