price of living - moved to main forum
#1
Whatever will be will be
Thread Starter
Joined: Jan 2007
Location: Cardiff Wales UK
Posts: 69
price of living - moved to main forum
Can anyone advise me on the 'price of living' in NZ, what is expensive? and what is cheap? any advice appreciated thanks.
#2
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 2,813
Re: price of living
Just remember - wherever you go, there you are. You will need to work out what your income is and budget accordingly for your needs and desires. I find it helpful to not constantly work out conversion rates. That will drive you bananas. (Bananas vary in price as well )
#3
Whatever will be will be
Thread Starter
Joined: Jan 2007
Location: Cardiff Wales UK
Posts: 69
Re: price of living
Books, shoes, reasonable quality clothes, paint and electronics are pricier than other countries. I find many groceries to wildly swing in price depending on season and availability.
Just remember - wherever you go, there you are. You will need to work out what your income is and budget accordingly for your needs and desires. I find it helpful to not constantly work out conversion rates. That will drive you bananas. (Bananas vary in price as well )
Just remember - wherever you go, there you are. You will need to work out what your income is and budget accordingly for your needs and desires. I find it helpful to not constantly work out conversion rates. That will drive you bananas. (Bananas vary in price as well )
#4
Banned
Joined: Dec 2005
Location: noisy land, it's still noisy & crazy wrong
Posts: 254
Re: price of living
Wales is better
#6
Re: price of living
Cost of living here can be high compared to wages but one can live happily enough. Depends on what you want from your lives. Sorry if that sounds a bit general .
Are you wanting some actuals costs then ?
#7
Re: price of living
I am going to sit down at somepoint and work out actually what I spend each month, now all the set up costs are gone and paid for and its just down to actual usage of power and phone and internet and rent and alcohol and food and stuff, must admit my weekly food anticipated budget is probably about 50% higher than I thought, could be to do with the wine offers that they always seem to have on, or the scary high cost of cheese...worried it may scare me a little bit!!
#9
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 3,038
I've been there!
I went to Wales and met a girl named Rhonda.
Nice lady.
Nice lady.
#13
Whatever will be will be
Thread Starter
Joined: Jan 2007
Location: Cardiff Wales UK
Posts: 69
Re: price of living - moved to main forum
Ok guys enough of the 'welsh jokes' hey I'm welsh but not THAT welsh, I live in Cardiff, but will be so glad to be out of this miserable place!! Oh yeah Rhonda says HI!!
#14
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 3,038
Re: price of living - moved to main forum
No harm or malice intended to Wales or the Welsh.
Great to know Rhonda says 'Hi' can you ask her if I can have my Slade album back (if she has finished with it) and how is her sister?
Many thanks
NG