# Cost of Living in England

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 21, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-living-in-england/156458 "2003-02-21T02:21:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-living-in-england/156458/21 "2003-02-21T21:54:15Z")

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Most English people earn a living by sweeping out chimmneys, the going rate for this is tuppence ha’penny a time (a good sweep could clean out as many as 15 chimneys a day).

All English people have a diet of either cod and chips or jellied eels, the cost of this varies from place to place but 2 bob is about average.

Housing cost roughly 2 guineas a week.

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**Author:** ![Wysiwig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Wysiwig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wysiwig)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-living-in-england/156458/22 "2003-02-21T22:21:13Z")

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I think everyone has covered the costs of living/taxes/transport etc

I live in Berkshire and have a related interest in your subject…

If you can’t get into Compton, try Berkshire College of Agriculture, Burchetts Green, Maidenhead, Berkshire.

[www.bca.ac.uk/](http://www.bca.ac.uk/)

It’s a large “Statley Home” converted ito Agriculture College, they cover everything from Young Farmers, Tractor Maintenance, Crop Spraying, Kennel Maids and Equestrian.

They also have an Accomodation Block for Students.

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