Kimanda Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Dunno if its been posted before but thought i might as well. Gives an estimate on the cost of living for each city using comparisons. http://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living hth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tinkerbell1000 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Good little site - thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Lo and behold, Melbourne is $2.15 for every £1.00 in Edinburgh. Pretty much exactly the ratio we have been telling people about on PIO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Ropey HOFF Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I have just put in Leeds and Perth WA and it said it is 39% dearer for everything in Perth, which sounds right based on their calculation of using the current exchange rate, once you then calculate the average wages in Australia being paid at roughly 40% more than the Uk again using the exchange rate, it then works out almost identical, just as a lot of us thought on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Ropey HOFF Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Adelaide comes out 15% cheaper than Perth, that seems a lot, anyone know why, makes interesting reading, I see they don't mention the cost of petrol, or rates, they are both roughly half the price than in the Uk and are both big outlays on our budgets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k8bug79 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I don't know whether to believe this or not!!! But I put in Plymouth, no really a good comparison for me as I live in Cornwall but it didn't recognise Truro. It says that Plymouth is 7% more expensive than Sydney!!!! and I have considered relocating to Plymouth as it is cheaper than where I am now!!!! I hope it is right as then I can stop worrying about whether I can afford Sydney lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve gil Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 i just got back to perth 2 day ago from a visit back to yorkshire and found prices almost the same when i compared my aus salary with my brothers uk salary .only thing cheaper in uk was property prices . ibought a n apartment in an old converted textile mill for 32000 pounds which we thought was a great bargain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k8bug79 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 was that 32,000 pounds? I need to move to Yorkshire apartments down here are about £150,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I did a few comparisons and the results felt about right, a good site. I also looked to fill in some data for my city and am embarrassed to say the only prices I didn't have to think hard about were the bottle of good wine and cleaning help per hour. :embarrassed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve gil Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 yeah that was pounds bank repo they wanted 42000 put in a silly offer said it was cash and only offer i was making rang me back 2 days later said yes bargain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Trueblue22 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Pity Derby isn't one of the cities as I can't get a true comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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