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My wife and I are tearing our hair out as I have been offered a job in Brisbane. The salary is circa 100k AUSD, which initially sounded alot. However, we are having a baby in January and after reading other forums and cost of living calculators we are not so sure now.
It has all happened very quickly and although we have always wanted to emigrate to Oz, this is very sudden. Like 3 months from interview to arriving!! We never planned it like this and because of the baby coming I need to be sure we can survive.
Please can anyone put our minds at rest and let us know whether we should be comfortable on this salary for three of us.
Thank you.
Ozbound & Wife
It has all happened very quickly and although we have always wanted to emigrate to Oz, this is very sudden. Like 3 months from interview to arriving!! We never planned it like this and because of the baby coming I need to be sure we can survive.
Please can anyone put our minds at rest and let us know whether we should be comfortable on this salary for three of us.
Thank you.
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Originally Posted by Ozbound & Wife
My wife and I are tearing our hair out as I have been offered a job in Brisbane. The salary is circa 100k AUSD, which initially sounded alot. However, we are having a baby in January and after reading other forums and cost of living calculators we are not so sure now.
It has all happened very quickly and although we have always wanted to emigrate to Oz, this is very sudden. Like 3 months from interview to arriving!! We never planned it like this and because of the baby coming I need to be sure we can survive.
Please can anyone put our minds at rest and let us know whether we should be comfortable on this salary for three of us.
Thank you.
Ozbound & Wife
It has all happened very quickly and although we have always wanted to emigrate to Oz, this is very sudden. Like 3 months from interview to arriving!! We never planned it like this and because of the baby coming I need to be sure we can survive.
Please can anyone put our minds at rest and let us know whether we should be comfortable on this salary for three of us.
Thank you.
Ozbound & Wife
We would be vey happy with that, especially i mortgage is relatively low and how no debts (car finance etc). Sounds great.
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Originally Posted by Vernons
We would be vey happy with that, especially i mortgage is relatively low and how no debts (car finance etc). Sounds great.
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Originally Posted by surfsup
That should be a very comfortable salary to live on. Cost of living in most areas is a lot cheaper. A rough guide I think is what we pay in the pound they pay in the dollarish sort of thing
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Decent salary for Brisbane - check if it is packaged (ie includes superannuation, still okay salary) or is plus superannuation (even better!)
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Originally Posted by Ozbound & Wife
My wife and I are tearing our hair out as I have been offered a job in Brisbane. The salary is circa 100k AUSD, which initially sounded alot. However, we are having a baby in January and after reading other forums and cost of living calculators we are not so sure now.
It has all happened very quickly and although we have always wanted to emigrate to Oz, this is very sudden. Like 3 months from interview to arriving!! We never planned it like this and because of the baby coming I need to be sure we can survive.
Please can anyone put our minds at rest and let us know whether we should be comfortable on this salary for three of us.
Thank you.
Ozbound & Wife
It has all happened very quickly and although we have always wanted to emigrate to Oz, this is very sudden. Like 3 months from interview to arriving!! We never planned it like this and because of the baby coming I need to be sure we can survive.
Please can anyone put our minds at rest and let us know whether we should be comfortable on this salary for three of us.
Thank you.
Ozbound & Wife
You get a few 000's $ for having a baby born in Oz.
The cost is not that high while they are young
You will be fine with $100K
Try and get some assistance for relocation
Dont stress its a great opportunity for you
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Lots of people on here with more children and less money - you should be fine.
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We have 2 small kids, a mortgage (soon!) and are on less than that. We manage.
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Originally Posted by Ozbound & Wife
My wife and I are tearing our hair out as I have been offered a job in Brisbane. The salary is circa 100k AUSD, which initially sounded alot. However, we are having a baby in January and after reading other forums and cost of living calculators we are not so sure now.
It has all happened very quickly and although we have always wanted to emigrate to Oz, this is very sudden. Like 3 months from interview to arriving!! We never planned it like this and because of the baby coming I need to be sure we can survive.
Please can anyone put our minds at rest and let us know whether we should be comfortable on this salary for three of us.
Thank you.
Ozbound & Wife
It has all happened very quickly and although we have always wanted to emigrate to Oz, this is very sudden. Like 3 months from interview to arriving!! We never planned it like this and because of the baby coming I need to be sure we can survive.
Please can anyone put our minds at rest and let us know whether we should be comfortable on this salary for three of us.
Thank you.
Ozbound & Wife
Mate if you cant "Manage" on that then you need to cut the credit cards up. The average wage is half of it and people "Manage" on that.
Take it and fly.
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Originally Posted by surfsup
That should be a very comfortable salary to live on. Cost of living in most areas is a lot cheaper. A rough guide I think is what we pay in the pound they pay in the dollarish sort of thing
You really have no idea lol
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I hope you do a fair bit more research on Australia before you venture out there as if you think $1 will equate to anything like £1 you have a BIG shock coming :scared:
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Originally Posted by surfsup
That should be a very comfortable salary to live on. Cost of living in most areas is a lot cheaper. A rough guide I think is what we pay in the pound they pay in the dollarish sort of thing
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Originally Posted by surfsup
That should be a very comfortable salary to live on. Cost of living in most areas is a lot cheaper. A rough guide I think is what we pay in the pound they pay in the dollarish sort of thing
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Cars are slightly cheaper here as is insurance, but your day to day stuff is more or less the same.
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Originally Posted by Grayling
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Whether it is enough is down to the individual. AUS100k is not low enough to reconsider migration or for scarcastic comments.
I'm not sure which bit of the posters comment you are criticising, maybe their comment on arriving at 'equivalent' costs but AUS100k is a good salary by anyone's standards.
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Originally Posted by surfsup
Cost of living in most areas is a lot cheaper. A rough guide I think is what we pay in the pound they pay in the dollarish sort of thing
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Originally Posted by CadburysFingers
Yet another unban legend. This is total nonesense, the cost of living here, is very similar to the UK, from what I have noticed about the only thing that is cheaper is the price of meat....................and we are vegetarians
Cars are slightly cheaper here as is insurance, but your day to day stuff is more or less the same.
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Cars are slightly cheaper here as is insurance, but your day to day stuff is more or less the same.
Urban legend alright.
Meats not that cheap anymore either, good old aussie Tbone, $25 a kilo, if not on special, son did the shopping, got 5 t bones for tea and the meat value of 1 meal was around $45
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