Is it just me or is the UK cheaper to live in then Australia?
Apr 27th 2009, 12:55 pm
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Re: Is it just me or is the UK cheaper to live in then Australia?
Insurance, utilities, car parking, petrol are all way cheaper than the UK.
Food, appliances etc are generally more expensive.
Rent/housing in the UK is more expensive.
But overall I had more money in the UK because my salary is lower in Aus.
Food, appliances etc are generally more expensive.
Rent/housing in the UK is more expensive.
But overall I had more money in the UK because my salary is lower in Aus.
Apr 27th 2009, 1:45 pm
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Re: Is it just me or is the UK cheaper to live in then Australia?
I was looking through an old magazine that was from England and came across an Iceland page advertising their £1 deals, I forgot how cheap the food over in england can be if you want it to be.
Regarding utility bills, petrol and entertainment for kids etc, Here in Perth it is certainly a lot cheaper, just meeting friends down at a park/beach with the kids and throwing some sausages on the barbie and letting kids run around having fun is far cheaper than having to entertain them at say Alton Towers etc, or in the arcades if it is raining when you have gone to the beach in England
Buying a house here I dont think is really cheap, but you certainly do get a lot more for your money here. Renting I think is expensive, we pay double our mortgage now here to rent. And the wages are definately lower than in England.
But I would definately say its worth staying here as there seems for me to be more here than in England.
Regarding utility bills, petrol and entertainment for kids etc, Here in Perth it is certainly a lot cheaper, just meeting friends down at a park/beach with the kids and throwing some sausages on the barbie and letting kids run around having fun is far cheaper than having to entertain them at say Alton Towers etc, or in the arcades if it is raining when you have gone to the beach in England
Buying a house here I dont think is really cheap, but you certainly do get a lot more for your money here. Renting I think is expensive, we pay double our mortgage now here to rent. And the wages are definately lower than in England.
But I would definately say its worth staying here as there seems for me to be more here than in England.
Apr 27th 2009, 2:05 pm
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Re: Is it just me or is the UK cheaper to live in then Australia?
I was looking through an old magazine that was from England and came across an Iceland page advertising their £1 deals, I forgot how cheap the food over in england can be if you want it to be.
Regarding utility bills, petrol and entertainment for kids etc, Here in Perth it is certainly a lot cheaper, just meeting friends down at a park/beach with the kids and throwing some sausages on the barbie and letting kids run around having fun is far cheaper than having to entertain them at say Alton Towers etc, or in the arcades if it is raining when you have gone to the beach in England
Buying a house here I dont think is really cheap, but you certainly do get a lot more for your money here. Renting I think is expensive, we pay double our mortgage now here to rent. And the wages are definately lower than in England.
But I would definately say its worth staying here as there seems for me to be more here than in England.
Regarding utility bills, petrol and entertainment for kids etc, Here in Perth it is certainly a lot cheaper, just meeting friends down at a park/beach with the kids and throwing some sausages on the barbie and letting kids run around having fun is far cheaper than having to entertain them at say Alton Towers etc, or in the arcades if it is raining when you have gone to the beach in England
Buying a house here I dont think is really cheap, but you certainly do get a lot more for your money here. Renting I think is expensive, we pay double our mortgage now here to rent. And the wages are definately lower than in England.
But I would definately say its worth staying here as there seems for me to be more here than in England.
..somethings are cheaper in uk (food,clothes, holidays) and some things are cheaper here in aus (insurance,rents) but its the lifestyle we love, we are rarely in the house usually outside under patio or fishing or exploring other areas and having bbq with friends.
Apr 27th 2009, 2:31 pm
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Re: Is it just me or is the UK cheaper to live in then Australia?
UK is cheaper IMHO
Apr 27th 2009, 2:39 pm
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Re: Is it just me or is the UK cheaper to live in then Australia?
Uk is far cheaper in general then Canberra imo
$5 for a loaf of decent bread anyone
$5 for a loaf of decent bread anyone
Apr 27th 2009, 2:41 pm
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Re: Is it just me or is the UK cheaper to live in then Australia?
Here, without a single doubt, is enormously cheaper.
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Apr 27th 2009, 2:53 pm
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Re: Is it just me or is the UK cheaper to live in then Australia?
Cheaper in UK:
CDs
Books (ridiculous prices in Oz)
Computers & games
Clothes
Electronics
Cars
Motorbikes
Internet access
Groceries
Cheaper in Oz:
Property
Petrol
Entertainment
Insurance
That's from my experience of living in Perth for just over a year, and popping back to the UK on a couple of occasions.
The biggest difference in price is books. I bought a book in the UK for 6 quid, the same one was up for $45 in Perth.
CDs
Books (ridiculous prices in Oz)
Computers & games
Clothes
Electronics
Cars
Motorbikes
Internet access
Groceries
Cheaper in Oz:
Property
Petrol
Entertainment
Insurance
That's from my experience of living in Perth for just over a year, and popping back to the UK on a couple of occasions.
The biggest difference in price is books. I bought a book in the UK for 6 quid, the same one was up for $45 in Perth.
Apr 27th 2009, 2:54 pm
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Re: Is it just me or is the UK cheaper to live in then Australia?
I find Brisbane is about the same price as London for food shopping (supermarkets) and eating out but in London it was possible to find a cheap eaterie and have relatively good food - something I can't find here.
The supermarket costs about the same except the quality here in the CBD is bad bad bad. Fruit & vegetables that wouldn't make it out onto the shop floor in the UK. Interestingly I bought a bag of potatoes (expensive!) and when I took them home lots were green and sprouting so I took them back. They were replaced but the hoo haa was incredible and the shop assistants were all a fluster - so it seems like it doesn't happen very much (people returning goods or complaining about quality).
We are paying the same rent for a 2 bed apartment in Brisbane as we did for a 3 bed semi-detached Victorian house in Surrey!
Australia is not the cheap country it used to be.
The supermarket costs about the same except the quality here in the CBD is bad bad bad. Fruit & vegetables that wouldn't make it out onto the shop floor in the UK. Interestingly I bought a bag of potatoes (expensive!) and when I took them home lots were green and sprouting so I took them back. They were replaced but the hoo haa was incredible and the shop assistants were all a fluster - so it seems like it doesn't happen very much (people returning goods or complaining about quality).
We are paying the same rent for a 2 bed apartment in Brisbane as we did for a 3 bed semi-detached Victorian house in Surrey!
Australia is not the cheap country it used to be.
Apr 27th 2009, 2:57 pm
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Re: Is it just me or is the UK cheaper to live in then Australia?
Cheaper in UK:
CDs
Books (ridiculous prices in Oz)
Computers & games
Clothes
Electronics
Cars
Motorbikes
Internet access
Groceries
Cheaper in Oz:
Property
Petrol
Entertainment
Insurance
That's from my experience of living in Perth for just over a year, and popping back to the UK on a couple of occasions.
The biggest difference in price is books. I bought a book in the UK for 6 quid, the same one was up for $45 in Perth.
CDs
Books (ridiculous prices in Oz)
Computers & games
Clothes
Electronics
Cars
Motorbikes
Internet access
Groceries
Cheaper in Oz:
Property
Petrol
Entertainment
Insurance
That's from my experience of living in Perth for just over a year, and popping back to the UK on a couple of occasions.
The biggest difference in price is books. I bought a book in the UK for 6 quid, the same one was up for $45 in Perth.
and had a ball on amazon in the uk and at tesco etc, they are expensive here and the uk gets new releases well before we do here 
Apr 27th 2009, 3:01 pm
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Re: Is it just me or is the UK cheaper to live in then Australia?
Disagree with wages totally.
Wont go into details, but I have considerablly more pay here, for doing less hours.
Wont go into details, but I have considerablly more pay here, for doing less hours.
I was looking through an old magazine that was from England and came across an Iceland page advertising their £1 deals, I forgot how cheap the food over in england can be if you want it to be.
Regarding utility bills, petrol and entertainment for kids etc, Here in Perth it is certainly a lot cheaper, just meeting friends down at a park/beach with the kids and throwing some sausages on the barbie and letting kids run around having fun is far cheaper than having to entertain them at say Alton Towers etc, or in the arcades if it is raining when you have gone to the beach in England
Buying a house here I dont think is really cheap, but you certainly do get a lot more for your money here. Renting I think is expensive, we pay double our mortgage now here to rent. And the wages are definately lower than in England.
But I would definately say its worth staying here as there seems for me to be more here than in England.
Regarding utility bills, petrol and entertainment for kids etc, Here in Perth it is certainly a lot cheaper, just meeting friends down at a park/beach with the kids and throwing some sausages on the barbie and letting kids run around having fun is far cheaper than having to entertain them at say Alton Towers etc, or in the arcades if it is raining when you have gone to the beach in England
Buying a house here I dont think is really cheap, but you certainly do get a lot more for your money here. Renting I think is expensive, we pay double our mortgage now here to rent. And the wages are definately lower than in England.
But I would definately say its worth staying here as there seems for me to be more here than in England.
Apr 27th 2009, 3:03 pm
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Re: Is it just me or is the UK cheaper to live in then Australia?
You have to put things into perspective.
BBQ's on the beach, can you buy that in UK....NO..and can you even do it.
Clean parks and free parking (most of the time) ....UK NO NO NO........... you pay higher taxes but society on the whole is better, look at the infrastructure ont he whole....
Things you cant buy and its about standard of living, again the material things in life come to the top..... british obession of money and jones's....
BBQ's on the beach, can you buy that in UK....NO..and can you even do it.
Clean parks and free parking (most of the time) ....UK NO NO NO........... you pay higher taxes but society on the whole is better, look at the infrastructure ont he whole....
Things you cant buy and its about standard of living, again the material things in life come to the top..... british obession of money and jones's....
Apr 27th 2009, 3:07 pm
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Re: Is it just me or is the UK cheaper to live in then Australia?
The discussion isn't about 'quality of life' though is it? It's about material items and their relevant cost.
Apr 27th 2009, 3:10 pm
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Re: Is it just me or is the UK cheaper to live in then Australia?
I find Brisbane is about the same price as London for food shopping (supermarkets) and eating out but in London it was possible to find a cheap eaterie and have relatively good food - something I can't find here.
The supermarket costs about the same except the quality here in the CBD is bad bad bad. Fruit & vegetables that wouldn't make it out onto the shop floor in the UK. Interestingly I bought a bag of potatoes (expensive!) and when I took them home lots were green and sprouting so I took them back. They were replaced but the hoo haa was incredible and the shop assistants were all a fluster - so it seems like it doesn't happen very much (people returning goods or complaining about quality).
We are paying the same rent for a 2 bed apartment in Brisbane as we did for a 3 bed semi-detached Victorian house in Surrey!
Australia is not the cheap country it used to be.
The supermarket costs about the same except the quality here in the CBD is bad bad bad. Fruit & vegetables that wouldn't make it out onto the shop floor in the UK. Interestingly I bought a bag of potatoes (expensive!) and when I took them home lots were green and sprouting so I took them back. They were replaced but the hoo haa was incredible and the shop assistants were all a fluster - so it seems like it doesn't happen very much (people returning goods or complaining about quality).
We are paying the same rent for a 2 bed apartment in Brisbane as we did for a 3 bed semi-detached Victorian house in Surrey!
Australia is not the cheap country it used to be.
Is the issue more to do with living in the CBD? A three bedder in Surrey isn't in the CBD of anywhere.
