Is London a nice place to live?

London can be a great place to live and it can be a lonely place to live. You say City of London - It depends on whether you mean Greater London or the City (which is the financial district).

In the financial district, a studio flat can cost close to £2000 a month.

In Greater London (Where I used to live t - 8 miles from the Centre), a studio flat can cost from £750 per month.

It is very expensive to live there.

On top of that, you will need to add in the cost of transport. A months travel pass zone 1 only will cost £126.80 per month.

Zones 1 - 6 costs £231.20 per month. The further you live out, the longer it takes to get into the centre. For the 8 miles I travelled (zone 3), it used to take 45 - 55 minutes via bus and tube.

As for jobs, it all depends on what you do. I am sure there are many to be had in cafes and bars, but these will not pay much more than minimum wage - which will not cover living expenses.

In the area you live, you might get to know locals who can be lovely. In the centre, people are generally in a hurry or tourists and people tend to keep themselves to themselves.

On the good side, there is almost everything you could ever need there. On the downside, you need a good job paying a lot of money to be able to afford the lifestyle.