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Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
Originally Posted by Timber Floor Au
(Post 5857953)
Dont you think, that the $1000 you spend is similar to 1000 pounds? for what you get
No :D |
Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
Originally Posted by Wendy
(Post 5858067)
No :D
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Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
Reading this thread it does seem some people along with a huge amount of people in the UK think that Oz is a country where everything is cheap. People I speak to about Oz say "you can buy a 4 bed house with a pool out there for £60k" etc
I've done my research, and from what I can see, I am not expecting it to be cheaper to live out there. I am expecting it to be pretty much the same. Oh apart from petrol. How I see it, not quite sure how it will work in practice though, is if I earn double in dollars than what I do here in pounds, then if something is ruffly double what it would be in the uk, then it's ok. If it's massively more than double, then it's not. That's my philosophy anyway. :D |
Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
Originally Posted by Timber Floor Au
(Post 5857953)
Dont you think, that the $1000 you spend is similar to 1000 pounds? for what you get
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Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
Originally Posted by GillyG
(Post 5845849)
I've been reading quite a few threads that say how expensive it is to live in Oz- cars cost more than the UK, food is more expensive (and poorer quality), house prices are on the rise etc.
I live half an hour from Gatwick and a 1 bed flat costs approx £150000 ($345000Aus), diesel is a staggering £1.10p a litre and a glass of wine is approx £4 a glass (nearly $10Aus). Is it really that bad compared with the price of living in SE England? We are thinking of moving anywhere between the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast and I'm thinking it is going to be roughly the same cost of living (but hoping it's going to be less!) |
Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
Originally Posted by MartinLuther
(Post 5851158)
The truly dillusionial (sic) are those that think that Aus is expensive because they think $1 = £1. And although they use this with the groceries they do not seem to apply the same exchange rate to their wages or the tax. :rolleyes:
Put another way, I earn 3 times what I earnt in the UK but correspondingly not everything is 3x more expensive...so those things are cheaper. I'd say tax regimes were similar. Someone the other day quoted a ridiculously low threshold for the highest rate of tax(!) I find housing, utils, insurance (house/car) and rates significantly cheaper. I find food more expensive. My wife's father loves comparing the prices to California which seems alot cheaper and we are looking forward to seeing for ourselves shortly. Eating out and going out seems cheaper or is free - as is parking in many locations -even weekends. Some electrical gear/tools/books more expensive. Specials on at JB Hi-Fi/ Kmart gets us across the line. Petrol is still cheaper - despite a 50pc hike in 4 years - and we drive at more economical speeds which evens out the mileage if you do it. |
Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
Originally Posted by xzibit
(Post 5858302)
I've done my research, and from what I can see, I am not expecting it to be cheaper to live out there. I am expecting it to be pretty much the same. Oh apart from petrol. How I see it, not quite sure how it will work in practice though, is if I earn double in dollars than what I do here in pounds, then if something is ruffly double what it would be in the uk, then it's ok. If it's massively more than double, then it's not. That's my philosophy anyway. :D |
Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
Originally Posted by rabsody
(Post 5851285)
Prices have increased considerably across the board in Aus from when I came over 7 1/2 years ago. Hope that helps with working out your budget! But I bet people said the same in 1990 comparing with 1980, and 1980 after comparing to 1970. On average things have gone up big time and 10 years is not that long a time sometimes... |
Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
Originally Posted by xzibit
(Post 5858302)
Reading this thread it does seem some people along with a huge amount of people in the UK think that Oz is a country where everything is cheap. People I speak to about Oz say "you can buy a 4 bed house with a pool out there for £60k" etc
I've done my research, and from what I can see, I am not expecting it to be cheaper to live out there. I am expecting it to be pretty much the same. Oh apart from petrol. How I see it, not quite sure how it will work in practice though, is if I earn double in dollars than what I do here in pounds, then if something is ruffly double what it would be in the uk, then it's ok. If it's massively more than double, then it's not. That's my philosophy anyway. :D |
Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack
(Post 5858568)
Said this awhile back - people often report back to when they arrived in say, 2000 like one poster who is an expert on the COL.
But I bet people said the same in 1990 comparing with 1980, and 1980 after comparing to 1970. On average things have gone up big time and 10 years is not that long a time sometimes... |
Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
The Rudd government is going enact an election pledge to get the ACCC to investigate grocery prices which have gone up 46% in the last 10 years. In the UK they have gone up only 11%.
I've been here 5 years and I'd say the cost of living here is much higher, bar petrol which is going up quickly. The cost of living is not only higher but the rate of increase is going up hence the govt crapping itself about inflation causing a probable interest rate rise next month. |
Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
Originally Posted by Amazulu
(Post 5856223)
It is a beautiful place but it is located in a troubled land and you can't live on the beach. I would never raise a family there. Perth offers me the income, lifestyle, weather, opportunities and safety that Zululand never, ever will. As for the UK, it's a great place but it will never be home for me. All the logistics of life are just not there.
we lived in jo-burg for a good number of yrs also. Randburg. when we were last in st-lucia kwazulu, we were hi-jacked, on the out road when travelling on a game- bus drive. :eek: |
Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
Originally Posted by milly123
(Post 5861255)
Were did you stay in knz. we lived in Durban, for a short while. well unmslanga.
we lived in jo-burg for a good number of yrs also. Randburg. when we were last in st-lucia kwazulu, we were hi-jacked, on the out road when travelling on a game- bus drive. :eek: I'm not surprised you were hijacked - just another day in the Rainbow nation. |
Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
Originally Posted by GillyG
(Post 5860540)
I don't think many people on this thread think that Australia is cheap, most who have replied are living there at the moment and have said that the COL is roughly the same as the UK.
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Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
I dont find the col cheaper here I reckon its on a par but with lower wages.
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