Is Life in London ACTUALLY good? 🧐 | Talking to Expats & Locals about Life in London

With the cost of living crisis going up in the UK, we continue to hear how much of a mistake it is to move to London nowdays. However, the UK is receiving the lagest amount of expats it ever has - So there must also be good things that are attracting expats to move!
We decided to take this question to the streets, and let Expats and Londoners answer this question - Is life in London good? What are the things they struggled with when they moved? And what advice do they have for people moving?
And yes, we asked the juicy questions too - Watch to see Londoners take on the weather and food in this country!
Contents of this video:
00:00 - Intro
01:34 - Rate the London weather from 1 to 10
02:22 - Do you like British Food?
03:58 - How is your experience living in London?
05:01 - What do you miss from your home country?
05:25 - What’s your advice for people moving to London?
08:12 - Our Tips for Moving to the UK
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[@KarinaForte-qh2qt]

I been 30 years in UK and I don't have friends really ..aqueintances yes loads ..but true real close friends no

[@illaoit8147]

Hiii . I'm moving to the UK soon. Do you want to be friends? I'm 25

[@humphrey_bulldoguk22]

I'm London born and bred , grew up in bermondesy....me, my mum, my brother, basically all native Londoners have been pushed out...iv met more Londoners up north then I have in London..

[@user-bj3ul8nr7u]

thank u sm for the video and the guide on your website !! thats very kind

[@englishtuitionbangi7043]

part time jobs in London would help ex Londoners like me to stay longer. I was a student years ago. There is still so many charming streets to explore. I go there every 2 yrs for memories, but the accomodation costs is killing. Food is affordable. Transport costs can be cut down by walking a lot.. looking forward to you interviewing random people on how they survive by part time jobs . is there such jobs for temps.. Tq. Love your short vid😊

[@Invisiblewiz]

Native Brit here who was born in London but has since been living in both West Yorkshire and Somerset. I would love to be able to move back to the capital, but it is just too damn expensive!

[@matutto]

We totally get it! 🙈

[@EphemeralProductions]

I’m a lifetime American and I’ve always been put off of moving there for that same reason. lol just found a website that says that Bexley is the cheapest place living wise in London! 915 pounds per month for a 1 bedroom flat. :D. That seems cheap enough that if I had enough income over there I would entertain it! :)

[@rjflores438]

Agreed mate, I also think that London has become an even more cut throat city in terms of the wealth and class divides, and your quality of life diminishes because many people simply dont have the excess funds to actually maintain and keep up with the lifestyle they envisige living before they arrive there, unless they are earning around 50k plus per year.

[@robertwilson3866]

I live 20 mins by train from London and only go there about 3-4 times a year. It's nice to visit but it's tiring to get around and ridiculously expensive. I never date anyone who lives in London for that reason. European cities are much cheaper, less intense and the shops don't close stupidly early.

[@ibphysicsclassroom]

Coming as a teacher to the Uk can I please be able to find a 1 bedroom for £400 per month in Leeds or castleford. And please is it a good place to live

[@YoungSimonzzz]

I really love London, but right now it's too hard and expensive to live there...

[@luckykazivlog8782]

Beautiful sharing! 😍👌

[@The-Great-Brindian]

Nice channels guys, first video of your channel I've watched and I enjoyed watching it 😀👍

[@NALBATRAVELS]

Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoy our other videos 😄

[@BEASTabubacker]

Amazing video happy to be a part of it as well!!😍

[@NALBATRAVELS]

Thank you for participating!! 😌🙌

[@hamzaabhay3336]

I love it guys!

[@fgcpeak9591]

It's way too expensive to live here. Basically impossible... My BIGGEST regeret was saving 100k and wasting 70% of it on a deposit on a house

[@pabloofp01]

London is SO beautiful 🤩

[@nigel4152]

great video on the perspectives of locals and expats!

[@NALBATRAVELS]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😌

[@nicobernada1775]

I live in Spain and the weather is very hot. Right now, in Spain is summer, and the temperature is 45º C 💀

[@2cleverson2]

been in London for 6 years now and def. the rent prices su...... it is a huge turn-off

[@dorap6921]

How much is it?

[@2cleverson2]

@@dorap6921 it depends a lot... what zone, if you want to share with other people

[@doyle6000]

Fellow Londoner here! Loved this video. Keep it up!

[@NALBATRAVELS]

Thanks so much!! 🫶

[@madeleine5313]

Great video! I miss London! Lived there many years and went to uni there. Definitely a great vibe! The girl in the tie dye shirt with denim jacket sounds like she’s from Finland 🇫🇮 Lovely girl!

[@hissellbermudez8122]

My dream since a little girl has been moving to London. I give credit to Mr Bean , the tv show 😅😅. The only thing that scares me is the high cost of living. I might be going as a student for a year but I would love to have more time to experience the culture and the theatre scene! I am an actor and London just sound like the ideal place for it !

[@Claireradusha99]

It’s more expensive than you think

[@heatherboardman7004]

You are living in dream land. London is more expensive than you think especially rents. It is dirty, grey and overcrowding

[@london8701]

@@heatherboardman7004but there's loads to do. compared to other parts of england there's so much to do and it's just brilliant for advancing a career

[@heatherboardman7004]

@@london8701 nicer cities in the UK than London. Do you research. Places like Edinburgh, York, Newcastle. Plus a lot safer outside London which has a lot of crime. It is not called stab city for nothing.

[@AngloSaxonVanguard]

Ignore the negativity from some of these miserable people. London is a great city with lots to do and plenty of opportunities. London doesn't need these kind of negative people, they infect everyone

[@bbangxrin4414]

Thank you for sharing the video. I will be moving to work in london in december. Not sure if thats a good time with christmas holidays and all.

[@NALBATRAVELS]

Thank you! And there's never a bad time to move to London - the only thing we would advise on, is taking a coat! And of course, if you need help settling in, you can always reach out :)

[@rlsstryker]

My question to all of this is simple…. If one of disabled or in a wheelchair, as myself…. Is living in London vs. u.s.a. worth the work to do so. I’ve always wanted to live there. Clearly, after my accident, that has out a damper on many of things. Including going to places I’d like to travel or live. To anybody who lives with and works through a disability and resides in the u.k. Any information would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance for any tips pr pointers.

[@prestonr6348]

The tube highlights certain stations where you have step free access from the train to the street. If you need assistance, you can always ask help from the staff, I've seen them wheeling people around

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

Food is still incredibly cheap compared to N America.

[@NALBATRAVELS]

That’s a fair point 🙈

[@user-mx1gh3mn3w]

It is not as expensive as Switzerland.

[@JimMorrow-li8kw]

I truly like this video

[@leec6707]

London is wonderful but I've found it far busier than ever before. I'm in my 50s and would recommend avoiding London in August. Some areas are so busy, that it becomes hellish.

[@NALBATRAVELS]

London in summer and around Christmas time can get SUPER busy!

[@SpaMassageuk]

Great Videos!

[@coulsonjackson]

I have been in London for 8 years, I love the high population of the London but not the weather. I would love to move to Spain next.

[@NALBATRAVELS]

That’s a fair point! Spain’s weather is great ☀️ I guess we’ll have to make some videos about moving to Spain 😋

[@matutto]

Shorts version of this video on our account!

[@user-mx1gh3mn3w]

There is no room here for more people!

[@London.boy41]

I love Lon🇬🇧don ❤

[@eduardofuenzalida2872]

7:50 LOL

[@luisotavioalves9077]

Fantastic video!

[@leemehdinur3766]

Jellied eels and tadpole soup!!

[@afsalkeloth3646]

Coffee milk shake 👍 ❤❤

[@Ahmedali-fb2dy]

I wish to go to Leicester

[@EphemeralProductions]

Linda McCartneys tofu treats?? lol

[@jamescorbett5729]

British food consists of more than fish n chips. How about Fish Pie? Steak n Kidney Pie, Shepherd’s Pie, Beef n Oyster Pie? Oh, I don’t those so they must be bad. How about a nice trout or smoked salmon? Go to a decent restaurant and you’ll find plenty of delicious British food.

[@zacstarkey1369]

what type of coffeeshops does he mean?

[@NALBATRAVELS]

I don't know but if I could guess... 😂

[@JohnThomas1884.]

A local in London? 😂😂😂

[@antiaffandie584]

Is London safe enough for student? How about crime in London? Tq

[@NALBATRAVELS]

From our experience London is safer than what you see on the news. We’ve never had any problems. But as with any other city, it’s always important to be careful 😊

[@natalyak8236]

I adore London and I have decided to move there. I've spent 10 days in October last year in London, in cheap hostel, with lots of different people (which I like) and I could tell you from my experience... This City loves me as much as I love this City. I never felt stronger relationship between me and London to anyone or anything in my whole life and I've been in so many countries. I feel London as my home, my eternal love the way I couldn't say for any person in my life.

[@user-my4ro2mc5e]

That’s ironic because my experience was the total opposite. I was beaten up, bullied at work, fell into debt because of the high living costs, everybody looked down at my engineering profession and I was even shouted at. I vow never to live in London ever again. Now I have PTSD from my horrible experience.

[@kc17131]

Same here! Looked down at, bullied at work and by my ex partner family. Never again 🙅‍♀️

[@weefish12]

London, ENGLAND, UK

[@KarinaForte-qh2qt]

Plenty international food shops ..cook at home

[@user-mx1gh3mn3w]

Yeah it's cheaper.

[@matiengatkuoth8737]

I'm coming next year though, I will definitely need some help

[@NALBATRAVELS]

You know what to do! Check out matutto.com :)

[@haniabukar857]

I like Ur Videos i am interested to move to London as I educated in British school since I was a child London was my dream place, I soon to graduate from University, I watch ur videos bcs after my graduation I decided to move to London

[@NALBATRAVELS]

Glad to hear that!! Make sure to sign up to matutto.com/ it will help you access lots of info and tips for moving to London 😊 Good luck with your move!

[@BertikAlbertoOrru]

If you want an example of uk people min 8:08 . People are always in the rush, "Hey how are you" "you r right...."fssss gone 🚀

[@Letmebyourvoiceactor]

What costs are there to live on London besides your visa, rent, food, and travel?

[@NALBATRAVELS]

Depends on your lifestyle. You should account for a SIM Card with data, your gym subscription (if you go), entertainment (if you like going out for food, drinks, etc.). So it really depends on what you like doing

[@kc17131]

A specialist doctor visit costs £180-£600

[@user-cf7de1ch4n]

To have a good life in London you need to earn good money. As a south european, I find life in London boring, there is no soul in the city and people are cold.

[@xanderpills]

It's probably the amount of inhabitants. There are no such metropolitan, gigacities in south, something like Lisbon, Portugal is veeeery chill in fact. London had like close to ten million people. That's whole Portugal or Greece, or one fifth of Spain or Italy. That's just helluva lot of people.

[@stephaniedavinson6762]

The real English Londoners are being pushed out and treated with no respect in our Beautiful Christian country.

[@xanderpills]

@@stephaniedavinson6762 How come "pushed out"? Sounds a bit conservative to my ears. While these sort of views are pretty common all around the world, isn't England and especially London pretty much a melting pot for all cultures possible? P.S. : Had to look up some data about the subject, it looks as if Christianity is simply on a lowering trend for the last twenty or so years. Not necessarily only a multicultural effect there (as comparing the results of this survey didn't show anything that significant regarding non-Christian religions between 2011 and 2021). www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/religion/bulletins/religionenglandandwales/census2021#religion-in-england-and-wales

[@kc17131]

Mid-south European. Yes agree with you. The only attraction is that it’s a big city, diverse, quite rich and English is spoken, which unfortunately is the language of the world

[@gabriolinari8719]

I cannot put thumbs down in the ratings so here it goes: 👎 Not because it's poorly made video but because of the content: we used to live in London 7 years ago and was genuinely interested in hearing about cost of things, a dinner out, monthly bills, etc some details on cold hard POUNDS, etc, yet was too generic, if i can give you a suggestion, ask people specific useful things for every day living, council tax? How much is it gone up? Tube? how much is a zone 1-2 zone 1-4 cost? Etc, how much money you need at minimum for a 1 bed for a couple, etc - make it useful :)

[@whatnextincomo]

Prolonged food rationing after Second World War and Industrial Revolution “lifestyle” before that might have contributed to relatively bland British food, not to mention the climate.

[@alat7870]

its very expensive, hard to Mae friends and hard to meet partners

[@mercedesbadilla9269]

The girl from H3H3

[@delgriffithification]

I doubt these people have really tried real British food.

[@user-wt9sr2me4q]

Is there anyone here living in London ? i might go to London this coming summer if i managed to receive the visa and i might need someone to accommodate me for at least 2 weeks. I will be ready to send all informations about me including my passport number and identity card and fullfill whatever required from me to get accepted for temporary accomodation

[@KarinaForte-qh2qt]

Not such living crisis for the elite and politicians

[@London.boy41]

One ☝🏻 day inshallah 😘

[@toolate9494]

No 👎

[@masuzun6546]

Life in central London is great of you make 100k GBP after tax a year or more. Otherwise you'll feel pretty miserable and poor.

[@NALBATRAVELS]

It the last couple of years, it's become really expensive to live in London unfortunately

[@rl9817]

“Don’t be afraid to ask for help.” Translation: Her parents pay for her bills.

[@KarinaForte-qh2qt]

Bipolar weather uk

[@user-my4ro2mc5e]

London is literally the worst city in the entire world. I was beaten up, people shouted at me, everybody looked down at my engineering degree, I was bullied constantly at work, got a lot of racist abuse, fell into a huge debt due to the high living costs, I vow never to live in London ever again.

Why is London SO BLOODY EXPENSIVE??? 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 😡😡

[@MikeDavidson-hi6nm]

Jew Yehudim In the lands of Tarshish

[@dusanoljaca2585]

Are there any BRITISH people in London anymore? Everyone in this video is a foreigner.

[@rogerc8960]

not many

[@karag4487]

Well, they interviewed people in front of a university you ignorant

[@ryerye6587]

You talk like that is a bad thing. Anyways, if you wanted to keep your precious London to yourself, you shouldn't have stolen all the riches from other countries and brought it there

[@JadeOthen]

@@ryerye6587 I don't think he / she actually did that personally.

[@ryerye6587]

@@JadeOthen he did not personally. And he also do not own London. So he should stop acting like he has more right being there than anyone else.

[@user-or8it8dk7u]

London is chicken box 📦 don’t like trying to move somewhere else

[@SteabhanMac3]

No care about cockney culture or heritage.

[@KarinaForte-qh2qt]

Can I say sucks in the video ..this is what's going wrong with the world ...politicly correctness

[@JohandriCRivas-cn4ip]

Expensive, people impolite, poor standards. Disaster!

[@gtrdxz]

Cringe

[@saodahsharemqdreams]

Allah sent Powerful Black Jet Fighters in hundreds by his Help and India became frightened after seeing these black jet fighters that how did Pakistan get these jet fighters? Imam Mahdi Muhammad Qasim Dreams