Most expensive cities for students

A study by the Royal Bank of Scotland has concluded that Edinburgh is the most expensive UK city for students. However, Edinburgh students are still the highest social spenders and spend above the weekly average on alcohol. The survey of 2,500 students took into account a range of factors, including how much students spend on going out, how much time they spend studying, accommodation costs and average term time income. The survey found the majority of a student's income came from student loans, on average £161.14 per week. That figure was four times higher than any other source, including part-time work. After loans, parental support was the largest income source. [ source: CES newsletter ]

List of the top 25 most cost-effective cities for students in the UK:

1 Portsmouth	10 Dundee	19 London
2 Liverpool	11 Manchester	20 Sheffield
3 Newcastle	12 Norwich	21 Plymouth
4 Belfast	13 Leicester	22 Oxford
5 Exeter	14 Brighton	23 Cambridge
6 York	15 Reading	24 Southampton
7 Cardiff	16 Glasgow	25 Edinburgh
8 Nottingham	17 Leeds
9 Birmingham	18 Bristol