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
#1
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Living Costs Oz vs UK
Hi All,
Still trying to find out what the gap is between the cost of living in the Oz & the UK.
Do you find it "more expensive" "cheaper" or "over all the same"
Thank You
Still trying to find out what the gap is between the cost of living in the Oz & the UK.
Do you find it "more expensive" "cheaper" or "over all the same"
Thank You
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
Overall a bit cheaper here in England, food shopping seems noticeably cheaper, other stuff the same or cheaper so yes a bit cheaper here.
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
yes most items in the shopping basket on a direct comparison will be dearer in au but then most people earn more per hr in au that uk
so the more accurate comparison would be how long does it take to earn the cost of a trolley full of shopping or a weeks rent, a tank of fuel and then compare that country for country
regards Steve
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
Its impossible to say most people earn more, I have never seen any figures that back that up. Some earn more, some less and some the same.
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http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employme...ge/DG_10027201
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
OK, so that is showing us the minimum wage in each country. Judging by the poll it seems clear that it is the same at best.
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
from my own experiences in the construction industry ( sparkies joiners plumbers tilers etc )
au rates
cards in 25 to 38 dollars an hr plus allowances = 16 to 24 pounds an hr at todays rate
subbies 35 to 60 dollars hr = 22 to 36 pounds an hr at todays rate
contractors 60 to 85 dollars hr= 36 to 54 pounds an hr at todays rate
uk rates
cards in 10 to 15 pounds an hr
subbies 12 to 20 pounds an hr
contractors 30 to 50 pounds an hr
i would again say that wages rates in au are on the whole higher which is what said earlier
and again its pointless exercise the only real way to assess costs across the two is to work out how long you have to work to purchase the same thing in both countries
Last edited by steve`o; Sep 22nd 2012 at 8:40 pm.
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
Thanks for your responses to this Chris & Steve,
I see both your points & really all I am trying to find out is a like for like difference on a week to week basis. so if our income here in the UK is 30k & in AU it will be the equivalent income (say 2.5x) then how does that income compare with the weekly cost of living.
If you see my point
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I see both your points & really all I am trying to find out is a like for like difference on a week to week basis. so if our income here in the UK is 30k & in AU it will be the equivalent income (say 2.5x) then how does that income compare with the weekly cost of living.
If you see my point
Cheers
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
Thanks for your responses to this Chris & Steve,
I see both your points & really all I am trying to find out is a like for like difference on a week to week basis. so if our income here in the UK is 30k & in AU it will be the equivalent income (say 2.5x) then how does that income compare with the weekly cost of living.
If you see my point
Cheers
I see both your points & really all I am trying to find out is a like for like difference on a week to week basis. so if our income here in the UK is 30k & in AU it will be the equivalent income (say 2.5x) then how does that income compare with the weekly cost of living.
If you see my point
Cheers
As Steve rightly said, it's about how long you need to work in order to buy the things you want, and in my case I can save the same amount, on current exchange rates, in 6 months in Oz where it would take me 1 year in the UK. Of course that figure might be completely different in 5 years time as it was 5 years ago.
Posting a black and white poll like you did will not provide you the answers you are looking for.
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
If you can get $75000 in Oz then you're in front. Of course that won't ring true if you have a passion for buying lots of luxury european cars - the UK is the place for you. You can see why there's no set answer on this. Everyone has different needs.
As Steve rightly said, it's about how long you need to work in order to buy the things you want, and in my case I can save the same amount, on current exchange rates, in 6 months in Oz where it would take me 1 year in the UK. Of course that figure might be completely different in 5 years time as it was 5 years ago.
Posting a black and white poll like you did will not provide you the answers you are looking for.
As Steve rightly said, it's about how long you need to work in order to buy the things you want, and in my case I can save the same amount, on current exchange rates, in 6 months in Oz where it would take me 1 year in the UK. Of course that figure might be completely different in 5 years time as it was 5 years ago.
Posting a black and white poll like you did will not provide you the answers you are looking for.
Cheers
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
sorry comparing price for price uk v au is nonsense and a waste of your time
yes most items in the shopping basket on a direct comparison will be dearer in au but then most people earn more per hr in au that uk
so the more accurate comparison would be how long does it take to earn the cost of a trolley full of shopping or a weeks rent, a tank of fuel and then compare that country for country
regards Steve
yes most items in the shopping basket on a direct comparison will be dearer in au but then most people earn more per hr in au that uk
so the more accurate comparison would be how long does it take to earn the cost of a trolley full of shopping or a weeks rent, a tank of fuel and then compare that country for country
regards Steve
Hubbie probably earns about the same now, but took about four years to get up to that.
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Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK
When I can get work, I earn more in Oz. Hubby about the same. spending power here signficantly reduced - especially when it comes to holidays (I just can't afford Oz holidays, but used to go on holiday 2-3 times per year in UK). What kills me is rental ($500 per week for a dump) health costs (about 7-8K pa from full private health cover + 'out of pocket' expenses) and education costs (state school, but still about 3-4K per year. This has changed a lot in the 6 years I've been here - when I came out to Oz, we were quite flush but cost of living has soared and wages remained the same
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When I can get work, I earn more in Oz. Hubby about the same. spending power here signficantly reduced - especially when it comes to holidays (I just can't afford Oz holidays, but used to go on holiday 2-3 times per year in UK). What kills me is rental ($500 per week for a dump) health costs (about 7-8K pa from full private health cover + 'out of pocket' expenses) and education costs (state school, but still about 3-4K per year. This has changed a lot in the 6 years I've been here - when I came out to Oz, we were quite flush but cost of living has soared and wages remained the same