Typical costs
Depending on your lifestyle, approximate monthly expenses are as follows:
Rent: £415 (in 2009–10 rents for university accommodation varied between £49–110 per week, averaging at about £91)
Utility bills: (Water/electricity/gas) £40, unless included with rent
Telephone: (national and local calls) £20
Food/housekeeping: £170
Local travel: £45
Personal belongings insurance: £4
Books/stationery: £30
Clothing: £45 (including smart clothes for
working with patients)
Socialising/leisure: £70
Miscellaneous (healthcare, etc): £40
Total: £880
You should add the one-off costs of buying a stethoscope (approx. £50) and travel, accommodation and living expenses for your fourth year clinical elective, where costs will vary depending on where you choose to go. (A number of bursaries are available to support electives.)
When you live off-campus, you may find it useful to have access to a computer with a broadband connection, to use BSMS learning resources.
A rough guide is to have about £8,000 available for the October to June academic
year, including vacations, plus tuition fees.
Discount cards
An NUS Extra card will get you discounts in many shops, cinemas, museums and galleries, and on national and local bus and train travel.