Comments on: The Cost of Living in Australia http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/1848/the-cost-of-living-in-australia/ What it's Really Like Living in Australia Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:07:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: BobinOz http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/1848/the-cost-of-living-in-australia/#comment-739 BobinOz Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:25:31 +0000 http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/?p=1848#comment-739 Hi John It's good to hear from you again. I love your dedication and effort when it comes to putting your point across. You are absolutely, 100% right in everything you say. Unfortunately...... This is a post comparing the price of petrol between Australia and the UK. Nothing else. If I were to do a post comparing the cost of a driving licence between the UK and Australia, then the UK would win. As for doing a post comparing the cost of second hand cars between UK Australia, I already have and I too had the same "flipping heck" moment that you did! Same thing with new cars. Yes, Australia has already lost their head-to-head battle with the UK and you can read that post here, <a href="http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/2617/buying-a-car-in-australia-whatll-it-cost/">cost of cars compared</a>. On the other hand, if I were to do a post on comparing the cost of running a car, mile for mile or kilometre for kilometre, then I would no doubt come to the same conclusions as you have. Hey, I might even ask you to write a post for me. As for your retirement plan, that sounds like a really great idea. When are you coming over? Where are you going to live? Perhaps we can meet up for a beer and you can have another flipping heck moment when you find out how much a pint is. Cheers Hi John

It’s good to hear from you again. I love your dedication and effort when it comes to putting your point across. You are absolutely, 100% right in everything you say. Unfortunately……

This is a post comparing the price of petrol between Australia and the UK. Nothing else. If I were to do a post comparing the cost of a driving licence between the UK and Australia, then the UK would win.

As for doing a post comparing the cost of second hand cars between UK Australia, I already have and I too had the same “flipping heck” moment that you did! Same thing with new cars. Yes, Australia has already lost their head-to-head battle with the UK and you can read that post here, cost of cars compared.

On the other hand, if I were to do a post on comparing the cost of running a car, mile for mile or kilometre for kilometre, then I would no doubt come to the same conclusions as you have. Hey, I might even ask you to write a post for me.

As for your retirement plan, that sounds like a really great idea. When are you coming over? Where are you going to live? Perhaps we can meet up for a beer and you can have another flipping heck moment when you find out how much a pint is.

Cheers

]]> By: John Wilkes http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/1848/the-cost-of-living-in-australia/#comment-738 John Wilkes Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:09:04 +0000 http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/?p=1848#comment-738 'Round one to Australia'..... not so quick please Bob. It's the cost per mile or kilometer of running a car that counts. I have an Audi A4 that I bought secondhand ( pre-owned / pre-loved as they say in Oz ). I seem to remember that it would have cost twice as much over there , so have checked it out . I compared a 2002 A4 1.8 lt. in Autotrader (U.K.) with the same model in The Melbourne Age taking the average price from a dealer. Flipping heck ! ( I couldn't use the original words ). The £5000 savings in the U.K.would mean playing catch-up with cheaper petrol in Oz would take over five years on 12,000 miles per year by which time you're on your next car ! I did notice that a driving licence was cheaper in Oz . Was it $70 against £50 in the U.K. ? Oh dear ! That's another one ! It's not for the same length of time. The U.K. one lasts a lifetime ( renewable at 70 for free ) . The O.Z. one at $70 is renewable after 5 years ... which works out at $770 using the law of averages ......it was cheaper , but will get dearer. My friends , the ones I have left , reckon I talk too much , don't know were they get that idea from . Just in case you think I'm Anti - Australia ..... Australians let us all rejoice for we are young and free........I know all the words. Now to shock you......I intend to spend half the year in Australia when I retire ...you see I'm a greedy b.....d I want the best of both countries . ‘Round one to Australia’….. not so quick please Bob. It’s the cost per mile or kilometer of running a car that counts. I have an Audi A4 that I bought secondhand ( pre-owned / pre-loved as they say in Oz ). I seem to remember that it would have cost twice as much over there , so have checked it out . I compared a 2002 A4 1.8 lt. in Autotrader (U.K.) with the same model in The Melbourne Age taking the average price from a dealer. Flipping heck ! ( I couldn’t use the original words ). The £5000 savings in the U.K.would mean playing catch-up with cheaper petrol in Oz would take over five years on 12,000 miles per year by which time you’re on your next car ! I did notice that a driving licence was cheaper in Oz . Was it $70 against £50 in the U.K. ? Oh dear ! That’s another one ! It’s not for the same length of time. The U.K. one lasts a lifetime ( renewable at 70 for free ) . The O.Z. one at $70 is renewable after 5 years … which works out at $770 using the law of averages ……it was cheaper , but will get dearer. My friends , the ones I have left , reckon I talk too much , don’t know were they get that idea from . Just in case you think I’m Anti – Australia ….. Australians let us all rejoice for we are young and free……..I know all the words. Now to shock you……I intend to spend half the year in Australia when I retire …you see I’m a greedy b…..d I want the best of both countries .

]]> By: BobinOz http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/1848/the-cost-of-living-in-australia/#comment-664 BobinOz Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:57:15 +0000 http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/?p=1848#comment-664 Well, we've only owned one car since we got here. It had 118,000 km on it when we bought it. After just over a year, our first year, it went up to 139,000 km. So we did 21,000 km in our first year which isn't too bad because we were driving everywhere, we were exploring. The car currently has 163,000 km on it, (which includes our road trip, you have read about our <a href="http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/119/your-australia-holiday-is-about-to-begin/" rel="nofollow">road trip</a> haven't you?) so we have done 45,000 km since we arrived in Australia. So, give or take an inch, we are doing around 12,000 miles a year. Can't remember what we used to do in England, but I think it was less, but the driving here has been so much more fun! Well, we’ve only owned one car since we got here. It had 118,000 km on it when we bought it. After just over a year, our first year, it went up to 139,000 km. So we did 21,000 km in our first year which isn’t too bad because we were driving everywhere, we were exploring.

The car currently has 163,000 km on it, (which includes our road trip, you have read about our road trip haven’t you?) so we have done 45,000 km since we arrived in Australia. So, give or take an inch, we are doing around 12,000 miles a year.

Can’t remember what we used to do in England, but I think it was less, but the driving here has been so much more fun!

]]> By: mj http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/1848/the-cost-of-living-in-australia/#comment-660 mj Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:52:01 +0000 http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/?p=1848#comment-660 Petrol certainly is cheaper over there, but it would be interesting to see id the typical Aussie household actually spends less on fuel. Cities over there are more spread out with bigger houses on bigger plots and wider streets. That has many advantages but it does mean that you are far less likely to be able to quickly pop to the shops or the local school or for an evening out without taking the car. And as for driving between different towns and cities, here, an afternoon shopping, a visit to friends or an evening out in the next city might only be a short hop down the road, in oz it's usually a 24 hour overnight trek through the bush dodging kamikaze kangaroos and psychopathic lorry drivers. Petrol certainly is cheaper over there, but it would be interesting to see id the typical Aussie household actually spends less on fuel.

Cities over there are more spread out with bigger houses on bigger plots and wider streets. That has many advantages but it does mean that you are far less likely to be able to quickly pop to the shops or the local school or for an evening out without taking the car.

And as for driving between different towns and cities, here, an afternoon shopping, a visit to friends or an evening out in the next city might only be a short hop down the road, in oz it’s usually a 24 hour overnight trek through the bush dodging kamikaze kangaroos and psychopathic lorry drivers.

]]> By: Anne Morgan http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/1848/the-cost-of-living-in-australia/#comment-631 Anne Morgan Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:36:19 +0000 http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/?p=1848#comment-631 Dear Bob Just got our SS Visa to Victoria (Melbourne) granted so am now reading everything avidly trying to work out what's what and whether we come over now or save a bit more so everything on your sight is VERY useful and interesting. Thanks Anne Dear Bob

Just got our SS Visa to Victoria (Melbourne) granted so am now reading everything avidly trying to work out what’s what and whether we come over now or save a bit more so everything on your sight is VERY useful and interesting.

Thanks
Anne

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