It costs you almost £6,000 more to be single in London than in a relationship

Ever feel like you have less disposable money to spend than your couple friends? That’s because you probably do…
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Liz Connor2 August 2016

If you ever scroll through Instagram and feel like your coupled up friends are constantly enjoying more holidays, dinners out and designer clothes while you wait anxiously for payday, then new research may explain why.

According to online saving expert VoucherCodesPro, the average Londoner will spend £5,772 more in a year if they are single than those in a relationship.

As if awkward Tinder dates weren’t bad enough, being single means you’re spending £150 per week on average, while your loved-up friends might be spending as little as £39.

The results were revealed from a poll of 2,125 Britons aged 18-30, of which 1,063 were single and 1,062 were in a relationship.

Nights out and socialising, take-away food and restaurant food polled as the top three expenses for singletons, closely followed by clothes and groceries.

And if that wasn’t sobering enough, single Londoners are likely to drink almost three times more than their friends who have partners.

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Researchers asked those who were single how much they thought they spent on alcohol in a week, with the average answer emerging as £45.

They then asked those that were in a relationship how much they spent on alcohol in a week, with £17 revealed as the average answer.

The reason why we spend more when we’re not in a relationship varies, but most people in the study agreed that it was due to more nights out, the pressure to look attractive and because couples can split the bill on everything.

Not exactly cheery news for singletons. But if you’re still searching for ‘the one’ in the capital, it’s not all bad: you might be significantly short of pocket, chained to a rigorous grooming routine and suffering through more hellish hangovers, but at least you can starfish in your bed every night.

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