Gary.Edinburgh

moving to OZ next september, how much money idealy should a family of 4 be taking in order to start up in OZ, car, 1months rent, furniture etc

asprilla

car $20k, rent $4k (that includes a $2k bond), food $1k, furniture is a tricky one... not sure there...

Gary.Edinburgh

thanks,what kind of car for $20k and whats the $2k bond for?????

bcworld

$20k = roughly a new base model Ford Focus, or a year old base model Ford Falcon / Holden Commodore

Bond = 'deposit' in the UK (typically 6 weeks rent, held until you move out).

Wendy

Where are you wanting to rent?, how many bedrooms?, are you shipping anything, or nothing?, do you want a new car or not - large or small? What type of place do you want to rent at first? Is it a holiday rental with pool, caravan, tent or something else?

As you can see, it really depends on what YOU want.

We did it all in SA for $40k, that's beach side rental for two weeks, 1997 second hand Falcoln, rent and bond on a 3 bed new build for 6 months, living expenses for us and two kids for 5 months (that's school fees, electricians licence costs, driving licence for 10 years, rego and insurance for a year, fully comp car insurance for a year, furniture for a 3 bed house, lots more besides) BUT that's us, not you and it really does depends on what you expect, and largely on what your budget is - I find that dictates quite a lot - the more you have the more you'll spend

Urno

We completely refurnished for about $5k.

moneypenny20

Our first car cost us $9k. Hubby's ute, once he'd found a job, cost us $5k. The bargains are out there if you need to find them. It's the same as everything, you can spend as much as you bring, if you only bring a small amount, that's what you'll get by with, bring squillions, I imagine you'd spend them just as quick

Gary.Edinburgh

As you can see, it really depends on what YOU want.

We did it all in SA for $40k, that's beach side rental for two weeks, 1997 second hand Falcoln, rent and bond on a 3 bed new build for 6 months, living expenses for us and two kids for 5 months (that's school fees, electricians licence costs, driving licence for 10 years, rego and insurance for a year, fully comp car insurance for a year, furniture for a 3 bed house, lots more besides) BUT that's us, not you and it really does depends on what you expect, and largely on what your budget is - I find that dictates quite a lot - the more you have the more you'll spend [/QUOTE]

Thanks,moving to queensland on a sponsership visa HOPEFULLY!we have a 05 landrover and wanting something similar and looking for a 3 bed house with pool to rent in a good area,no shipping involved,just suitcases you mentioned school fees,mine will be 6 and 4 any info

Helen-17

Hello there. I arrived 3 weeks ago. I have bought a brand new toyota yaris for $20K. Rental really depends on where you are. We are renting a 3 bedroom semi in Northern Sydney for $750pw. Good luck!

mark213

I've got a great Hyundai Excel Accent for sale $2500, only 83,000km, just serviced if you are coming to Perth and interested drop me a line! Excellent starter car/ runabout for the first few weeks!

Gjn200

4500 Times

$750 A WEEK !!!!!!!!!!! Bloody hell,thats about $300 more than my MONTHLY mortgage payements

@boy

I get deliriously happy at the though of someday having a mortgage balance of only around 60k like yourself. It seems so far away when it is currently at 250k !

Saying that, 750$ a week rent is still about 1,200 p.m more than our mortgage payment. Certainly seems like scary rent there in Sydney.