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Students Spend More On Beer Than Books - Story Here

British students spend about $1.8 billion on drink every year, nearly three times as much as they cough up for books, a survey released on Monday showed.

At $1.81 billion, the collective bar tab of Britain's students is close to what they spend on books and food combined -- $600 million and $1.2 billion respectively. Rent costs them another $4.5 billion.

The survey by the Royal Bank of Scotland was conducted to compile a "Student Living Index," which ranks cities by offsetting living costs with earning potential from part-time work...