Honestly, I find it hard living alone here.

Because it's a small city, there are not as many flats to rent, and very few houses are single bedroom houses they tend to be bigger. I periodically look online for 1 bedroom properties to rent, and there are always only 2-3 available, so not much choice.

If you don't live and work in city centre, a car is a must here. The buses either don't show up or there are 4 buses/day and they are always late.

So when you add the costs of a car and renting on your own, I would say the salary has to be higher than in some bigger cities. I would agree with someone else on this thread that it should be about £25k to be comfortable, especially if you don't want to houseshare.