c.harbinson

We are heading for Bayside/Cleveland area in October. We are trying to establish an approx. budget for our monthly expenses. Can anyone give us some ball park figures on various living costs. ie Gas, electricity, water, Council tax, petrol, average montlhy food shopping basket for family of four (young children 5 & 2), car insurance for family car, house contents insurance for 3-4 bed house, and any others shich you feel we need to know about!

ABCDiamond

This is what we spend, and we live in the area, but only one child age 9.
Have you checked out the Bayside Brits site aswell ?

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I recently went through my last two years costs of living here, and the averages per week are:

Cars - $103.00 (2 cars, both fully paid)
Education - $73.00 (Private School)
Electricity - $23.00 (No Gas in house)
Food - $126.00 (For 2 adults and 1 pre-teen child)
Household - $97.00 (Building & Contents Insurance, Garden, General Maint etc)
Medical - $39.00 (No Medical Insurance)
Misc - $195.00 (Including Holidays, clothes, the wifes shoes & handbags etc)
Phones - $23.00
Rates - $33.00 (Rates & Water)

Total Weekly $712.00 (But No rent or Mortgage included)


Some specific Items are:
Building & Contents Insurance $600 per year
Car Registration & CTP $541 per year for each car
Car Ins: Comp $412 per year for each car approx


Some people will spend more, and I know that some others will spend less.

Juliecabs

This is good info, ABCD. Though with 3 teenagers in my house I may have to double these amounts
Julie

ABCDiamond

Maybe a bit more than double for the "Phones" component

Juliecabs

Oh yeah! Maybe I should quadrouple that bit

c.harbinson

Thanks for this ABCDiamond, this will help in costing how much I need

regards

Carl

ABCDiamond

But allow yourself a buffer. I have been here some time, and I know the best places to shop etc

Off to the butchers tomorrow: Roast Pork Legs $2.99 kg, Rump Steak $4.99 kg, much less than half the Supermarket prices