Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
Jan 30th 2008 | 11:39 am
#106
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Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
I grew up in Benoni on the East Rand but spent some years in Mtunzini which is 40kms South of Empangeni. I still have a property there that I am about to sell. A fantastic part of the World that is now unfortunately becoming unliveable.
I'm not surprised you were hijacked - just another day in the Rainbow nation.
I'm not surprised you were hijacked - just another day in the Rainbow nation.
Sure we drove through there, many moons ago. Hell Benoni,
not good now hey, most of are friends are in veltaveedan, we actually were in Bromhoff, Then moved to olivedale. My hubby worked all over Jo-burg , one job we had was m-nett, the other get ready for it, was soweto water works, in the centre of soweto, the contract lasted 12mths there.
. he only made it out cos he had a guy called sunny boy working with him, that new the lingo. 
But wot a life.
Jan 30th 2008 | 11:58 am
#107
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Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
Empangeni, is that not were Nelson Mandala is from.?
Sure we drove through there, many moons ago. Hell Benoni,not good now hey, most of are friends are in veltaveedan, we actually were in Bromhoff, Then moved to olivedale.
My hubby worked all over Jo-burg , one job we had was m-nett, the other get ready for it, was soweto water works, in the centre of soweto, the contract lasted 12mths there.. he only made it out cos he had a guy called sunny boy working with him, that new the lingo.
But wot a life.
Sure we drove through there, many moons ago. Hell Benoni,
not good now hey, most of are friends are in veltaveedan, we actually were in Bromhoff, Then moved to olivedale. My hubby worked all over Jo-burg , one job we had was m-nett, the other get ready for it, was soweto water works, in the centre of soweto, the contract lasted 12mths there.
. he only made it out cos he had a guy called sunny boy working with him, that new the lingo. But wot a life.
Benoni is okay. Don't come with your Northern Suburbs attitudes.
I went into Soweto when i was in the army. There was 120 of us, armed to the teeth and in armoured vehicles - anything less, forget it.
Jan 30th 2008 | 1:55 pm
#108
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From: Perth, WA
Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
I grew up in Benoni on the East Rand but spent some years in Mtunzini which is 40kms South of Empangeni. I still have a property there that I am about to sell. A fantastic part of the World that is now unfortunately becoming unliveable.
I'm not surprised you were hijacked - just another day in the Rainbow nation.
I'm not surprised you were hijacked - just another day in the Rainbow nation.
Jan 30th 2008 | 2:33 pm
#109
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Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
2003. The beaches are superb although you are not allowed to drive on them anymore which is a shame. Mtunzini is still a sleepy little place although there has been a lot of development. I'm actually surprised that it has not been overdeveloped given what's happened to so many other coastal areas in SA. When were you last there?
Jan 30th 2008 | 2:45 pm
#110
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Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
2003. The beaches are superb although you are not allowed to drive on them anymore which is a shame. Mtunzini is still a sleepy little place although there has been a lot of development. I'm actually surprised that it has not been overdeveloped given what's happened to so many other coastal areas in SA. When were you last there?
Jan 30th 2008 | 8:35 pm
#111
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Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
Great thing was, the supermarkets seemed to get their act together almost overnight and prices plummeted for some things.
Jan 31st 2008 | 12:40 pm
#112
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Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
I still have family up the north coast so called in at Mtunzini at the end of 2003. As you say little has changed. The development is slowly creeping up and the north coast from Durban to Salt Rock has changed totally since we left in 1991. Played golf at Zimbali last year which was pretty amazing - some serious houses have gone up there.
Jan 31st 2008 | 9:53 pm
#113
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Re: Is it really that expensive to live in Oz?
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!)
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!)
Feb 1st 2008 | 7:58 am
#114
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