to run a typical 4 bed / 2 bathroom home with a swimming pool. exclude mortgage but include gas, electric, pool maintenance, rates and all the other monthly costs.
Cheers

Gas 52.00
Electric 110.00
Water 60.00
Phone + 2 mobiles 200.00
Broadband 70.00
Foxtel 76.00
Contents & building insurance 80.00
Rates 110.00
Shopping 1,000.00 (usually more like 1200)
Car Insurance 70.00
TOTAL 1,828.00

Obviously this doesn't include mortgage/petrol/beers/going out/daycare/school fees/clothes and you can generally work on each $100k you borrow is $700 per month. It's not cheap to live here by any means, especially when you earn an average wage of about $1000 per week.

Hope this helps

JO

Gas 40.00
Electric 100.00
Water 65.00
Phone + mobile 100.00
Broadband (amnet unlimited) 40.00
Foxtel 102.00
Contents & building insurance 50.00
Rates 97.00
Shopping 1,000.00 (usually more like 1200)
Car Insurance 55.00
Petrol 220.00
School Fees (state school) 60.00
Pool 10.00

Total $1950.00 approx (About £790.00)


Like the previous post quoted, this don’t include mortgage, eating out, beers, clothes etc.

Thanks for the info, very informative. I notice that the replies were both from Perth, would you expect the bills to come out the same for Adelaide? The other cost I am interested in is when purchasing a house (up to $400000) solicitors, stamp duty etc.

was the cost of school weekly ?

My electric is closer to $200-$300 per month as I run a pool and an air-con, lot's of loads of washing cause we sweat more here!

Private school fees are between $2000 to $5000 per year
State schools $60 per year plus school books, and stationary, excursions, etc.

We buy our water because the tap water is yuck, so approx $50 per week

Petrol $50 per week per car

Car Rego $350 - $450 per year

Car Insurance - pay monthly about $80 for the two cars (rating one drivers)
Health Insurance $250 per month

A carton of beer $25-$30
A bottle of Kahlua/scotch/gin $25 - $35

Bread $2.00 - $5.00 depending on brand
Milk 3litre $4.00
Beef Mince $12 kg
Chicken breast $10-$15 kilo
Carton of Coke $10-$15

House Insurance $60 per month

Car service $170

Water Rates $600 per year
Council Rates $600 per year

Good thread, keep it coming guys. Very useful, anyone able to quote on Gold Coast? What about names of cheap providers etc,
just an idea, dont want to hijack your thread mate

S-j x

cheers for the info everyone, very helpful. Doesnt seem that cheap when you add it up but still a lot cheaper than the uk especially when they fit the tags to our cars and start charging us for moving them in our driveways!!!!!!!
Judging by the last thread, I think I'm going to knock the chicken and coke on the head as that will save a fair bit.
You can buy a whole bernard mathews turkey in the uk for next to nothing at the moment.........very good value for money!!

Aren't they the ones with bird flu

first thing we bought was a water filter for the fridge. Our current rented property has a built-in water filter fed from the cold tap in the kitchen. Way cheaper than bottled water.

Dave x