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I think it might just be the cars im looking at, being a bit of a 'car scene' boy, i could not believe it when i was seeing clean low mileage r33 turbos and 300zx for $8000 and then insurance for only $1000, especially how all the bills for my first car and rego and insurance etc will be coming from some of my savings so i have the strong £-$ conversion rate to make things seem even cheaper.

Am i being stupid then because i got a quote for a Skyline R33 turbo for just over $1,000 fully comp or $400 Fire and Theft, which i thought was crazy low or does Aus base insurance mainly on age of car etc not speed/danger as if i was trying to get a quote for that car in england it would be over £2,000 just based on how fast it is. That was with a company called sgio?

Blooody hell, you Aussies don't like to make things cheap do you, anyway thanks for all the replies guys, will take on board house sharing for a bit mainly to meet new people but from what others have said i shouldn't struggle too much to rent my self which is what i was really trying to find out with this thread. This is a Decent forum. Thanks

Thanks, so i would need to insure both cars with a green slip and then ideally pay for a comprehensive insurance on both cars as well if i wanted the car itself to be covered?

Well i wouldn't live like that in England (house sharing) so i wouldn't want to live like it in Aus either, plus as i look to live in the suburbs more than the city the housing is alot cheaper so i can get a 2 bedroom house still within my budget which comes with a garage and decent drive (Very into my cars) plus this means if family/friends did ever want to visit i would have room for them. Appreciate the advice though and i did think of house sharing for the first 6 months mainly as you state its alot cheaper and also i would get to know people alot quicker. When it comes to cars can any of you answer me this, I just about understand the rego part but when it comes to green slips, as i will more than likely buy 2 cars (1 decent car 1 banger UTE) would i need a green slip per car or does it cover you as a person so i would just buy one green slip and it would apply to any cars i own? Suspect no one is looking at this thread any more so i'll probably end up starting a new thread but if anyone could answer on here that would be great.

Hey Thankyou guys so much, i was so worried that either my calculations for rent etc were way off or 1800 would never be enough but you've put my mind at rest now and i'm thinking that with a good amount of overtime i could even afford to rent a 400pw place just in case 350 doesn't get me what i expect. As for petrol cost i didn't really put that as a deciding factor as i will have a company van paid for to get to and from work. Looks like i'm moving to Aus then. Thanks again, hopefully this thread will help out other people in my situation as well.

If i take the job i would have a 457 work visa through sponsorship, yea im more of a beer on weekends kind of guy, try and keep healthy etc in the week, really just trying to work out if my calculations are accurate and i the said amount above would be enough.

Hi guys, i know there are probably 1000s of threads on the same topic but i can't find an up to date one that suits my situation. So basically i am 20 years old, recently got the opportunity to move to Perth (Welshpool) area with my trade as a transport refrigeration engineer. The company i would be working with have given me a minimum starting wage of $32 an hour which should go up within the first year, but what i am wondering is what sort of life style could i live off $32 an hour, minimum week of 40 hours plus as much overtime as i want so will proabably average 50 hour weeks. The way i have worked it out is Rent would be 350 PW for a 2 bed house with parking (just from looking at renting websites) Electric bills/Heating/aircon would should come in around $250 a month, Internet $70 a month Gym membership $80 a month Phone contract $80 a month??? (i've pretty much guessed that) Food $400 a month Total average of $2300 if i was to just do 40 hours a week i should be taking home about $4200 a month after tax and medicare Which would give me a average of $1800 a month to play with after all my main bills are paid. Firstly is there anything on that list that i have seriously under of over budgeted for or are the prices about right? Is there anything major average bill that i am forgetting? And if all my calculations are right, is $1800 enough to live off per month for 1 person, not looking for a crazy rich life, beach, BBQ and beers suits me just fine. Of course like i said the pay should go up quite quickly and there is a big opportunity for over time in my line of work but i have done this as a worst case scenario. Would be bringing over a rough $18,000 for the initial start up-rent deposit, buying and insuring a car. Any tips/advice would be seriously appreciated as its such a big move and at the minute i feel like i am going in blind. Thanks