Living costs in Wales do depend on your location, employment and circumstances. However, historically Wales has had lower costs on items such as accommodation, travel, food, entertainment, shopping and services. Property prices, council tax and basic expenses all generally fall below the UK average. Note that all the costs are estimated.

University Residence

Item	Per week	Per month	Per year (271 days)
Rent (including bills)	£87.82	£381.86	£3,400.00
Food	£33.00	£143.49	£1,277.57
Books and copying	£9.25	£40.22	£358.11
Social	£29.00	£126.10	£1,122.71
Clothes	£8.00	£34.78	£309.71
Laundry and toiletries	£6.75	£29.35	£261.32
Travel	£9.00	£39.13	£348.43
Telephone/mobile and TV licence	£8.50	£36.96	£329.07
Total	£191.32	£831.90	£7,406.93

Rented accommodation (4 people sharing)

Item	Per week	Per month	Per year (359 days)
Rent	£82.50	£354.75	£4,231.07
Bills	£20.00	£86.00	£1,025.71
Food	£33.00	£141.90	£1,692.43
Books and copying	£9.25	£39.78	£474.39
Social	£29.00	£124.70	£1,487.29
Clothes	£8.00	£34.40	£410.29
Laundry and toiletries	£6.75	£29.03	£346.18
Travel	£9.00	£38.70	£461.57
Telephone/mobile and TV licence	£6.25	£26.88	£320.54
Total	£203.75	£876.13	£10,446.46

Tuition fees

Undergraduate course fees:£9000 and £30,000 a year
Postgraduate course fees:about £9,000 and may reach more than £49,000 for programmes that are in high demand
English language course fees for international students:under £200 to over £1,000

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Last Updated: 07 January 2013
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