View Poll Results: Do you find the cost of living in Oz vs UK
Much cheaper
0
0%
a bit cheaper
3
6.52%
about the same overall
9
19.57%
a bit more expensive
9
19.57%
much more expensive
25
54.35%
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Living Costs Oz vs UK
#721
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
But my 1997 Hilux is worth about 2000 GBP, and about 15000 AUD.
My 2010 Hilux is worth 18000 GBP, and about 45000 AUD. (if they sold a comparable model).
So the initial outlay is more (but you get that back once you sell it).
and we've covered BMWs and Mercs are a lot more expensive, VWs can be cheaper. You've also got the local Commadore/Falcon/Magna/Camry for cheap motoring.
#722
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#723
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
I wasn't. I was saying that Aus was cheaper (for me) to keep the car on the road. Once I actually had the car on my drive, it was cheaper.
But my 1997 Hilux is worth about 2000 GBP, and about 15000 AUD.
My 2010 Hilux is worth 18000 GBP, and about 45000 AUD. (if they sold a comparable model).
So the initial outlay is more (but you get that back once you sell it).
and we've covered BMWs and Mercs are a lot more expensive, VWs can be cheaper. You've also got the local Commadore/Falcon/Magna/Camry for cheap motoring.
But my 1997 Hilux is worth about 2000 GBP, and about 15000 AUD.
My 2010 Hilux is worth 18000 GBP, and about 45000 AUD. (if they sold a comparable model).
So the initial outlay is more (but you get that back once you sell it).
and we've covered BMWs and Mercs are a lot more expensive, VWs can be cheaper. You've also got the local Commadore/Falcon/Magna/Camry for cheap motoring.
The poll....Chris's point.
I only made the point about costs balancing somewhat as it seems that insurance is 'cheaper' but road tax is not.
Your point still stands.
Last edited by BadgeIsBack; Oct 16th 2012 at 1:41 am.
#726
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
I can't help but notice that in many countries prices are maybe converging, I've been to places in Latin America and then discovered that I couldn't live like a King after all!
So it all depends.
#728
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
Why would your insurance be so much in the UK ? I COULD pay £1000 if I wanted to but I choose to pay well under £300, since found it for £235 but will wait until next year now. Add on rego and it comes out way more expensive in Australia FOR ME.
#729
Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
We have an office in Manila and we do pay them a lot less. It only works though because we also have some expats up there, making decisions and ensuring that we get what we need out of them. Thing is, these expats probably cost a couple of $m to keep there, which kind of negates any cost savings. Without them though, it would be a disaster (one of the expats recently left and in the month or so that it took to replace him, you should have seen the shite that they sent us).
Last edited by Amazulu; Oct 16th 2012 at 8:07 am.
#730
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
Bananas from overseas ( foreign - read vile, disease ridden & unaustralian according to local popular media ) can be sold in Australia - however the government imposes such extensive import conditions ( for the reason you mention ) that no one can be bothered importing bananas into Australia.
#731
Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
And I suggest NOT having them in your hand luggage
#732
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
No vegetables though for obvious quarantine reasons.
#733
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
you could always smuggle them in about your "person".
#735
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
Now your being ridiculous. I was in the US last year. We drove from Sacramento to San Diego and inland to Vegas, before stopping off for a few nights in NYC on the way ho,e. You could buy an entire Starbucks franchise in the USA for the cost of a skinny capucinno in Perth!