Budget for family of four

Steevo25

I am not sure how food prices compare across the country, but we are 2 adults and 2 children and I have never managed to get the shopping below £300 per month no matter how hard I try. It is generally £350 per month. There are a the occassional luxuries in there but no ready meals or anything unneccessary.

trigger_mike

Suffolk is more expensive to live roughly bills are p/m council tax £105, electric & gas £60, Phone £40, food £200, Water £31, tv £10.99, etc etc...

davesgirl_2

i live in suffolk and prices dont look that different to west midlands - my council tax is £82 per month although i think this might be over 10 months rather than 12

trigger_mike

Not sure what part of suffolk you coming to but here the council tax prices for ipswich
http://www.ipswich.gov.uk/Services/Council+Tax/

boogster

It will be Ipswich actually, I had checked the council tax and worked it out to be just over £100 pm. If I remember correctly the Suffolk Coastal rates were cheaper than Ipswich !


Was that figure of £60 for electric/gas combined or £60 each ?

trigger_mike

boogster wrote:

It will be Ipswich actually, I had checked the council tax and worked it out to be just over £100 pm. If I remember correctly the Suffolk Coastal rates were cheaper than Ipswich !


Was that figure of £60 for electric/gas combined or £60 each ?

yes it was, thats for a 3 bedroom home on nacton road if you know it.

boogster

Yes I do know it thanks. So should be about the same size as mine. Sorry still not clear if that figure was £60 each or for both. Is that for gas central heating ?

trigger_mike

boogster wrote:

Yes I do know it thanks. So should be about the same size as mine. Sorry still not clear if that figure was £60 each or for both. Is that for gas central heating ?

that is for gas heating and electic, though powergen, i just have £60 direct debt come out the start of every month and that covers it.