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Re: Cost of living - Australia
Originally Posted by lonndongeek
(Post 9904898)
What a load of bollocks!
Doing a straight conversion with the current exchange rate I'm on a lower salary than when we left the UK 4.5 years ago yet we have a 3 bedroom house (Adelaide hills) 2 cars and a nicely comfortable lifestyle. We had no chance of buying a house in London and it wasn't worth owning a car. Yes lettuces may be more expensive (good reason not to eat rabbit food) but overall our personal experience (sorry, no random surveys) is that financially we're much better off in Adelaide than we were in London. Cheers LG Thank you so very much....you have just answered our question :D Oh and had to say....if its luttuce you want....much cheaper and tastier to grow your own :p |
Re: Cost of living - Australia
Food is definitely more expensive here no matter what exchange rate you use and utilities are continuing to go through the roof. Of course some people come here and earn more but that isn't what these surveys are about.
I should add that you only have to read these forums to realise that some come here and earn more (in real terms) and other earn less. Some find it cheap and have a lifestyle they couldn't have had in the UK and for others it is the opposite. You also have to remember that for many of the people who come here as skilled migrants they are earning much more than the average Aussie. The average man/woman in the street is struggling and we should remember that. |
Re: Cost of living - Australia
Originally Posted by Damson
(Post 9904969)
Not living in Oz, but from what I gather from friends, forum etc, that to save money you need to go out of town to markets and steer away from supermarkets as much as poss and convenience food is very expensive. Also, buy in bulk and freeze (bit like anywhere I guess).
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Re: Cost of living - Australia
Originally Posted by Goldy02
(Post 9905886)
Oh and had to say....if its luttuce you want....much cheaper and tastier to grow your own :p |
Re: Cost of living - Australia
Originally Posted by lonndongeek
(Post 9904898)
What a load of bollocks!
Doing a straight conversion with the current exchange rate I'm on a lower salary than when we left the UK 4.5 years ago yet we have a 3 bedroom house (Adelaide hills) 2 cars and a nicely comfortable lifestyle. We had no chance of buying a house in London and it wasn't worth owning a car. Yes lettuces may be more expensive (good reason not to eat rabbit food) but overall our personal experience (sorry, no random surveys) is that financially we're much better off in Adelaide than we were in London. Cheers LG |
Re: Cost of living - Australia
Unfortunately comparing apples to oranges is very common on here and makes the comparisons meaningless. If I moved from inner city Birmingham to a village in Somerset i would be better off in every way imaginable.
Originally Posted by isgraham
(Post 9906039)
So you moved from a world class city to Adelaide not exactly a fair comparison is iit? You could achieve the same by moving to a small city in the UK or get a better comparison by comparing London to say Sydney.
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Re: Cost of living - Australia
Originally Posted by isgraham
(Post 9906039)
So you moved from a world class city to Adelaide not exactly a fair comparison is iit? You could achieve the same by moving to a small city in the UK or get a better comparison by comparing London to say Sydney.
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Re: Cost of living - Australia
Originally Posted by chris955
(Post 9906202)
Unfortunately comparing apples to oranges is very common on here and makes the comparisons meaningless. If I moved from inner city Birmingham to a village in Somerset i would be better off in every way imaginable.
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Re: Cost of living - Australia
For me, overall COL is roughly the same with the UK slightly cheaper.
More expensive groceries here are offset by cheaper fuel and other stuff. At $3/GBP or $1.45/GBP, I earn more than I did in the UK. |
Re: Cost of living - Australia
Don't you believe it, our local made THE best curry I have ever had :)
Originally Posted by LouiseR
(Post 9906290)
You wouldn't get as good a curry!
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Re: Cost of living - Australia
Originally Posted by JoeBloggs80
(Post 9906230)
I moved from london to sydney. Do the same job, earn more, save more, live in a nicer flat, have a better standard of living, pay more for lettuce.
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Re: Cost of living - Australia
Originally Posted by isgraham
(Post 9907114)
So did I then I moved back to London and earn even more live in a house save several thousand pounds per month have more holiday have a better standard of living and pay less for lettuce. I'm also willing to bet your flat in Sydney isn't as good as mine was.
Suggestion ... take your head out of your arse. |
Re: Cost of living - Australia
Originally Posted by Vegemite Kids
(Post 9907441)
What a flucking arrogant statement.
Suggestion ... take your head out of your arse. |
Re: Cost of living - Australia
Originally Posted by Vegemite Kids
(Post 9907441)
What a flucking arrogant statement.
Suggestion ... take your head out of your arse. |
Re: Cost of living - Australia
Originally Posted by Margaret3
(Post 9908156)
:lol: I think hes around the age of 10
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