Rent in London is so high that one young professional has worked out it would be cheaper live in Barcelona and fly to work。
倫敦房?jī)r(jià)太貴了,年輕的上班族發(fā)現(xiàn)與其住在倫敦,不如搬到西班牙巴塞羅那去,然后每天“打飛的”去倫敦上班來(lái)得更劃算。
Social Media manager Sam Cookney, 30, wanted a less expensive way of travelling to his office near Liverpool Street station。
今年30歲的薩姆-庫(kù)克尼是一家社交媒體的經(jīng)理,他想了一個(gè)更省錢的通勤計(jì)劃。
What he found was an unlikely solution: it would be more cost effective to relocate to the sun-kissed coast of north east Spain, more than 700 miles away。
他的計(jì)劃看上去有點(diǎn)瘋狂:因?yàn)樗l(fā)現(xiàn)住在陽(yáng)光明媚的西班牙巴塞羅那比住在倫敦更劃算,即使巴塞羅那距離倫敦有700英里之遙。
Mr Cookney said that a combination of cheap rent, travel and the lack of council tax charges in the Spanish city would more than undercut the high prices of travel cards living costs in the English capital。
庫(kù)克尼表示,綜合來(lái)算,西班牙便宜的房租、通勤費(fèi)用,節(jié)省下來(lái)的各種稅費(fèi),要遠(yuǎn)比住在高消費(fèi)的倫敦要?jiǎng)澦恪?/p>
He arrived at the extraordinary solution by doing sums based on property and travel websites。
庫(kù)克尼根據(jù)網(wǎng)上提供的住房和差旅費(fèi)用算了一筆賬。
Cost of living - Monthly comparison
每月花費(fèi)對(duì)比
LONDON:
One bed flat, West Hampstead - 1,505
Council tax - 75
Zone 1-2 travel card - 116.60
TOTAL: 1,697 per month。
倫敦:
一居室,西漢普斯特,1505磅
稅費(fèi),75磅
通勤費(fèi),116.6磅
合計(jì):1697磅(約合人民幣16491元)
BARCELONA:
Three bed flat, Les Corts, 580
Council tax - 0
Ryanair flight, metro - 778
TOTAL: 1,358 per month
巴塞羅那:
三居室,Les Corts地區(qū),580磅
稅費(fèi),0
飛機(jī)費(fèi)、地鐵費(fèi),778磅
合計(jì):1358磅(約合人民幣13226元)
。庫(kù)克尼只能感嘆“太扯了”。
'It's just beyond crazy, and completely unsustainable'。
“這太扯了,完全不具有可持續(xù)性。”
挑戰(zhàn)四六級(jí),一次過(guò)級(jí)成功! 倫敦房?jī)r(jià)太貴了,年輕的上班族發(fā)現(xiàn)與其住在倫敦,不如搬到面朝大海、陽(yáng)光明媚的巴塞羅那去,然后每天“打飛的”去倫敦上班來(lái)得更劃算。雖然這樣可以每月剩下300多英鎊,但是設(shè)計(jì)這個(gè)計(jì)劃的人卻大呼“太扯了,不具可持續(xù)性”!