How Much Does Your Job Cost You?

guardianjobs How much does your job cost you? This infographic shows the amount of money that UK employees spend on getting to work and doing their jobs. Salary Time Time spent working 8.6 years Average London wage Average length of time spent working £33,899 7.5 hours p/day 37.5 hours p/week 157.5 hours p/month 1,890 hours p/year 75,600 hours of your life 79.4 years UK life expectancy 8 years, 7 months, 17 days and 2 hours Commuting Average UK wage £26,978 Time spent commuting in London 27.7 hours The average annual cost of a peak-time train pass with underground travel £6000 168 That's over 345 hours of work to pay for your travel 26% less than London hours in a week I £500 50% more than UK average http://www.payscale.com/ Coffee How much is a cup of coffee? How much could you save annually making your own? Costa £2.45 Chain coffee average £913.92 £2.15 £787.20 £1.45 £549.12 Instant £25.31 Douwe Egberts Gold Instant Caffe Nero £2.20 Ground £28.16 Sainsbury's Italian Ground £1.90 Capsules Nespresso capsules £103.68 £1.40 Cups of coffee consumed per day in the UK 70 Starbucks £2.50 I Medium Latte I Medium Americano I Single Expresso I Supermarket coffee £2.10 Million Buying instant could save you a possible £888.61 annually £1.45 Price survey conducted 06/12/11 in outlets around Liverpool Street Station Sandwiches How much is a tuna sandwich? How much could you save annually making your own? M&S £2.00 Sandwich chain average £463.20 Pret £2.49 DIY £201.60 Tesco £1.30 Cost of buying pre-made sandwiches 230% DIY £0.84* More expensive *2x slices bread1/2 tin tuna + squirt of mayo = £0.84 Making your own lunch could save you a possible £261.60 annually Price survey conducted 06/12/11 in outlets around Liverpool Street Station Housing Fact Unpaid rent totalled £300m across the UK in August 2011 London UK Average rent per month £713 2.1%, or £27 a month, more than they were paying in August 2011 Average rent per month £1,202 6.6%, or £63 a month, more than they were paying in August 2011 Cost of living within easy-access of London 69% More expensive Moving out of London could save you £5868 on your rent a year Sources: LSL Property Services Homelet