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Is Newcastle upon Tyne good for young professionals? Cost index 89, rent £800/mo, income £30,500, QoL 63/100. Compared to 26 other North East cities below.
Is Newcastle upon Tyne good for young professionals? Cost index 89, rent £800/mo, income £30,500, QoL 63/100. Compared to 26 other North East cities below.
Newcastle upon Tyne: cost index 89 (-14 vs national avg 103), rent £800/month.
North East region average cost index: 103. Newcastle upon Tyne is -14 vs region peers.
Quality of life: 63/100 — safety 56, healthcare 72, walkability 74.
Safety score: 56/100 (crime rate 88.9/1k). National average: 61/100.
| # | City | Cost Index | Rent/mo | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 89 | £800 | £30,500 |
| 2 | Swansea | 87 | £720 | £29,500 |
| 3 | Sheffield | 91 | £830 | £30,000 |
| 4 | Edinburgh | 110 | £1,220 | £37,000 |
| 5 | Aberdeen | 98 | £810 | £35,800 |
| 6 | Exeter | 106 | £1,020 | £32,600 |
| 7 | York | 107 | £1,080 | £34,700 |
| 8 | Plymouth | 97 | £870 | £31,000 |
| 9 | Norwich | 99 | £920 | £32,000 |
| 10 | Cardiff | 96 | £940 | £32,600 |
| 11 | Belfast | 89 | £780 | £30,500 |
| 12 | Bristol | 112 | £1,200 | £35,800 |
| 13 | Cambridge | 129 | £1,450 | £41,000 |
| 14 | Glasgow | 95 | £960 | £32,600 |
| 15 | Nottingham | 94 | £880 | £31,000 |
| 16 | Leeds | 96 | £950 | £31,600 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 83 | £660 | £28,400 |
| 18 | Oxford | 132 | £1,500 | £39,000 |
| 19 | Brighton | 122 | £1,350 | £37,000 |
| 20 | Leicester | 93 | £860 | £30,000 |
Let's cut to what actually matters here. Newcastle upon Tyne has a cost index of 89 — 14 points below the United Kingdom national average of 103. Median income is £30,500 with rent at £800/month, putting the rent-to-income ratio at 31%. This combination is rare — and valuable.
Layer in taxes, though, and the math changes. looking at North East as a whole, the spread across all 27 cities is 14 points on the cost index. Manchester sits at the other end with index 103 and rent of £1,080/mo. Financially, that's significant.
On quality of life, Newcastle upon Tyne scores a composite score of 63/100 — reflecting its safety (56), healthcare (72), and walkability (74) metrics. Here's where it gets complicated: affordability and QoL don't always move in the same direction, and United Kingdom is a good example of that tension.
Newcastle upon Tyne — cost index 89, rent £800/mo, income £30,500, QoL 63/100.
Swansea — cost index 87, rent £720/mo, income £29,500, QoL 66/100.
Sheffield — cost index 91, rent £830/mo, income £30,000, QoL 65/100.
Edinburgh — cost index 110, rent £1,220/mo, income £37,000, QoL 65/100.
Aberdeen — cost index 98, rent £810/mo, income £35,800, QoL 65/100.
Newcastle upon Tyne scores 63/100 on the relevant index for young professionals — with rent of £800/month and cost index 89 (14 points below the national average of 103).
The North East region of average QoL score is 60/100. Newcastle upon Tyne leads with 63/100, 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.
Newcastle upon Tyne: cost index 89, rent £800/mo, income £30,500/yr, QoL 63/100. Swansea: cost index 87, rent £720/mo, income £29,500/yr, QoL 66/100.
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.