I browsed the food prices at Woolworths today.... Yikes! A medium sized jar of Nescafe = 8 UKP, a lettuce = 2 UKP. Everything seemed to be twice the UK price!

...And elsewhere a "chock ice" iced lolly = $4.50

Oh dear

You are in big trouble when the 'spinmeisters' read this thread.

I'm honestly trying my best to be positive. All I can say is roll on earning in AU$!

You will still find it expensive....australian earnings aren't all that great

Told you

Phase one over - NEXT

I shudder to think of the next phase

Think car buying.............

I've taken a cursory look at that already and it doesn't look good. So the progress update so far is I'm going on a massive diet, will take strongly to "grow your own" and will invest in a two-seater sidecar for my motorbike . ....Next?

Clothes

Well, for today at least, I have to agree with the folks who say the butcher is cheaper than Woolies... lamb chops were $45 a kilo in Woolies and they were only $42 a kilo at the butchers..... bargain !

I don't use the supermarkets for meat buying very often, Paton's Big Gun all the way

I think the cost of the flight to Brisbane is likely to negate any savings I might make.

Australia isn't as cheap as it used to be infact anyone who moves here thinking it's cheap in terms of housing, food, clothes etc is kidding themselves

It's just a different kind of life. Same shit, shinier bucket -that's all

Enjoy your time here mate and great that you are gaining a realistic perspective

P.S Take a look at the price of decent bread compared to UK price

No matter, some of us are glad to pay the price to be here

I have been "reliably" informed that the price of lamb will go up significantly this year too...