Larlinlisa

Hello We are looking to move to oz as soon as possible and after watching wanted down under and alittle concerned about the price of shopping over there?

I am looking to be along the coast fingers crossed and have a family of 4 2 little girls and my husband and our dog that i am taking with us.

Can anyone out the have to time to give me a rough i did on food and clothing? cheapest the better?

Thank you

Nu-Shooz

Depends on what you like to eat really. You can get cheaper food, but poorer quality. If your not so fussy.

I spend alot of money on food, even though i try not to. Coles seems to be more expensive, but i prefer the meat there.

$250...to $300 a week on food normally, but $100 inbetween for bits and bats through the week. 4 of us. Not everyone will spend the same, we all want and eat differently.

seanandmaria

We're a family of 4 too, shop at Coles and spend about the same, have tried hard to cut back but i dont seem to manage it

Maria

Vin 'n Bin

When I lived in Adelaide I did all my grocery shopping at BiLo, much cheaper than Coles Over here I shop at Coles and I agree, the meat is better but we are going to try Supa IGA to see if it is anycheaper. Not keen on Woolies

Nu-Shooz

No i don't like shopping at Wollies either. Don't know why. I think the meat is horrible there.

IGA lacks choice too. Infact i hate shopping

chris and farideh

Glad its not me either, I hate Woolie, but sadly where I live woollies is the only one easily available, & there is little Aldi, I rather go in there than woolies, I like Coles, but when I was in SA, I'd prefer to go to Food Land.
It cost about $350 a week, for family of 5.

milly123

We are a family of 3 , 2 adults & 1 ,13yr old child, I spend all in all about $200 a week, i mainly shop at woolworths.
It all depends on what you like, we still buy all uk names, ie Flora, Nescaffe, Heinz etc.
I find its the shampoo , deodorants etc that are more expensive. but not that much.

northernbird

I spend about $350 all told a week including topping up on bread/milk etc during the week. I shop at Woolworths and haven't had any problems with meat quality at all.

Kooky.

Hi, please can you tell me if general supermarkets like Coles and Woolworths sell organic produce? Also do they have a good selection of fruit and veg, including Asian?

We live mainly on fresh produce and fish, soy, organic grains, etc., as I have a lot of food intolerances. Just wondering if I'd have to look for specialist stores or farmers' markets. We'd be living in Sydney, maybe lower north shore.

Thanks.

marcpiano

Depends where you are - they did a survey of grocey prices around the country. Surprise surprise Perth came out as most expensive.

Have to admit I'm lazy and use ezyshop.com.au sometimes

When I'm less tired I'll dig up the link.

Bring on Aldi to WA!

want2bthere

nope i dont like woolies either, coles is much nicer. i didnt do cheap supermarkets in uk so wont be starting now

northernbird

Good for you, some people have no choice but to save money. I spend $50 more if I shop at Coles, $200 a month is a stack of money to save for us.

dshole

If you can. Get out of the idea of shopping at supermarkets and aim for fresh food market. That of course depends on having one local.

Sunny Devon

Local butchers are the best for meat - always used one in the UK and continued once we arrived. Fresh veg, fruit is better at the local markets which are held every week, so the supermarket is only for the 'other' stuff. Would agree that spend around $250 per week for family of 4.

Wendy

I do my shopping fortnightly as that's how often we get paid. I spend between $300 and $350 per fortnight at woolies (better meat here in SA at woolies, all the times I've bought from coles at least one piece has been off Might be just our local coles though)

I do buy milk every other day from our local foodland though ($3 something) and bread from my local bakers ($1.20 a loaf and better than the pre-packed stuff ).

Now I can drive I will be using the butchers and greengrocers more as they are far better than the supermarkets.

There's four of us and two dogs.