Helinut. .Good spot! I missed it when typing and hadn't re-read my post properly. Add in another £7-8k for that.. .. .Heloteacher. .Without absolute specifics here's an attempt to answer your questions.. .4 bed detached house in London say >£1.5M, in middle England - say £250,000, in out of the way places - say £100,000. .Rent - about the same sort of relationship as above.. .Grocery bill (depends where you shop of course, Harrods v M&S v Tesco v Lidl). Our weekly shopping bill (family of 4) is approx. £150, some friends manage to do it on £80, others £200 (depends entirely on your lifestyle - and choice of wine!!). .Supposedly a good relative cost of living indicator is a McDonalds Big Mac meal - over here it's £2.88. .Cars- small run-around new about £7000, large executive say £35000. However, petrol is currently £0.72 per litre.. .Also, checked with some other instructors more qualified than I and their thoughts are that payment varies very little with experience. Their viewe is that experience gets you the job and keeps the job but doesn't mean you get paid any (much) more for it.