Please check my cost of living comparison
Mar 18th 2004, 11:19 am
#1
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Please check my cost of living comparison
Hi. Could someone test my assumptions here please. I am trying to work out the cost of living in Australia based on real values. Wherever possible I have tried to use actual costs here, so for example my utility bill costs are based on forum posts, my broadband is based on the actual advertised prices in Melbourne etc etc.
Sterling amounts are just rounded from what I actually pay now.
Costs are all per month.
Food £200 $200
Petrol £120 $60
Car Insurance £50 $100
Life Insurance £15 $30
Sky/Broadband £65 $150
Water £20 $120
Council Tax £100 $0
Elec/Gas £100 $150
Car Tax £15 $50
Gym £35 $52
Entertainment £200 $400
TV License £9 $0
Other £100 $200
Mobile Phone £30 $60
Total £861 $2078
Sterling amounts are just rounded from what I actually pay now.
Costs are all per month.
Food £200 $200
Petrol £120 $60
Car Insurance £50 $100
Life Insurance £15 $30
Sky/Broadband £65 $150
Water £20 $120
Council Tax £100 $0
Elec/Gas £100 $150
Car Tax £15 $50
Gym £35 $52
Entertainment £200 $400
TV License £9 $0
Other £100 $200
Mobile Phone £30 $60
Total £861 $2078
Mar 18th 2004, 11:29 am
#2
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Re: Please check my cost of living comparison
Originally posted by cutgrass
Hi. Could someone test my assumptions here please. I am trying to work out the cost of living in Australia based on real values. Wherever possible I have tried to use actual costs here, so for example my utility bill costs are based on forum posts, my broadband is based on the actual advertised prices in Melbourne etc etc.
Sterling amounts are just rounded from what I actually pay now.
Costs are all per month.
Food £200 $200
Petrol £120 $60
Car Insurance £50 $100
Life Insurance £15 $30
Sky/Broadband £65 $150
Water £20 $120
Council Tax £100 $0
Elec/Gas £100 $150
Car Tax £15 $50
Gym £35 $52
Entertainment £200 $400
TV License £9 $0
Other £100 $200
Mobile Phone £30 $60
Total £861 $2078
Hi. Could someone test my assumptions here please. I am trying to work out the cost of living in Australia based on real values. Wherever possible I have tried to use actual costs here, so for example my utility bill costs are based on forum posts, my broadband is based on the actual advertised prices in Melbourne etc etc.
Sterling amounts are just rounded from what I actually pay now.
Costs are all per month.
Food £200 $200
Petrol £120 $60
Car Insurance £50 $100
Life Insurance £15 $30
Sky/Broadband £65 $150
Water £20 $120
Council Tax £100 $0
Elec/Gas £100 $150
Car Tax £15 $50
Gym £35 $52
Entertainment £200 $400
TV License £9 $0
Other £100 $200
Mobile Phone £30 $60
Total £861 $2078
Mar 18th 2004, 11:42 am
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Re: Please check my cost of living comparison
Originally posted by cutgrass
Hi. Could someone test my assumptions here please. I am trying to work out the cost of living in Australia based on real values. Wherever possible I have tried to use actual costs here, so for example my utility bill costs are based on forum posts, my broadband is based on the actual advertised prices in Melbourne etc etc.
Sterling amounts are just rounded from what I actually pay now.
Costs are all per month.
Food £200 $200
Petrol £120 $60
Car Insurance £50 $100
Life Insurance £15 $30
Sky/Broadband £65 $150
Water £20 $120
Council Tax £100 $0
Elec/Gas £100 $150
Car Tax £15 $50
Gym £35 $52
Entertainment £200 $400
TV License £9 $0
Other £100 $200
Mobile Phone £30 $60
Total £861 $2078
Hi. Could someone test my assumptions here please. I am trying to work out the cost of living in Australia based on real values. Wherever possible I have tried to use actual costs here, so for example my utility bill costs are based on forum posts, my broadband is based on the actual advertised prices in Melbourne etc etc.
Sterling amounts are just rounded from what I actually pay now.
Costs are all per month.
Food £200 $200
Petrol £120 $60
Car Insurance £50 $100
Life Insurance £15 $30
Sky/Broadband £65 $150
Water £20 $120
Council Tax £100 $0
Elec/Gas £100 $150
Car Tax £15 $50
Gym £35 $52
Entertainment £200 $400
TV License £9 $0
Other £100 $200
Mobile Phone £30 $60
Total £861 $2078
Do you already know how many kms you are going to drive, and hence how much petrol you'll need? Will you be commuting by car? Where to/from?
Your Oz car ins sounds expensive...is that just one car? What sort of car? My annual car ins was $500 for a 2 year old 4WD
House insurance?
You'll need ambulance cover in Vic - $100/year for a family, $50 single
No house phone - just a mobile?
And food bills...it all depends on what brand you buy, and how many people you're feeding!!
I think my gas and elec were cheaper but difficult to say - I just looked at the bills and half were estimated. We had a 3 bed house, we used the heating for about 9 months of the year.
Mar 18th 2004, 12:14 pm
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Not sure that either your £ or $ amounts are adding up right.
Mar 18th 2004, 12:25 pm
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Originally posted by Brizbound
Not sure that either your £ or $ amounts are adding up right.
Not sure that either your £ or $ amounts are adding up right.
It's 1059 pounds and $1572
Mar 18th 2004, 12:42 pm
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Whoops. Took them off a spreadsheet and copied the wrong total column.
The costs were based on same mileage as I do now. So if it costs me 120 in petrol now then based on the same mileage . . .
As for food. Again, simply like for like. If my weekly shop is £50, then $100 in Oz.
The costs were based on same mileage as I do now. So if it costs me 120 in petrol now then based on the same mileage . . .
As for food. Again, simply like for like. If my weekly shop is £50, then $100 in Oz.
Mar 18th 2004, 12:48 pm
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Originally posted by cutgrass
Whoops. Took them off a spreadsheet and copied the wrong total column.
The costs were based on same mileage as I do now. So if it costs me 120 in petrol now then based on the same mileage . . .
As for food. Again, simply like for like. If my weekly shop is £50, then $100 in Oz.
Whoops. Took them off a spreadsheet and copied the wrong total column.
The costs were based on same mileage as I do now. So if it costs me 120 in petrol now then based on the same mileage . . .
As for food. Again, simply like for like. If my weekly shop is £50, then $100 in Oz.
Ummmm, well, I THINK (but depends on circumstances) that especially for those too, it won't work out!
Food is said to be much more expensive in Oz.
And you will probably do more mileage. Everything is more spread out.
Where are you heading?
Where do you live now (if that's not in your profile)
Are you alone, have kids, how old?
Will you be getting one or two cars? Remember that commuting by public transport CAN be difficult, depends on city I guess. And also things more spread out, schools and shops (often) further away...
Mar 18th 2004, 1:06 pm
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per month we spend approx..for a family of 5 ...kids are adult sized and eat loads!!!!!
Food $1,000 sometimes more
Petrol $150...drive 22km to work each way x 3/4 weekly plus toottling around
Car Insurance fully comp was approx $500 for car similar to vauxhall omega, $320 for car similar to fiesta (both per year)
Life Insurance for 2 people...$65 I think
Sky/Broadband dont have
Water not sure..paid $500 for nov to june also got consumption bill of $58 for nov-march
Council Tax same applies as above$500 nov - march
Elec/Gas both together on average more than $150
Car Tax $256/6months...for big car..depends on weight of car
Gym n/a
Entertainment £200 $400...maybe...depends what you want to do!
TV License £9 $0...correct!
Other £100 $200...possibly!
Mobile Phone obviously dont chat as much sa you...$20 lasts me ages!
hope this helps!!!!
Food $1,000 sometimes more
Petrol $150...drive 22km to work each way x 3/4 weekly plus toottling around
Car Insurance fully comp was approx $500 for car similar to vauxhall omega, $320 for car similar to fiesta (both per year)
Life Insurance for 2 people...$65 I think
Sky/Broadband dont have
Water not sure..paid $500 for nov to june also got consumption bill of $58 for nov-march
Council Tax same applies as above$500 nov - march
Elec/Gas both together on average more than $150
Car Tax $256/6months...for big car..depends on weight of car
Gym n/a
Entertainment £200 $400...maybe...depends what you want to do!
TV License £9 $0...correct!
Other £100 $200...possibly!
Mobile Phone obviously dont chat as much sa you...$20 lasts me ages!
hope this helps!!!!
Mar 18th 2004, 1:36 pm
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Originally posted by cutgrass
The costs were based on same mileage as I do now. So if it costs me 120 in petrol now then based on the same mileage . . .
The costs were based on same mileage as I do now. So if it costs me 120 in petrol now then based on the same mileage . . .
Unleaded:
UK - say, 78p/litre
Melbourne (average this week)- 90c/litre
so £120 petrol in UK = 150 litres = $138
not sure myself if this is the right logic to apply...somebody correct me if nec.!!
Mar 18th 2004, 1:46 pm
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Excellent. That's exactly the response I was hoping for. Thanks.
Mar 18th 2004, 3:31 pm
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Re: Please check my cost of living comparison
Originally posted by cutgrass
Hi. Could someone test my assumptions here please. I am trying to work out the cost of living in Australia based on real values. Wherever possible I have tried to use actual costs here, so for example my utility bill costs are based on forum posts, my broadband is based on the actual advertised prices in Melbourne etc etc.
Sterling amounts are just rounded from what I actually pay now.
Costs are all per month.
Food £200 $200
Petrol £120 $60
Car Insurance £50 $100
Life Insurance £15 $30
Sky/Broadband £65 $150
Water £20 $120
Council Tax £100 $0
Elec/Gas £100 $150
Car Tax £15 $50
Gym £35 $52
Entertainment £200 $400
TV License £9 $0
Other £100 $200
Mobile Phone £30 $60
Total £861 $2078
Hi. Could someone test my assumptions here please. I am trying to work out the cost of living in Australia based on real values. Wherever possible I have tried to use actual costs here, so for example my utility bill costs are based on forum posts, my broadband is based on the actual advertised prices in Melbourne etc etc.
Sterling amounts are just rounded from what I actually pay now.
Costs are all per month.
Food £200 $200
Petrol £120 $60
Car Insurance £50 $100
Life Insurance £15 $30
Sky/Broadband £65 $150
Water £20 $120
Council Tax £100 $0
Elec/Gas £100 $150
Car Tax £15 $50
Gym £35 $52
Entertainment £200 $400
TV License £9 $0
Other £100 $200
Mobile Phone £30 $60
Total £861 $2078
I would love your food bill! We spend over £500pm!
Mar 18th 2004, 6:39 pm
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Re: Please check my cost of living comparison
Originally posted by maxpaxx
I would love your food bill! We spend over £500pm!
I would love your food bill! We spend over £500pm!
Cheap and you get thin as well.
Mar 18th 2004, 6:49 pm
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Ditto with the food bill - we spend about £500 per month - 2 adults 2 kids - we are foodies though!!
Mar 18th 2004, 8:53 pm
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We spend about £120.00 per wk on food (5 of us) and that not going mad.
Wife refuses to take me shopping due to the fact that food bill goes up so much ,extra £40/£50 per wk.
all the best plum
Wife refuses to take me shopping due to the fact that food bill goes up so much ,extra £40/£50 per wk.
all the best plum
Mar 18th 2004, 9:15 pm
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Originally posted by plumber
We spend about £120.00 per wk on food (5 of us) and that not going mad.
Wife refuses to take me shopping due to the fact that food bill goes up so much ,extra £40/£50 per wk.
all the best plum
We spend about £120.00 per wk on food (5 of us) and that not going mad.
Wife refuses to take me shopping due to the fact that food bill goes up so much ,extra £40/£50 per wk.
all the best plum
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