Three Quick Questions about Working in Australia
Sep 27th 2012, 8:05 am
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Re: Three Quick Questions about Working in Australia
You've got it wrong. I'm not just considering exchange rates. It is the disparity in housing costs relative to salary. Canberra rental for a one bed apartment is circa $500 per week, therefore $2000. House rental prices are far wider than currency exchange rates between the two countries. For your information, my monthly housing rent in th UK is £500/month and this is average.
I just did a very broad search for a 3 bed house in all ACT areas between 400-500 per week rent. There were 134 to choose from, so maybe a house instead of a flat may be better? Be creative with your location and utilise public transport which is pretty decent. I also did a all area search for a 1 bed apartment between 250-400 per week and 64 came up.
Look here for the houses :http://www.domain.com.au/Search/rent...rom=400&to=500
and look here for the apartments: http://www.domain.com.au/Search/rent...rom=250&to=400
Sep 28th 2012, 10:08 pm
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Re: Three Quick Questions about Working in Australia
Thank you for all your help. I really appreciate it.
Neil
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Oct 10th 2012, 8:31 pm
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Re: Three Quick Questions about Working in Australia
Thanks
Oct 10th 2012, 8:37 pm
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Re: Three Quick Questions about Working in Australia
They tend to do it all on a points system in Oz which seems to be based around ID. I recommend trying to get as much local ID as possible as soon as you arrive. Like get a local drivers license straight away.
