I just paid $170 for my hair cut and coloured - a really important expense to know about for all the ladies lol
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I have a lady that comes to my home (as she left the hairdressers now), at the hairdressers cut n highlights was £75.00 at my own home it is £55.00, still alot of money - should have been a hairdresser LOL
I suppose if wages are lower in Oz than here then it works our more expensive then to have your hair cut in Oz (although obviously the hairdressers earn well in Oz!).
Right then, have tried to collate some gen from other posts and sites. Let me know if the numbers are wrong. Wide variation for different areas, especially Sydney!!!
Mortgage
$2600 per month ($260000 mortgage).
Rent
$1000-1800 per month for 3 or 4 bed house in decent area and good condition.
$2000+ in some areas (Sydney)
Council Tax/Rates
Water normally included, $100 per month. Not always payable when renting.
House Insurance
$50 per month, depending on property.
Contents Insurance
$30-40 per month for average house.
Medical/Dental Insurance
$75 per month, family of 4.
Car Insurance
$40-60 per month family car.
Car Rego (tax)
$40 per month family car.
Food
$800-1000 per month family of 4
Telephone/Broadband
$100-130 per month as a package.
Mobile
$35-50 per month average package.
TV
$100 per month for satellite tv.
Electricity
Varies considerably, from $100 per Quarter to $75-110 per month.
(Girls Haircut & Colour)
($170 if you live in Perth)
Total
$1435-1720 per month not including mortgage/rent or Medical Insurance or Girls haircuts
LETS NOT FORGET THE ALL IMPORTANT great aussie piss - looking at between $38-55(tastes depending) for a carton of 24 stubbies and about $14 for a 2litre box of half decent plonk. oh yeah and roughly $50 to fill up your average family car....which you can do after youve been to the drive thru bottle shop for aformentioned piss. (this is a statement that it is not cool to drink and drive, as authorised by the nsw govt...(said very quickly at the end of any govt advert)
we are just applying for visas and wanted to know what the cost of living was like: e.g. how much is loaf bread, milk etc?? Much diff to UK?
ALso, why are people including in their monthly expenses mortgage & rent? Do you not pay one or the other??!!
Can anyone help here? Does your wages tend to cover your cost of living comfortably like here?
Cheapish loaf of bread...£2.50
2L of milk ....£2.00
Our Quarterly electric bill was $275. Seems a lot more than everyone else is paying and we hardly have air con on ever.
