Living expenses actually depend on how you spend your money. Spend a lot of money, but you can't beat 2000 pounds a month; If you save money, 400-500 pounds a month (including rent, water, electricity, internet access, mobile phone meals and transportation) will do. When I was in Manchester City, all my monthly expenses added up to almost 400 pounds. And you can eat this afternoon tea from time to time and play with friends.
I went to Manchester City in the first year, and suggested that I can live in the student dormitory for about half a year. First, I am not familiar with the city and I don't know much about the college. At this time, living in a dormitory is the simplest, although it will be expensive (and Manda's dormitory is really not cheap! ) because the dormitory includes all the expenses, you don't have to worry about rent, utilities and surfing the internet. And the dormitory is also cleaned regularly (only the bathroom and kitchen are cleaned). Generally speaking, the dormitory of the school is close to the place where classes are held, which saves the transportation expenses. Never live in a dormitory with meals, you will regret it. It's expensive and the food is not good. Second, why only live for half a year? Because it takes half a year to get familiar with a city, believe me, Manchester City is very small. At this time, you can find someone to push out the original school dormitory and move out by yourself. Cheap and comfortable.
If you live alone when renting a house, rent an apartment or a house where you can find a co-tenant. You just have to rent one of them. In addition, most of these houses are equipped with fixed telephones and networks. You can use it directly when you go in. Internet service in Britain is very poor. There must be a fixed telephone. The British fixed telephone company only has BT, so it is a monopoly. As a result, the service is poor. Every time you move to a new place, you have to wait 1 month to 1 month and a half before you can go online.
Transportation: All students in Manchester can use their student cards to get 9-month or 12-month transportation cards at the transportation center of Piccadilly Garden (which seems to have this name). Piccadilly Garden is in a small house next to the electric station. Ask for a 2-inch photo This bus card can only be used on public carriages and magic buses. But the buses of these two companies have covered the whole city. So that's enough.
The exchange rate of the pound is very low now. I don't know exactly how many. But it's definitely much cheaper than when I was here.