tiredwithtwins

I know

just couldnt resist!!!

just out of interest, how much are...ahem...tampax etc?

sue

PeteY

Try www.colesonline.com.au

You can find prices for anything you like Just click on the bit that says you want to test run the shop.

Then type in the product and it will list options and prices.

Pete.

MrsDagboy

TWTs Libra tampons, pack of 20 regular are just over $3 from memory.

WBB

i do like a good banana mmmmmmm i eat at least two a day and they are expensive (ish) here, good to know they are cheaper in oz.

PeteY

Out of interest WBB.....in S Wales, how much do you pay? They are about 80p per kilo here.

MrsDagboy

I cant even SEE that bit Pete! LOL

WBB

i usually buy mine every second day, i would usually buy 6 at a time and pay about £1.40, sorry i dont know the price per kilo but i suppose 6 average sized bananas must weigh 1/2 a kilo???

tennisoz

Aldi have started up - NSW and Vic (well, Sydney and Melbourne) and a newspaper report said they are 40% cheaper than the rest 'like for like'. I went to one in Melbourne and was interested to compare it with their UK operation. The store was exactly the same size and same layout as our Aldi in Dumfries and Carlisle! However they had more branded products and fewer 'own label' products as well as more fresh produce. I hope Aldi open up in Perth and Brisbane. Incidentally the German brothers who started Aldi are second on the list of the wealthiest Europeans - a useful bit of information for you!

I've mentioned on another thread about supermarket own brands and how you used to be able to work out which manufacturer supplies the supermarket from the manufacturer's code on the labels eg someone said Woolworth's jam = Cottee's jam. So look at Cole's own brand (or whoever) look for the manufacturer's code (used to a letter for the state followed by numbers) and look for the same on the 'branded' products nearby.

I would finally agree with other comments that you need to compare like with like before making conclusions about relative costs of living. The banks such as Commonwealth and ANZ regularly produce cost of living indexes for the capital cities. But I don't want to spoil a good story

TennisOz

PeteY

WHOOPS

Sorry, you have to enter your postcode, then it gives you option to test drive

If anyone does'nt know any oz postcodes.....and you want to try it, just type in 5000.

tennisoz

They're made in Scotland you know. Jock makes them and Tam packs them

TennisOz

MrsDagboy

Says Carefree are about $4, dunno what brand I buy (not homebrand) but Im pretty sure they are around the $3.20 mark.

tiredwithtwins

last year I tried doing my bit for the health of my kids and for severalweeks had an organic fruit/veg box delivered;
2kg spuds
500g brocoli
1 small cauli
1 small cabbage
400g runner beans
4 leeks
1kg carrots
1 kg apples
1kg bananas
1kg oranges

cost £22 incl delivery.
The quality was crap, and each week I chucked out more than we ate. also tried an organic shop near where I work and same again - poor quality for a lot of money!!
And...sit down WBB...the bananas were rotten!!
gone back to shiny lights of asda...! nanas about 89p/kg I think at the moment...

sue

Larissa

Perhaps we should send you all out on a mission to compare prices on some staples plus some more luxury type goods? What d'ya think - 5 or 6 goods?

Larissa

Must add that my Dad was a market researcher... when I was a kid we used to go round the supermarkets checking the relative cost of soft drinks! When I go to Aus I won't have a clue where to shop!

tinaj

This is a good thread Mrs Dagboy. It is interesting to see how prices vary from state to state. Maybe it is more expensive in Perth as many of the goods have further to travel?!

Can't wait to do my own survey maybe we should choose 5 brand named items and all go and research how much they cost in different places - yawn, I am turning into a boring Aussie already