Originally Posted by
Chip
Very few people can get from their house to their actual office in 30 mins from essex to central london I suspect, typically there will be a train, a tube and a walk, and its all on crowded trains which if you are used to the countryside and fresh air is a bit of a culture shock, its not just a case of london life is like other life but better paid, its actually quite different.
Its possible, I know this cause I am currently doing it (all be it that it takes me over an hour and a half) but its certainly not as nice as when I lived in somerset and drove 5 mins to where I worked and had free parking.
you also have to take into account not just all the hours of time you waste travelling but the cost of the train tickets too, which for me currently from just outside london is over 200 pounds a month (so you need 4K a year higher salary just to break even for the train fares based on that 200 a month)
I agree with what your saying but as said in a previous post i earn 40-60% more working in London than i would locally (Which equates to alot more than £4k)
If you want the extra money you have to deal with the commuting. I would guess that 80% of people working in London commute for more than an hour a day its part and parcel of working in London.
So thats why I would advise the thread starter to try working in the city.