Sunshine Coast cost of living.
Hi there,
Would really appreciate anyone who could list the avarage bills (Elecric, gas, water, phone, TV ect) and extra's like primary school costs ect. Trying to work out cost of living for a family 2 adults and 2 kids 9 & 4 years. So we know how much we can afford for rental property. Hope to be out there around March time. It's like a minefield on the internet ! Kind regards, Lisa:fingerscrossed: |
Re: Sunshine Coast cost of living.
Whilst a mathematical average could always be calculated, most of us only know what we spend and it is irrelevant to anyone else.
Do you know what you will be earning? How does it compare to what you earn now? That is the only comparison that is of any value, not what other people spend. |
Re: Sunshine Coast cost of living.
^ true.
I've found that halving the $ cost of stuff kind of gives me the approximate £ value of stuff. So by the rinkerdink system if your $ salary isn't equal to or greater than your £ salary ( in pure numbers) you'll feel it. The rinkerdink system should work for most household bills too. I'm northern suburbs Brisbane so fairly local |
Re: Sunshine Coast cost of living.
family of 4 rental with pool.
rent $ 400 elec $45 water $22 rates $25 one child private school at 15 yrs $115 food on a really big week shop $250 fuel Suzuki swift 1 week $50 local travel buss fares $20 mobile phone $10 week foxtel $153 MONTHLY(sky) toll roads $20 this is all before you go for a pint mind!!!! or anything else.:thumbsup: I suggest you both work .... makes life easier |
Re: Sunshine Coast cost of living.
Originally Posted by pome bstrd
(Post 11002354)
family of 4 rental with pool.
rent $ 400 elec $45 water $22 rates $25 one child private school at 15 yrs $115 food on a really big week shop $250 fuel Suzuki swift 1 week $50 local travel buss fares $20 mobile phone $10 week foxtel $153 MONTHLY(sky) toll roads $20 this is all before you go for a pint mind!!!! or anything else.:thumbsup: I suggest you both work .... makes life easier |
Re: Sunshine Coast cost of living.
Originally Posted by pome bstrd
(Post 11002354)
family of 4 rental with pool.
rent $ 400 elec $45 water $22 rates $25 one child private school at 15 yrs $115 food on a really big week shop $250 fuel Suzuki swift 1 week $50 local travel buss fares $20 mobile phone $10 week foxtel $153 MONTHLY(sky) toll roads $20 this is all before you go for a pint mind!!!! or anything else.:thumbsup: I suggest you both work .... makes life easier As others have suggested, cost of living is very individual according to spending patterns, lifestyle etc. As an example, some ways you could bring the above budget down
Just a few ideas. Sorry I can't help with rental costs or particular suburbs, as I live on the other side of Oz :) |
Re: Sunshine Coast cost of living.
Thank you everyone for your comments. I've looked into it a bit more now and the $1.83 to the £1 at the moment has helped me calculate what our cost is going to be around x.
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Re: Sunshine Coast cost of living.
Originally Posted by Murray family
(Post 11076171)
Thank you everyone for your comments. I've looked into it a bit more now and the $1.83 to the £1 at the moment has helped me calculate what our cost is going to be around x.
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Re: Sunshine Coast cost of living.
Originally Posted by Murray family
(Post 11076171)
Thank you everyone for your comments. I've looked into it a bit more now and the $1.83 to the £1 at the moment has helped me calculate what our cost is going to be around x.
The wages in Australia seem a lot higher so the higher cost of living seems to balance out. Clothes, running a car, groceries and eating out are all cheaper in the UK (by lots). The car especially so, petrol may be a bit cheaper in Australia but everything else is more expensive. Believe me Australia is an expensive place to live but I wouldn't swap it for the UK |
Re: Sunshine Coast cost of living.
Originally Posted by kevinbloomfield
(Post 11076304)
We just had 3 weeks in the UK and it's a lot cheaper to live there than it is in Australia. However, the quality of life in Australia feels a lot better.
The wages in Australia seem a lot higher so the higher cost of living seems to balance out. Clothes, running a car, groceries and eating out are all cheaper in the UK (by lots). The car especially so, petrol may be a bit cheaper in Australia but everything else is more expensive. Believe me Australia is an expensive place to live but I wouldn't swap it for the UK |
Re: Sunshine Coast cost of living.
Originally Posted by Bermudashorts
(Post 11076209)
How so? The current GBP exchange rate has no bearing on what you will spend on utilities..? :confused:
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Re: Sunshine Coast cost of living.
I think it balances out after you take into account wages. Personally we are better off here than we were in the UK and talking to friends in the UK (we were there over christmas) we seem to be better off than they are.
The UK is cheap but it feels that way as well, to me it felt like a 3rd world or eastern bloc country compared to Australia. Thank god we are now back in the warmth and I can wear shorts and tshirts everyday rather than wrapping up in jumpers, coats, long trousers :-) |
Re: Sunshine Coast cost of living.
Originally Posted by Bermudashorts
(Post 11076209)
How so? The current GBP exchange rate has no bearing on what you will spend on utilities..? :confused:
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Re: Sunshine Coast cost of living.
Originally Posted by kevinbloomfield
(Post 11076304)
We just had 3 weeks in the UK and it's a lot cheaper to live there than it is in Australia. However, the quality of life in Australia feels a lot better.
The wages in Australia seem a lot higher so the higher cost of living seems to balance out. Clothes, running a car, groceries and eating out are all cheaper in the UK (by lots). The car especially so, petrol may be a bit cheaper in Australia but everything else is more expensive. Believe me Australia is an expensive place to live but I wouldn't swap it for the UK The Sunny Coast is one of those places that are great for a holiday but difficult to find continuous employment. Long term youth unemployment is over 18%, probably because if your going to be out of work you may as well be out of work on the coast as out in the bush. Figures for school leavers are a staggering 44% unable to find work. Since the end of the housing boom a couple of years ago things have been tougher for tradies. Now they are beginning to talk down the mining boom & here in QLD I know several guys that cannot find employment in the mines any longer. A big shock to be back on their original tradie wages after several years of big mining bucks. I guess we're lucky to have a mort of < 100k so don't need to earn big bucks. I'm happy to fish & dive here in the sun & wouldn't swap it for the U.K. Besides my kids are in relationships & both have children of their own so we kind of missed the going back boat a few years ago [had we even wanted to] lol. |
Re: Sunshine Coast cost of living.
Originally Posted by pome bstrd
(Post 11002354)
family of 4 rental with pool.
rent $ 400 elec $45 water $22 rates $25 one child private school at 15 yrs $115 food on a really big week shop $250 fuel Suzuki swift 1 week $50 local travel buss fares $20 mobile phone $10 week foxtel $153 MONTHLY(sky) toll roads $20 this is all before you go for a pint mind!!!! or anything else.:thumbsup: I suggest you both work .... makes life easier I just wanted to clarify that private school at $115/week is at the low-medium end. If you want to send your kids to good private schools, it will cost at least $15,000-$20,000/year. |
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