Melbourne or Perth
#16
Re: Melbourne or Perth
Well thank you for your opinion on my opinion, I wont second guess or try to disprove yours, or put you down. I don't think thats in the spirit of the site, everyone's entitled to their own views and none is the 'correct' answer.
#17
Re: Melbourne or Perth
MEL-KUL return has recently been on sale for a tiny bit under $500. And of course that price, cheaper in fact, would be available many times a year when Air Asia is having a sale.
#18
Re: Melbourne or Perth
I hope, as rumoured, that they go back to London. We did it for $600 return but I know people who got it for $400-odd
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Re: Melbourne or Perth
As for the flight pricing who's AAX? As being able to leave Brisbane more easily (cheaply) would be most welcome.
#20
Re: Melbourne or Perth
Air Asia (X)...they fly from Gold Coast to KL. You can also take Scoot from Gold Coast to Singapore.
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Re: Melbourne or Perth
So can anyone give me so hints on how to figure out a budget? I have no idea how much things cost in aus, for example renting, shopping, bills ect ?
#23
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Re: Melbourne or Perth
Coles Supermarkets will give you a start for food items
#24
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Neither Perth nor Melbourne is better than the other, but they are vastly different cities. Definitely job first, the rest follows
#25
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Re: Melbourne or Perth
Perth if you like bungalows and farms; melbourne if you like hipsters and cafés
#26
Re: Melbourne or Perth
realestate.com.au is the best site to search rental prices. Rents in Perth vary enormously, from $300 per week for a basic one bedroom flat, to $5,000+ per week for a big house on the river or ocean. A 3 bedroom 1 bathroom detached house could be $400 per week in a cheap area, the exact same house in a premium area could be $1,000 - $2,000.
Neither Perth nor Melbourne is better than the other, but they are vastly different cities. Definitely job first, the rest follows
Neither Perth nor Melbourne is better than the other, but they are vastly different cities. Definitely job first, the rest follows
FWIW, I've never been "happy" in Perth, but would much rather be here than Melbourne. I have only visited, but I'm just not suited to a city that big anymore. It's great for a few days of shopping and theatre, etc, but not where I personally would want to live.
#27
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Re: Melbourne or Perth
Read through the threads on here - loads of them about the cost of living in different places, and most of them have links to calculators, shops etc
Coles Supermarkets will give you a start for food items
Coles Supermarkets will give you a start for food items
They can divide their salary expectations by the cost of a basket of goods and do the same for their current UK situation. An immediate idea - in one area - of the cost of living without relying on FX rates.
Flights to Europe tend to be cheaper from Perth
Flights to North America tend to cost more (sometimes a lot more)
We are very lucky to have a load of budget airline options to Asia: Tiger, Air Asia X, Air Asia Indonesia, Scoot, Virgin, Jetstar. In a few weeks we are going to Singapore: Scoot there and Malaysian Airlines (via KUL) back - $365
Flights to North America tend to cost more (sometimes a lot more)
We are very lucky to have a load of budget airline options to Asia: Tiger, Air Asia X, Air Asia Indonesia, Scoot, Virgin, Jetstar. In a few weeks we are going to Singapore: Scoot there and Malaysian Airlines (via KUL) back - $365
Have to confess, I have no recent experience of crossing Asia to get to Europe as it is the case, and will continue to be so, that family trips will stage via the US.
Although I will be travelling globally next year with work.
I have been rationalising the fact that Melb-US is give or take a ton, whereas Melb-London might be quite a bit more.
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#28
Re: Melbourne or Perth
It's a very good point - that perhaps Perth is not so isolated after all.
Have to confess, I have no recent experience of crossing Asia to get to Europe as it is the case, and will continue to be so, that family trips will stage via the US.
Although I will be travelling globally next year with work.
I have been rationalising the fact that Melb-US is give or take a ton, whereas Melb-London might be quite a bit more.
Have to confess, I have no recent experience of crossing Asia to get to Europe as it is the case, and will continue to be so, that family trips will stage via the US.
Although I will be travelling globally next year with work.
I have been rationalising the fact that Melb-US is give or take a ton, whereas Melb-London might be quite a bit more.
#30
Re: Melbourne or Perth
We had friends who got the 'big seats' KUL - London return for around $1,200 - wish they'd bring these flights back too.