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Forum: Australia
Aug 28th 2011, 1:03 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

You're getting old Chris, even I could see that was a question from the back benches on the same side of the house :D
Forum: Australia
Jul 13th 2011, 1:50 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Those cost of living surveys are misleading in their titles.

The cost of living could actually improve in your city and you could still shoot up the mercer cost of living rankings just because...
Forum: Australia
Jul 9th 2011, 11:13 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Tourism has declined because of the exchange rate, not the cost of living. There are 10 of thousands of 4 bedroom houses in Australia in good areas for miles less than 1 million.
Forum: Australia
Jul 8th 2011, 10:40 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

That's because of the crap uk media chris ;) only joking
Forum: Australia
Jul 7th 2011, 3:22 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

You don't....not to leave from OZ anyway....but a recent poster on here or a similar forum reported they saved $1000+ by flying one way and then buying a return from the UK rather than the other way...
Forum: Australia
Jul 6th 2011, 10:02 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

I said "some of that" Chris ;) always been a difference but since the pound dropped dramatically and the dollar strengthened the difference has expanded. Because of the exchange rate it is cheaper...
Forum: Australia
Jul 6th 2011, 1:58 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

I guess the weak pound/strong dollar would account for some of that...time to take advantage of it :thumbsup:
Forum: Australia
Jun 19th 2011, 11:16 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Ouch. The crash in the pound has really damaged people's buying power abroad. Hopefully you can stop spending pounds soon. :fingerscrossed:



Exactly, that's what the 2.2 is based...
Forum: Australia
Jun 19th 2011, 10:20 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Yes, but wouldn't want you copying it verbatim and just changing the conclusions to suit. I know what you're up to, fund your own research :D
Forum: Australia
Jun 19th 2011, 9:14 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

That's a shame, don't know much about perth, maybe others could guide you. I love supporting the good ones. Keeps those supermarkets from getting a complete monopoly over farmers and provides me with...
Forum: Australia
Jun 19th 2011, 9:06 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Backed by science chris, backed by science...we can't have you pushing that crazy 2.0 ratio that you like to use without any published studies :)
Forum: Australia
Jun 19th 2011, 8:21 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

You misunderstand my reply...the comment was some people seem to think markets etc provide value but nksk doesn't...my suggestion was maybe they do provide better value/quality where others live...I...
Forum: Australia
Jun 19th 2011, 7:49 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Maybe they live somewhere different to you where non supermarkets/markets provide better price or quality :)
Forum: Australia
Jun 19th 2011, 7:48 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Yeah, don't think Cairns can be extrapolated out to big city Australia too much.
Forum: Australia
Jun 19th 2011, 7:44 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Sure, $300 is just a smidgen cheaper using the proper scientific UN sanctioned BE 2.2 ratio rather than the pulled out the a#se 2.0 ratio ;)
Forum: Australia
Jun 19th 2011, 2:16 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Harder work but at least you got your food bill down to cheaper than the uk. Well done you :)
Forum: Australia
May 3rd 2011, 11:34 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

That's a good point. Suggests the number buying hasn't dropped enough to stop them making more money than when they were at their normal price. Doesn't seem likely does it but must be true?
Forum: Australia
May 2nd 2011, 12:42 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Exactly, as a banana bender I feel it is my duty to inform them of photos of imported muck :lol:
Forum: Australia
May 2nd 2011, 12:15 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Yuk, are they that weird green colour coz they're imported :D
Forum: Australia
Apr 13th 2011, 1:53 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Do you know where the latest ppp indexes are? The list on the link showing GDP adjusted using ppp isn't what you mean is it?
Forum: Australia
Apr 13th 2011, 1:41 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

If you know the wage you will be earning in Australia and the wage you earn in the uk divide the cost of something in each country into that countries wage to get a cost multiple for each country....
Forum: Australia
Apr 13th 2011, 12:27 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

I doubt he, or anyone, would argue with using the exchange rate when working out how much you will get when you transfer and how this will affect the size of your mortgage etc. But some use it to...
Forum: Australia
Apr 10th 2011, 10:29 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Ouch...guess was never going to be equivalent lifestyle with a salary roughly 2.2 times lower (based on avg salaries).

How did you drop that much...contract IT role in UK to permanent in Oz?
Forum: Australia
Jan 16th 2011, 4:30 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Maybe the lack of pesticide makes them sweeter than we're used to :D
Forum: Australia
Jan 16th 2011, 12:19 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,368
Posted By fish.01

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

The markets in Brisbane (eg West End markets) are often a lot cheaper for fruit and veg.
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