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How long you work to buy Fish and chips

Assumed unit price £10.5

Assuming 22 work days a month and 8 paid hours a day

Fish and chips

Cod and chips from a takeaway

Assumption, for fun

Seaside and London prices sit well above this.

By salary

SalaryTime to earn oneHow many per year
£18K1h 13m1,714
£23K57m2,190
£28K47m2,666
£33K40m3,142
£38K35m3,619
£43K30m4,095
£48K27m4,571
£53K25m5,047
£58K22m5,523
£63K21m6,000
£68K19m6,476
£73K18m6,952
£78K17m7,428
£83K16m7,904
£88K15m8,380
£93K14m8,857
£98K13m9,333
£103K12m9,809
£108K12m10,285
£113K11m10,761
£118K11m11,238
£123K10m11,714
£128K10m12,190
£133K10m12,666
£138K9m13,142
£143K9m13,619
£148K8m14,095

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