Australian living costs
 

Over the past few weeks I have been trying to work out what the cost of living a similar lifestyle to ours here in the UK may be in Australia. It involved visiting loads of websites for quotes, to gather info etc. I am happy the results are fairly accurate, but I could be wrong. There are 4 of us, 2 kids ages 10 and 4.

I used Coles online shopping to do a test weekly shop. The food hasn't arrived yet, but maybe I should have opted for airmail. I have included a case of wine a month with the food. No champagne!

I also included calculations on a few gross incomes, to see what I would need to earn to be able to afford this lifestyle in Australia. I was a bit shocked to see it came to around $110,000 pa. :eek:

The document is saved as a Word 6.0 document in the hope anyone interested can open it ok. Apologies if you can't read the attachment.
You can send me a PM and I will try sending it to you in a different format.

My only other assumption is being based in Camberwell, Melbourne where I needed to give a location for a quote.

I will welcome any comments. Hopefully someone will say I am miles out and could easily live on $50k.

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You're immigrating to a new country and you're planning on spending $10,000 on holidays ? Unless you are all coming back to the UK each year I'd say thats a bit much.
We've worked out me and the wife (no children) can live comfortably on $45,000.

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I'd say that pretty much sums it up. Have kept a copy many thanks for that X

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I'm sure looking at the figures there a lots of things that you could save on, over $10,000 on holidays is a bit much and i'm sure you could get a decent house for half that amount per week.

Savings of $6k, I would have thought you would save whatever you have left from your salary.

Mark

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:eek: ......... and WHY does David have more than Julie? ... :D

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I'm hoping to do it on a lot less, but maybe my estimate isn't as thorough ... :o

Have given the same for rent tho, as this is what we expect to pay for a decent property. There IS a lot lower, but we want something nice! ... :)

savings! ... :eek:

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Cheers mate..quite useful, although i do agree with the comment on 10k for hols..

What about BBQ and the beer fridge expenses :)

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Wow thats expensive.

Where are you going on your hols? Plenty of savings also, does that not go towards the holidays? Nice personal allowance also.

Maybe I should reconsider moving there, its obviously only for the well to do people!!!

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How do these figures compare for you to your UK costs & earnings?

Just curious since its something I haven't looked at in depth (only 2 of us and no kids so not overly concerned).

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What are these "sewerage rates" and "drainage rates"? I've never heard of such a thing; back home, I only ever paid council rates and water rates. :confused:

$2500 p.a. on clothes? Even for two adults and two kids, that's an awful lot. :scared:

Would you really need a case of wine per month? How much do you usually go through? :confused:

$107 pcm for home and contents insurance is astronomical; are you sure you can't get a better deal than that? I see that it's calculated on a rebuild of $400,000 and $114,000 contents, but these figures seem awfully high; why would you need $400,000 to rebuild a house, and what are you keeping in it that's worth $114,000? Gold bullion? :confused:

$10,000 p.a. on holidays? What's all that about? :confused:

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Do you think Ill be okay then? Cos there is no way I am going to earn their ammount and I have 3 children also!!! :scared:

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Mate, you should be fine.

My parents had 4 kids, and we did alright. :)

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Thanks for that - I was starting to worry!!!

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Thats not a lot Julie come on put your foot down :D

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Nah - just go to the vineyard and buy a barrel :D