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
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31/10/07 Imp skills app to Eng Oz (£110), passed 27 Nov, Mrs Imp's to VETASSESS (£160), rejected 30 Dec.
01/01/08 Lots of introspection and reflection about the way forward, alternative found, but process can't start yet!
02/07/10 Drinking wine in the hot-tub (Priceless).
Other Costs: Birth Certs £14.50, passport £72, doc certification £25, scanner £32.
Last edited by Impatient; 23-11-2007 at 03:09 PM.
Reason: Updating
Updated with some numbers - feel free to correct, add as required
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Oz by mid '10...Imp (35), Mrs Imp (31), Abi & Tom Imp (both 3) and Max spaniel (8).
175 Visa App - NOT!:
19/09/07 Decision made!
31/10/07 Imp skills app to Eng Oz (£110), passed 27 Nov, Mrs Imp's to VETASSESS (£160), rejected 30 Dec.
01/01/08 Lots of introspection and reflection about the way forward, alternative found, but process can't start yet!
02/07/10 Drinking wine in the hot-tub (Priceless).
Other Costs: Birth Certs £14.50, passport £72, doc certification £25, scanner £32.
Great thread much appreciated by those who arn't here yet and just goes to show different states etc heres mines in Perth
Mortgage : if bought at time 2 months ago $1900 for 4 & 2 with pool
Rent: $380 per week 4 & 2 without pool 1 year old
Water: for just less that 3 months $43 renting
Contents Insurance: as renting I agree with your quote (not got yet)
Car Insurance : OH got Mitso Trydon Ute thingy BIG $48 per month Me new Kia Rio $40 per month fully comp both
Medical & dental not done yet dont see the point to be honest
Car Rego: 6 monthly approx $1000 for both above approx
Food yep family of 4 approx $1000 per month
Telephone/Broadband: $100 per month
Mobile: $30 per month Optus
TV: got normal OZ tv as Foxtel is mince not worth the money
Electricity: Just got first Bill in for $42 per 3 months
Gas : Pay $35 per month
Dont have a calculator handy but you can do the sums & rem if you have kids add on approx $1000 per year schools fees ex cluding uniforms and then there's clubs etc
Janette
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Right then, have tried to collate some gen from other posts and sites. Let me know if the numbers are wrong:
Mortgage
$2600 per month ($260000 mortgage)
Rent
$1000-1800 per month for 3 or 4 bed house in decent area and good condition.
Council Tax/Rates
Water normally included, $100 per month
House Insurance
$50 per month, depending on property.
Contents Insurance
$30-40 per month for average house.
Medical Insurance
Any ideas?
Dental Insurance
Any ideas? Is this covered under medical?
Car Insurance
$40-50 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
$100 per month average package.
TV
$100 per month for satellite tv.
Electricity
$75-110 per month.
Total
$1435-1720 per month not including mortgage/rent or Medical Insurance
Not sure what area your thinking of but if your talking sydney then your a bit off with the rent,our 2 bed modest bungalow with garage and garden in northern beaches is $495 pw and thats a bargain. Mobile phone you can spend $29 vodaphone cap and get $150 worth of calls/texts (plenty). satt tv -wouldnt bother..its all gash.
..elect -$100 per quarter, NO council tax if your renting, car insurance fully comp on a 3 door 1.8 hatchback with 65%no claims $55 per month,private health/dentist insurance $73 per month, all the others are about right id say. reckon youd need to be bringing home min $5000 -6000 per month to live in Sydney as a family of 4.
After having a chat with our rental agent she gave us the following information:
In Victoria you don't pay council rates if you are renting.
Water - If the property is a unit with several on the block you won't always be responsible for paying the water rates if it is a rental property. It all depends on whether the owner had individual water meters put in. If they didn't, you are not necessarily going to be charged water rates. We have an individual water meter so we copped the charges!
We have a 3 bed unit, beach side in Mornington and pay $320 a month rent.
Felicity
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Thanks for updates, hoepfully this will get better as I get more info.
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Oz by mid '10...Imp (35), Mrs Imp (31), Abi & Tom Imp (both 3) and Max spaniel (8).
175 Visa App - NOT!:
19/09/07 Decision made!
31/10/07 Imp skills app to Eng Oz (£110), passed 27 Nov, Mrs Imp's to VETASSESS (£160), rejected 30 Dec.
01/01/08 Lots of introspection and reflection about the way forward, alternative found, but process can't start yet!
02/07/10 Drinking wine in the hot-tub (Priceless).
Other Costs: Birth Certs £14.50, passport £72, doc certification £25, scanner £32.
