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Change any number and see the result straight away. Annual costs are converted to weekly so everything adds up the same way.

City defaults are illustrative placeholders, not sourced figures. Replace them with real quotes for your situation.

Your costs
Your share of rent
$/wk
If not included in rent
$/wk
$/wk
Fares, fuel or bike costs
$/wk
$/wk
$/wk
$/wk
Annual premium
$/yr
Annual fee, leave at 0 to budget living costs only
$/yr
$/wk
Income optional
Family support, scholarship or wages
$/wk

Estimated spending

Weekly

$595

Monthly

$2,578

Annual

$30,940

How this is calculated

Weekly total = sum of weekly items + (annual items ÷ 52). Monthly = weekly × 52 ÷ 12. Annual = weekly × 52.

ItemWeeklyMonthly
Rent$320.00$1,387
Power, internet and water$30.00$130
Groceries$120.00$520
Transport$50.00$217
Mobile phone$15.00$65
Eating out and leisure$60.00$260

Often forgotten

You haven’t included: Clothes and personal items, Insurance. Add them if they apply to you.

This is an estimate based on the numbers above, not a guarantee of real costs.

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