Guest teamgb Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 hello everyone. I am a family of 3 (baby 11 months). I have been offered a job with sponsorship in Sydney with basic salary at 70k is this do-able with just one wage as my wife would be looking after the baby full time? appreciate your comments and feedback the position is based in west sydney and probably be looking at renting/living in the south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieF8 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Sydney is one of the most expensive cities in the world to live (11th on the list, London 25th) $70,000 is the average Australian salary It's do-able, but it could be tight After tax you will be looking at a take home pay of about $4500 Have a look here to give you an idea of the kinds of house/apartment you could get http://www.realestate.com.au/buy Have a look here for some cost of living advice http://www.business.nsw.gov.au/live-and-work-in-nsw/standard-and-cost-of-living/nsw-high-quality-and-low-cost-living Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest teamgb Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 thanks for the advice...am i right in saying that 70k is the average salary for Australia as a whole? Hopefully may negotiate a car into my package which should reduce my outgoings... anymore advice appreciated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieF8 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Oz as a whole.... http://memoricardo.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/69170-australias-average-wage/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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