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Average salary in Exeter: £32,600/year — £1,004 below the United Kingdom median. Cost index 106, purchasing power 30755/100. Compare incomes across South West below.
Average salary in Exeter: £32,600/year — £1,004 below the United Kingdom median. Cost index 106, purchasing power 30755/100. Compare incomes across South West below.
Exeter: cost index 106 (+3 vs national avg 103), rent £1,020/month.
South West region average cost index: 105. Exeter is +1 vs region peers.
Quality of life: 64/100 — safety 72, healthcare 74, walkability 70.
Safety score: 72/100 (crime rate 48.5/1k). National average: 61/100.
The numbers tell a story most people wouldn't expect. Exeter has a cost index of 106 — 3 points above the United Kingdom national average of 103. Median income is £32,600 with rent at £1,020/month, putting the rent-to-income ratio at 38%. That's not a marginal difference — it reshapes your monthly budget.
On quality of life, Exeter scores a composite score of 64/100 — reflecting its safety (72), healthcare (74), and walkability (70) metrics. But here's the flip side: affordability and QoL don't always move in the same direction, and United Kingdom is a good example of that tension.
Exeter — cost index 106, rent £1,020/mo, income £32,600, QoL 64/100.
Bristol — cost index 112, rent £1,200/mo, income £35,800, QoL 61/100.
Plymouth — cost index 97, rent £870/mo, income £31,000, QoL 63/100.
The median gross income in Exeter is £32,600/year — below the United Kingdom national average of £33,604.
The South West region of average QoL score is 63/100. Exeter leads with 64/100, reflecting safety, healthcare access, walkability, and green space.
Our index is benchmarked to 100 (national median). Sub-categories cover housing, food, transport, utilities, and healthcare. Data sources include ONS, Land Registry, HMRC.
Exeter: cost index 106, rent £1,020/mo, income £32,600/yr, QoL 64/100. Bristol: cost index 112, rent £1,200/mo, income £35,800/yr, QoL 61/100.
This analysis uses data from ONS, Land Registry, HMRC to rank cities in United Kingdom. The cost of living index is benchmarked to 100 (national median). Quality of life scores combine safety, healthcare, walkability, air quality, green space, and transit metrics. Salary ranges use national occupation data adjusted for local cost differences. Data is updated regularly to reflect current market conditions.