How London rents are so high it is now cheaper to live in BARCELONA and commute in

Rent in London is so high that one young professional has worked out it would be cheaper live in Barcelona and fly to work.
Social Media manager Sam Cookney, 30, wanted a more less expensive way of travelling to his office in near Liverpool Street station.
What he found was an unlikely solution: it would be more cost effective to relocate to the sun-kissed coast of North West Spain, more than 700 miles away.

Cheap alternative: Mr Cookney found the lack of council tax charges and low rent in Barcelona, above, meant it is cheaper to live there and fly to London

Expensive: London's council tax charges make the city more expensive than alternatives in Europe, Mr Cookney found

Mr Cookney said that a combination of cheap rent, travel and the lack of council tax charges in the Spanish city would more than undercut the high prices of travel cards living costs in the English capital.
He arrived at the extraordinary solution by doing sums based on property and travel websites.