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Cost of Living – Australia

Cost of Living in Australia: Electricity

by BobinOz on September 8, 2009

in Cost of Living - Australia

So far in this series about the cost of living in Australia, we have looked at four different areas of expense: petrol, groceries, house prices and electrical goods; and compared them with their equivalent costs in England.
The fifth blog post in this series was not really a comparison but more about the nosedive of the [...]

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The Cost of Living in Australia: Through the Roof!

by BobinOz on September 1, 2009

in Cost of Living - Australia

What on earth is happening to the “Great British Pound”?
Short answer: It’s sinking! More detailed answer….
When I first posted about house hunting in Australia back in February, I assumed an exchange rate (correct at the time) of 2.2 Aussie dollars to the pound. Also, I talked about a house that would have cost you £217,000 [...]

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The Cost of Living in Australia: Groceries

by BobinOz on July 16, 2009

in Cost of Living - Australia

In what may be (some of you may wish to argue and suggest other entries) my most boring post to date, I bring you a relatively meaningless grocery price comparison chart. I say boring because it wasn’t much fun writing it and I can’t imagine it makes great reading. But if you are considering coming [...]

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The Cost of Living in Australia

by BobinOz on June 30, 2009

in Cost of Living - Australia

Today sees the launch of a new category on BobinOz. It’s called the Cost of Living in Australia. It strikes me that anybody interested in coming to live in Australia permanently, would be very interested in knowing how much it costs to live here. Call it a hunch.
If you are looking for a short and [...]

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