Living costs
The amount you spend as a student is, to some extent, up to you. You will need to make choices about how you live and what your priorities are. For a first year UK student living in University catered accommodation, the term-time (32 weeks) costs are likely to be something like this:
| Accommodation (average £180 per week) | £5,760 |
| Books and equipment | £300 |
| Food – lunches, coffees etc at £25 per week | £800 |
| Clubs and societies | £150 |
| Clothing | £300 |
| TV licence | £145 |
| Travel home | £150 |
| Toiletries | £150 |
| Telephone and internet | £225 |
| Social life at £35 per week | £1,120 |
| House deposit for your second year | £400 |
| TOTAL | £9,500 |