Aberdeen is the second most affordable city in the UK for students, a new study has found.

The Royal Bank of Scotland student living index found students in the Granite city were only behind Cardiff.

Aberdeen students had the highest overall term-time income at £1583.80 per month and received the most in the UK from term-time work at £220 a month, more than double the UK average of £97.

Glasgow is the least affordable with students having the lowest term-time income at £786.60 a month despite working above the average number of hours in part-time jobs.

Students in Stirling spent the most on fashion in the UK while Dundee students spent the most on household bills at £30 more than the UK average of £43 a month.

Scholars in Edinburgh spent the least in Scotland on going out at £19.90 per month compared to the UK average of £25.10.