What AUD salary would give me a lifestyle equivalent to UK £75k
Apr 14th 2010, 8:53 pm
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Re: What AUD salary would give me a lifestyle equivalent to UK £75k
So you are suggesting I use an imaginary rate to calculate things as opposed to rate that actually exists?
Exchange rate movements may not immediately impact on prices... but they sure as Hell do long term.
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Apr 14th 2010, 9:00 pm
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Re: What AUD salary would give me a lifestyle equivalent to UK £75k
Why not? I have significant skills and experience in service delivery and improvement and commissioning and I went from newly qualified to an 8a in 6 years with hard work, dedication and ambition and i have spent the last 5 years topping up my education and gaining experience at this level in various roles, showing measurable improvements and changes in the services that I have worked with.
I'm not saying you wouldn't do the same here, just don't assume that because it happened once in the UK, it will all just repeat itself here. It's not a given.
Apr 14th 2010, 10:03 pm
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Re: What AUD salary would give me a lifestyle equivalent to UK £75k
It's not just me that finds Brisbane expensive then! For a 4 bedroomed house near-ish to the city you can easily pay $600-700 per week. We're paying that for a townhouse. Food is loads more expensive, (no Tesco two for ones), clothes much more expensive and don't get me started about travel/holidays if you actually want to leave Oz for any reason....
We love the climate, and the outdoors lifestyle, but you need a seriously big wage to live the dream of house with pool, boat, two cars etc. Our combined income is $150K, kids in state school, one small car and one holiday per year. Sorry if that sounds a lot of $, but theres not much left over at the end of the Month, and we can only dream about buying a house.
We love the climate, and the outdoors lifestyle, but you need a seriously big wage to live the dream of house with pool, boat, two cars etc. Our combined income is $150K, kids in state school, one small car and one holiday per year. Sorry if that sounds a lot of $, but theres not much left over at the end of the Month, and we can only dream about buying a house.
Sorry but i find this hard to believe......
Apr 14th 2010, 10:05 pm
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Re: What AUD salary would give me a lifestyle equivalent to UK £75k
[QUOTE=kjj;8495487]Why not? I have significant skills and experience in service delivery and improvement and commissioning and I went from newly qualified to an 8a in 6 years with hard work, dedication and ambition and i have spent the last 5 years topping up my education and gaining experience at this level in various roles, showing measurable improvements and changes in the services that I have worked with.[/QUOTE
Wow! Over confident and Bitish. Aussies are going to love you.
Wow! Over confident and Bitish. Aussies are going to love you.
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Apr 14th 2010, 10:27 pm
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Re: What AUD salary would give me a lifestyle equivalent to UK £75k
True. A relative of mine doesn't seem to grasp this though (they've just applied for a visa). She is in IT and gets very excited when she looks at jobs in her field being advertised here. She is under the impression that since her skills are on the "critical skills list" she can waltz her way into a $100k paying job here
I can only hope she is proved right.
Apr 14th 2010, 11:22 pm
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Re: What AUD salary would give me a lifestyle equivalent to UK £75k
Long term exchange rate trend!! The next time it hits 2.4 I will show my arse in Woolworths window.... you will wait a VERY long time before you see that rate again.
So you are suggesting I use an imaginary rate to calculate things as opposed to rate that actually exists?
Exchange rate movements may not immediately impact on prices... but they sure as Hell do long term.
So you are suggesting I use an imaginary rate to calculate things as opposed to rate that actually exists?
Exchange rate movements may not immediately impact on prices... but they sure as Hell do long term.
Then why not wait until the exchange rate is is level ($=£), then you'd only have to earn the same amount in dollars as you do in pounds to have a similar standard of living.
Seriously though, you'd be better of working out a basket of shopping and then comparing say tesco to coles. That would likely give you a rough exchange rate of x2.2. Then there are the other cost such as housing/rent, cars, wages, taxes etc...
The exchange rate itself is a poor indication, as the UK pound has dropped but other currencies have faired better (like the YEN). so just because the UK is feeling the pressure, doesn't mean Australia has to start lowering prices!
Apr 14th 2010, 11:58 pm
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Re: What AUD salary would give me a lifestyle equivalent to UK £75k
Then why not wait until the exchange rate is is level ($=£), then you'd only have to earn the same amount in dollars as you do in pounds to have a similar standard of living.
Seriously though, you'd be better of working out a basket of shopping and then comparing say tesco to coles. That would likely give you a rough exchange rate of x2.2. Then there are the other cost such as housing/rent, cars, wages, taxes etc...
The exchange rate itself is a poor indication, as the UK pound has dropped but other currencies have faired better (like the YEN). so just because the UK is feeling the pressure, doesn't mean Australia has to start lowering prices!
Seriously though, you'd be better of working out a basket of shopping and then comparing say tesco to coles. That would likely give you a rough exchange rate of x2.2. Then there are the other cost such as housing/rent, cars, wages, taxes etc...
The exchange rate itself is a poor indication, as the UK pound has dropped but other currencies have faired better (like the YEN). so just because the UK is feeling the pressure, doesn't mean Australia has to start lowering prices!
To say that is one of the most argumentative topics you can choose is an understatement.
Apr 15th 2010, 12:00 am
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Re: What AUD salary would give me a lifestyle equivalent to UK £75k
Go for it mate... if you can come up with a shopping basket comparison between Tesco and Coles that people on this board agree with then you are a better man than I.
To say that is one of the most argumentative topics you can choose is an understatement.
To say that is one of the most argumentative topics you can choose is an understatement.
Apr 15th 2010, 12:02 am
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Re: What AUD salary would give me a lifestyle equivalent to UK £75k
Looks like they're comparing prices too
Apr 15th 2010, 12:09 am
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Apr 15th 2010, 12:13 am
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Go for it mate... if you can come up with a shopping basket comparison between Tesco and Coles that people on this board agree with then you are a better man than I.
To say that is one of the most argumentative topics you can choose is an understatement.
To say that is one of the most argumentative topics you can choose is an understatement.
Apr 15th 2010, 12:14 am
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Re: What AUD salary would give me a lifestyle equivalent to UK £75k
Surely I cannot be the only person who earns less over here (joint income of £45k back in Scotland) and has a better quality of life??? I work part time and earn about $6k per annum, hubby earns about $65k per annum! We receive no help from Centrelink as only temp, and don't get the living away from home allowance either, yet we have a much better life here!!
We live in WA, in Halls Head, which is the most desirable location (outwith Perth suburbs) to live!
We live in WA, in Halls Head, which is the most desirable location (outwith Perth suburbs) to live!
Apr 15th 2010, 12:16 am
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Re: What AUD salary would give me a lifestyle equivalent to UK £75k
Surely I cannot be the only person who earns less over here (joint income of £45k back in Scotland) and has a better quality of life??? I work part time and earn about $6k per annum, hubby earns about $65k per annum! We receive no help from Centrelink as only temp, and don't get the living away from home allowance either, yet we have a much better life here!!
We live in WA, in Halls Head, which is the most desirable location (outwith Perth suburbs) to live!
We live in WA, in Halls Head, which is the most desirable location (outwith Perth suburbs) to live!
