Originally Posted by seang

Average house price in Sydney £196K !!!!! dreamin' I tell ya dreamin'. Unit maybe

Originally Posted by MrsMangle

I know cost of living questions often crop up on this site...so, I thought I would add this...according to this article from BBC news, most Brits should be better off after a move to OZ..hairdressers seem to be the exception...

I am actually suprised by the differences here....


EARNINGS

Wages in many of the trades and professions hit by labour shortages in Australia are higher there than they are in the UK:

Bricklayers earn an average of £21,113 a year in the UK compared with £29,551, according to the US-based international wage comparison website Salaryexpert.com.

Motor mechanics earn about £25,869 in the UK compared with their Australian counterparts on £30,128.

Carpenters in Australia earn an average £24,980 - nearly £5,000 more than they would in the UK.

Accountants take home an average £38,956 compared with £34,138 in the UK.

Chefs could be better off in Australia too, earning about £3,500 more than the average UK wage for their profession of £27,536.

Nurses choosing to emigrate could enjoy an extra £8,000 a year. The average registered nurse in Australia takes home £37,110, compared with £29,070 in the UK.

Hairdressers are among the few professionals who would have to take a pay cut, with average earnings in Australia at £17,495, compared with the UK's £19,225.

COST OF LIVING

Australians pay less for daily essentials such as food, with a typical loaf of bread costing 38p compared with 65p in the UK, and a pint of milk 30p compared with 45p.

It is cheaper to eat and drink out in Australia, with a McDonald's Big Mac burger some 55p dearer at £1.99 in the UK and a pint of beer 25p more expensive at an average of £2.50.

A typical cinema ticket in Australia costs about £4, while in the UK it is £6.50.

Petrol prices are on the rise in Australia as in the rest of the world, but fuel remains far cheaper than in the UK - about 54p per litre in cities compared with the UK average of 91p per litre.

HOUSE PRICES

In Sydney, Australia's most expensive city, the average house price is about £196,000, compared with London's average, which has soared above £300,000.


View of Sydney in sunshine

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In Brisbane, considered more representative of Australian prices, homes cost an average of £113,000 compared with the British average of £196,000.

In Sydney, a three-bedroom house which would cost more than £1,000 per week to rent in central London can be rented for £105 a week.

A similar property in Brisbane would cost about £95 per week.

WEATHER

Much of Australia is warm or hot throughout the year, and even along the cooler southern coasts the winters are mild rather than cold.

Chefs could be better off working in Australia
Chefs could be better off working in Australia

Only Tasmania has a temperate climate comparable with that of Britain.

Sydney's hottest months are December, January and February, with temperatures reaching an average of 26C, while in winter they drop to about 8C in July.

Darwin in the Northern Territory has a minimum average of 19C in winter and up to 34C in summer, although it is also very wet during the summer months.

Britain's climate is notoriously variable and changeable from day to day. Weather is generally cool to mild with frequent cloud and rain, but occasional settled spells of weather occur in all seasons.

While the south is usually a little warmer than the north, and the west wetter than the east, the continual changes of British weather mean that occasionally these differences may be reversed.

London has an average maximum temperature of 22C in July, falling to a minimum average of 2C in winter, with similar temperatures in Birmingham.

Originally Posted by KBREMBO

These are so way out. I pay $3 for a loaf of bread in WA .

Originally Posted by KBREMBO

These are so way out. I pay $3 for a loaf of bread in WA .