Because of his extravagant spending habits, Johnson has been subjected to his fair share of public outrage.

We take a look at his net worth, the houses he owned before and during his time in politics, and his controversial luxury splurges.

His net worth: US$2 million

During his time as prime minister, Johnson was estimated to have a salary of US$188,000 (£157,300) as of 2022, according to the BBC. But Johnson also owned a couple of properties (homes in Oxfordshire, London and Somerset) where he earned a total extra rental income of US$12,000 a year.

He also generates income from his books, which includes one about Winston Churchill and another political novel. BBC stated that, according to the most recent register of interests, his book and publisher payments reached around US$12,400 between October 2020 to October 2021.

In 2022, Celebrity Net Worth predicts his net worth to be around the US$2 million mark.

Property investment: his Oxfordshire home

Back in the day, while he was still working as an editor of The Spectator, Johnson bought a Grade II-listed Oxfordshire home for an estimated US$768,000 in 2003. The upscale country house dubbed “The Old Farm House” is a historic four-bedroom family home complete with a swimming pool, a tennis court and a separate annex that can be used as an office, stated Mansion Global.

Johnson later put it up for rent. The country house is now estimated to have a value of US$1.4 million.

His London town house

When Johnson was married to his now ex-wife Marina Wheeler, he bought a huge Islington town house. British media reported that it is a Grade II-listed building and was sold in 2019 for US$480,000 below the valuation of US$4.5 million.

Spending controversies: the lavish flat refurbishment

Johnson made headlines – and subsequently some negative feedback – when he refurbished his private flat on Downing Street, which he shared with his wife Carrie, for a staggering US$240,000, as per The Independent. This raised questions since the prime minister only receives an annual allowance of US$36,000 from taxpayers to spend on his home.

According to the BBC, the refurbishment was initially paid for by the Cabinet Office, but US$62,000 was given to the Conservative Party by Lord Brownlow, a wealthy donor, to cover the bills. But after the refurbishment bills stacked up, Johnson ended up paying the entire amount.

The Independent stated that the Conservative Party broke electoral laws by using funds gifted by Lord Brownlow to cover the flat styling costs without the money being properly established.

The Conservative Party was fined US$21,000 after the Electoral Commission found it had failed to transparently declare all of Lord Brownlow’s donations towards the renovation, as per the BBC.

Expensive art

After the controversial flat refurbishment, Johnson added more fuel to the fire when he revealed that almost US$120,000 was spent on two paintings he bought for 10 Downing Street, as per British media.

Reports stated that the accounts from the Government’s Art Collection fund, which is supported by taxpayers’ money, show that Downing Street spent US$84,000 on a painting by Irish artist Cathy Wilkes. Another purchase of US$22,500 was said to have been spent on a set of four black and white photographs by Irish artist Willie Doherty.

The artworks were said to have been bought in honour of the century that has passed since the establishment of Northern Ireland.

But what irked everyone wasn’t the purchases themselves, but that the PM spent this amount soon after the government cut US$24-a-week from universal credit and introduced a real-terms pay cut for teachers and police officers.

Downing Street never clarified how much of the money for the artwork came from the public purse and how much was offered by donors.

Takeaway and gourmet food

While celebs are known to spend on fine dining, Johnson reportedly took it a little too far when he spent a hefty US$32,000 on gourmet food and drinks in eight months, reports The London Economic.

The public was annoyed, since this incident happened after Number 10 insisted that only a one per cent pay rise would be given to NHS Covid-19 heroes since Johnson and the party insisted that it was all that was “affordable”, reported British media.

Reports stated that 30 giant boxes and up to 100 luxury meals were delivered from Daylesford organic farm shop to the PM’s residence. But the prime minister’s deputy spokesman said that the cost of food for personal consumption is entirely met by the Johnson.

The New Year’s trip

For New Year’s in 2020, the prime minister and his wife Carrie were reported to have gone on a luxurious ten-day trip to Mustique that was worth more than US$18,000.

According to Forbes, they spent New Year’s Eve in a villa on a private island in St Vincent and the Grenadines archipelago. The lavish villa is said to be an expensive property listed for a jaw-dropping US$42,000 a week on Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

But this holiday of his didn’t hold up its joyful occasion as he ended up getting investigated for possibly breaching the MP’s code of conduct over the holiday funding, stated The Guardian.

Johnson was said to have received a US$18,000 benefit-in-kind from David Ross, a Tory donor, for the private holiday accommodation. But when British media reported that Ross’ spokesman said the declaration was a “mistake” and the entrepreneur “did not pay any money whatsoever”, it raised many questions. However, Johnson was later cleared of charges and was proven not guilty of the breach.