Household bills down under
 

Hey all

Just wondering for you guys in Aus are your household bills cheaper in Aus than they were in the UK or Ireland??

I know things are going crazy around the world at the moment with the price of oil. But here in Ireland any company that seeks a increase is getting it.

Electricity gone up 17.5% with a further increase due in the near future and gas going up 40%. Now having got a two month bill for 600 euro:eek: last winter nearly brought on a cardiac. The thoughts of that with another 40% on top. You may just **** me in the hole now my ticker or wallet will not take that:o

Thinking of buying a big dog to chase the postman away;)

Any way just thought i would ask

Thanks Paddy

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electric is cheaper dont panic

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Not for long. Once Australia's carbon scheme kicks off then expect all prices to rocket.

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My elec is cheaper

My Gas is cheaper (but i do only have bottle gas, not main)

My water is cheaper

My rates are cheaper


EG:

Elec bill - avereage $240 every 3 months = £117 I used to pay £60 per month and still owed!

Gas - cylinders are $87 each... i used 5 last year total $435 = £216 I used to pay £85 per month


etc etc

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Agree with all of that.

Pay here in dollars what I used to pay in pounds.

Council tax + water rates = 1500 pounds; Rates (includes water charges) = $1300

Same for insurance (car and home), electric, gas (bottled).

Petrol's gone up heaps since we got here, I'd say 45-50 cents a litre, about 40%, in just over a year. Around the $1.55 a litre mark.

Public transport is cheap enough, $33 for a weeks travel on the bus, which is about the most you can pay (all zones).

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Dont die yet Paddy,would cost too much to cremate ya:lol:

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Lol. Was thinking of doing it around bonfire night should work out cheaper then:thumbsup:

Paddy

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Electricity about $300 per quarter
Gas - use gas bottles
Rates (inc. water) - $2,000 per year
Private health - about $2,000 per year
Foxtel (cable TV) and Broadband (internet) - about $150 per month
Home phone line - about $50 per month
Mobiles - you can get away with $50 per month per mobile if you don't use it huge amounts or for business
Food shopping for two adults/two kids - about $250-300 per week
Car registration - think this is about $500 per year from memory
House and contents insurance about $90 per month
Car insurance - about $800 per year.
Schools books, uniforms and "voluntary" contributions - about $600-$1000 per year for two kids, junior school. School trips extra.
Tank full of petrol, about $80.
Don't forget to factor out of pocket medical and dental expenses into the equation also (Aus equiv of NHS only covers a percentage).

Hope that helps :)

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Aye good idea but you'd prob get too pissed and miss the bloody fire,make an eejit of yoursel:lol:

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Rates are more like $2500 per year.
Electricity $300 in winter per quarter closer to $600 in summer
Gas $600 in winter per quarter $300 in summer
Water $200 per quarter
Car insurance $900 pa (turbo)
Car rego $300 pa
Car green slip (third party insurance) $300 pa
House insurance $600 pa
Every trip to the doctor costs $52 of which medicare refunds $25or $30.
Prescription medicine $31 for stuff on the PBS more if it is not on the PBS
Dental appointment (for a 6 monthly check clean and polish) $200 per visit

IMO most everyday cost of living stuff is about the same as UK
Petrol is a bit cheaper $1.70 per litre

Average house in Canberra $480k (not flash just normal) Sydney + Perth more expensive, Adelaide, Brisbane +Melbourne a little cheaper

Mortgage rate 9.5% for a regular borrower (ie good credit rating)

Does that help?

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Here is a rough breakdown of our bills both UK and Australia - monthly:



Electric $35 (at the most) in the UK we paid £80

Gas $10 in the UK we paid £20 a month

Water rates are included in rent in the UK we paid £25 a month

C/Tax none in the UK I think it was £120 a month

Health Insurance is $199 for top level cover for both of us, in the UK we had extras cover - basic and it was £80 a month.

Phone/Internet is $37, in the UK it was £40 a month

Travel works out at $30 - weekly, my travel card in the UK was £47 - weekly

We have no car, don't fancy Foxtel and obviously no TV license.

That's it I think.

Apart from our rent, everything is cheaper - for us anyway but Im sure if we had kids that would change.:eek:

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Some of ours

Elec $480 for 3 months, family sized house with pool due to rise 16% at least
Rates $2200, dont know how much these will go up, 57% valuation increase:eek:
Food $320 a week 2a 2 teens
Petrol $80 is a tank 3/4 tanks a week due to work (one tradesman) plain scary:eek: Plus one bike for running around 11 a week:D
Free state school $1400 for books and levies another 300 for one set of uniforms thats one going into grade 10 and one into 8.
Medical insurance $2900, plus all out of pockets, docs yesterday 35 out of pocket, x ray 55 out of pocket.......
Car rego and insurance about $1000 per vehicle per year.
Bus fares for kids $800 per year
Repair bills for ute last year $2800 did a lot of klms a lot of wear and tear
House ins and contents $600
Phone line $30 per month plus calls of course, net 60, mobiles capped from 49 month

Mortage rates are about 9.5% and rent round here would be about $480 for a 4 bed house luckily we have neither cost

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Yike!

I have ust had a bill for $206 for my 1st months electricity (not including connection cost- have already paid that).

We have wood burner for heating, washing machine and electic oven but just can't understand why cost is so high.....

Cathy

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Bills are less, along with wages!

Swings and roundabouts.

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Glad to see that someone else is paying over $450 a quarter for leccy, and over $300 pw on food!

Thought it was just us! ... :o

Must be the 2 teens eh!