I lived and Worked in London for a year.
The cost of living except rent is cheaper than here in Perth. Like I mean I was eating like a king for 20 quid a week.. say AU$60. Trying buying ALL your groceries and cleaning products etc etc for that here...... And that was buying everything at Sainsburys, Tesco or alike not ASDA...
Feul is 88p a litre which if ya earning pounds is the same as 88c here.
Insurance on the other hand is outrageous over there.. thats if you can get it in the first place.
BTW there are only 8 Million car parking bays in London including Private ones. There are about 11 million cars in London. So they figure that at any time of day or night there are 3 milloin cars on the road !!!!!