Anyone quitting Aus due to the high cost of living
Aug 1st 2013, 12:51 am
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Re: Anyone quitting Aus due to the high cost of living
Here's a new game, read all through this thread and see how long you can avoid slashing your wrists
Aug 1st 2013, 12:53 am
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Aug 2nd 2013, 10:28 pm
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Re: Anyone quitting Aus due to the high cost of living
I went to Bali last week and have been comparing the food prices there to here.... $2 for breakfast in Kuta but $19 here....
Can drive yourself nuts with this comparison game
Can drive yourself nuts with this comparison game
Aug 2nd 2013, 10:42 pm
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Re: Anyone quitting Aus due to the high cost of living
It was always a given that meat in the UK was ridiculously expensive compared to Australia. To my surprise a quick check of the ASDA site shows, per kilo:
Pork Loin Chops $9.70
Pork Mince $9.20
Chicken Breast Fillets $15.25
Short Cut smoked bacon $12.25
All the above cheaper if you buy 3 packs. As in Australia no doubt there are cheaper and dearer options, but comparing ASDA to most Australian supermarkets, these seem equivalent to Coles prices - I do all the shopping and cooking - in fact Coles own brand bacon in smaller packs such as the ASDA ones are over $16 a kilo for bacon and the loin chops are currently about $14.
Pork Loin Chops $9.70
Pork Mince $9.20
Chicken Breast Fillets $15.25
Short Cut smoked bacon $12.25
All the above cheaper if you buy 3 packs. As in Australia no doubt there are cheaper and dearer options, but comparing ASDA to most Australian supermarkets, these seem equivalent to Coles prices - I do all the shopping and cooking - in fact Coles own brand bacon in smaller packs such as the ASDA ones are over $16 a kilo for bacon and the loin chops are currently about $14.
Aug 2nd 2013, 11:50 pm
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Re: Anyone quitting Aus due to the high cost of living
It was always a given that meat in the UK was ridiculously expensive compared to Australia. To my surprise a quick check of the ASDA site shows, per kilo:
Pork Loin Chops $9.70
Pork Mince $9.20
Chicken Breast Fillets $15.25
Short Cut smoked bacon $12.25
All the above cheaper if you buy 3 packs. As in Australia no doubt there are cheaper and dearer options, but comparing ASDA to most Australian supermarkets, these seem equivalent to Coles prices - I do all the shopping and cooking - in fact Coles own brand bacon in smaller packs such as the ASDA ones are over $16 a kilo for bacon and the loin chops are currently about $14.
Pork Loin Chops $9.70
Pork Mince $9.20
Chicken Breast Fillets $15.25
Short Cut smoked bacon $12.25
All the above cheaper if you buy 3 packs. As in Australia no doubt there are cheaper and dearer options, but comparing ASDA to most Australian supermarkets, these seem equivalent to Coles prices - I do all the shopping and cooking - in fact Coles own brand bacon in smaller packs such as the ASDA ones are over $16 a kilo for bacon and the loin chops are currently about $14.
Pork is expensive in comparison, like spare ribs, so I don't buy them that often anymore. Beef on the other hand, I do.
Aug 3rd 2013, 12:27 am
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Re: Anyone quitting Aus due to the high cost of living
.. I'm earning an aussie wage (ok..its a bloody pittance working in research as opposed to nursing).... earning aussie dollars... spending those dollars in Australia...
if I was in the uk... I'd be earning a pommie wage... which would be lkess than the pittance I get now...
so really... apart from lusting after decent and cheap beer on holiday... whether the cost of living is high in Australia or not makes no difference...
so long as I can pay my bills
if I was in the uk... I'd be earning a pommie wage... which would be lkess than the pittance I get now...
so really... apart from lusting after decent and cheap beer on holiday... whether the cost of living is high in Australia or not makes no difference...
so long as I can pay my bills
Aug 3rd 2013, 12:51 am
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Re: Anyone quitting Aus due to the high cost of living
Yes, how pommie aged pensioners survive on their ninety quid a week is beyond me.
Aug 3rd 2013, 6:37 am
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Re: Anyone quitting Aus due to the high cost of living
It was always a given that meat in the UK was ridiculously expensive compared to Australia. To my surprise a quick check of the ASDA site shows, per kilo:
Pork Loin Chops $9.70
Pork Mince $9.20
Chicken Breast Fillets $15.25
Short Cut smoked bacon $12.25
All the above cheaper if you buy 3 packs. As in Australia no doubt there are cheaper and dearer options, but comparing ASDA to most Australian supermarkets, these seem equivalent to Coles prices - I do all the shopping and cooking - in fact Coles own brand bacon in smaller packs such as the ASDA ones are over $16 a kilo for bacon and the loin chops are currently about $14.
Pork Loin Chops $9.70
Pork Mince $9.20
Chicken Breast Fillets $15.25
Short Cut smoked bacon $12.25
All the above cheaper if you buy 3 packs. As in Australia no doubt there are cheaper and dearer options, but comparing ASDA to most Australian supermarkets, these seem equivalent to Coles prices - I do all the shopping and cooking - in fact Coles own brand bacon in smaller packs such as the ASDA ones are over $16 a kilo for bacon and the loin chops are currently about $14.
Aug 3rd 2013, 9:49 pm
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Re: Anyone quitting Aus due to the high cost of living
How Many pensioners in the Uk are ssurving on 90 quid a week? All of them or a minority?
Aug 3rd 2013, 11:59 pm
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Re: Anyone quitting Aus due to the high cost of living
After reading all this and slashing my wrists somehow I still manage to save more in Oz. .... ... go figure
Aug 4th 2013, 12:22 am
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Aug 4th 2013, 4:35 am
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Aug 4th 2013, 4:37 am
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Re: Anyone quitting Aus due to the high cost of living
Uk standard single person pension is around £110. If there is no other income, pension credit will be added to give minimum income of around £150 week. On top of this, you would be able to claim housing benefit in rented accommodation, council tax benefit, and some others depending on circumstances.