[ljf]

For housing = yes it is crazy.

For loads of clubs - you'll pay the same. There are hundreds of tiny clubs in London - many offering free or very cheap entry every night of the week. Yes London has a few expensive clubs (that are generally rubbish once you are in if you aren't paying for champagne) - it has loads of great places to see live music, comedy, djs and acts for pocket money. Just pick up a copy and Time Out and you'll def find soemthing you are interested in... 'If one is bored of London...'

[dvdcxn]

In my experience the drinks tend to be quite a bit more expensive.

[ljf]

They can be, but again you just need to find the right places - yes you'll be lucky to pay less than £2.50 a can.

But yes - if you want cheap drinks, London is not the place to come.