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Average salary in Norwich: £32,000/year — £1,604 below the United Kingdom median. Cost index 99, purchasing power 32323/100. Compare incomes across East of England below.
Average salary in Norwich: £32,000/year — £1,604 below the United Kingdom median. Cost index 99, purchasing power 32323/100. Compare incomes across East of England below.
Norwich: cost index 99 (-4 vs national avg 103), rent £920/month.
East of England region average cost index: 103. Norwich is -4 vs region peers.
Quality of life: 62/100 — safety 68, healthcare 70, walkability 65.
Safety score: 68/100 (crime rate 58.3/1k). National average: 61/100.
One stat flips the usual narrative: Norwich has a cost index of 99 — 4 points below the United Kingdom national average of 103. Median income is £32,000 with rent at £920/month, putting the rent-to-income ratio at 35%. This is an advantage that compounds over time.
Pair that with the housing data, and the pattern sharpens. looking at East of England as a whole, the spread across all 27 cities is 16 points on the cost index. Sunderland sits at the other end with index 83 and rent of £660/mo. That's a strong position by any measure.
On quality of life, Norwich scores a composite score of 62/100 — reflecting its safety (68), healthcare (70), and walkability (65) metrics. And there's one more thing: affordability and QoL don't always move in the same direction, and United Kingdom is a good example of that tension.
| # | City | Cost Index | Rent/mo | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich | 99 | £920 | £32,000 |
| 2 | London | 142 | £2,000 | £42,500 |
| 3 | Cambridge | 129 | £1,450 | £41,000 |
| 4 | Reading | 124 | £1,300 | £40,000 |
| 5 | Oxford | 132 | £1,500 | £39,000 |
| 6 | Brighton | 122 | £1,350 | £37,000 |
| 7 | Edinburgh | 110 | £1,220 | £37,000 |
| 8 | Bristol | 112 | £1,200 | £35,800 |
| 9 | Aberdeen | 98 | £810 | £35,800 |
| 10 | Southampton | 113 | £1,130 | £35,200 |
| 11 | York | 107 | £1,080 | £34,700 |
| 12 | Manchester | 103 | £1,080 | £33,800 |
| 13 | Exeter | 106 | £1,020 | £32,600 |
| 14 | Cardiff | 96 | £940 | £32,600 |
| 15 | Glasgow | 95 | £960 | £32,600 |
| 16 | Birmingham | 97 | £950 | £32,200 |
| 17 | Leeds | 96 | £950 | £31,600 |
| 18 | Plymouth | 97 | £870 | £31,000 |
| 19 | Nottingham | 94 | £880 | £31,000 |
| 20 | Coventry | 94 | £880 | £30,500 |
Norwich — cost index 99, rent £920/mo, income £32,000, QoL 62/100.
London — cost index 142, rent £2,000/mo, income £42,500, QoL 56/100.
Cambridge — cost index 129, rent £1,450/mo, income £41,000, QoL 61/100.
Reading — cost index 124, rent £1,300/mo, income £40,000, QoL 56/100.
Oxford — cost index 132, rent £1,500/mo, income £39,000, QoL 58/100.
The median gross income in Norwich is £32,000/year — below the United Kingdom national average of £33,604.
The East of England region of average QoL score is 60/100. Norwich leads with 62/100, 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.
Norwich: cost index 99, rent £920/mo, income £32,000/yr, QoL 62/100. London: cost index 142, rent £2,000/mo, income £42,500/yr, QoL 56/100.
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.