Hello does anyone have any information on average cost of living ie gas electric, insurances house and meds, food etc.. i have looked in the Faq but their is not much for recent times....and can anyone clear up the car tax/insurance costs please.

Very grateful for any info and many thanks in advance

Lee and Clare :D

Car tax is 'Rego' or registration and includes 3rd party personal injury insurance. I'm sure you will find the link in the motoring Links section. If you choose to add further insurance you can do so in the same way as in England.

It would be good to get current costs so we can move this thread to FAQ for reference in a few days so please, post all the info you can on here :)

That's a good shout.
There must be someone out there who has the whole list - leccy/water/shopping/fuel/phone etc.. for say, a one month period.

Any info greatly received.

cheers

I think how ever much detail you go into on this the answer will eb the same and that is:-

No cheaper than the UK overall.
Probably more expensive than you expected it to be.

A little out of date but should give you an idea.
http://z2.invisionfree.com/Adelaidebrits/i...showtopic=15062

Or this ones only 7 months old
http://z2.invisionfree.com/Adelaidebrits/i...showtopic=20429
;)

You'll find everyone is vastly different in how much they spend / use, especially in terms of electricity (some people have bills in the mid $100's a quarter, others have been over $1,000. :sign68:

Going through my file these are the average monthly costs.

Rent : $1,000
Phone : Basic Telstra rental $19.95. Calls about $10.
Electricity : Standing Charge $9.70. Usage average over last 3 months $38.
Gas : Standing Charge $13.70. Usage $17.50
Internet Access : $49.90
Mobiles : Average $30 each
Water : $25
Car Insurance : $30
Contents Insurance : $45
Petrol : Average fill up each week about $50

Hope it helps.

http://www.aussiemove.com/aus/costlive.asp here I found a Cost Of Live but is out of Date too... It's very complete. Maybe you can use It.

Daniel Andrés Salcedo L.

Thanks very much guys anyone else have any info to add?


Cheers Lee ;)

I still reckon I do all my household shopping on $250 per week - that's food, toilet rolls, washing powder, etc for a family of 4.

We have just had the first quarterly electricity bill in at our new house, for just over $300. This includes running a pool pump every day. The house is all electric and we have only run heating or cooling very occasionally in that time.

We had our electricity bill yesterday, it's with Tru Energy it's $221.05, thats from 18th Oct-17th Jan.Everthing is electric except the water which is gas. I'll have to fish out my other bills. :D

Thanks a lot do you use a lot of gas on top of your electric bill? and is the water bill included in the council tax (rates) ?

Thanks

Lee

and is the water bill included in the council tax (rates) ?



No it comes separately
Just got ours for Jan to march..
water 37.00
sewer 123.35
levy 8.05
TOTAL $168.40

Juliex

Water bills... What are they then? :lol:

You asked about rego costs - because of the inclusion of third party insurance, it differs with the vehicle, but as a guide (remember this is the same as Tax and basic insurance in the UK) for 12 months:

4 cylinder saloon: $564
6 Cylinder: $654
V8: $736

Hope that helps

P

One thing to point out....basic 3rd party insurance in the UK would cover all the claimants costs, here the basic Rego doesn't. (or so I have been told). I believe Rego covers medical and personal injury cover only. Additional insurance is necessary to cover any 3rd party car damage etc...

For instance, if I crash into another vehicle, at fault and held liable, if I only have Rego and no additional insurance, then I will be responsible for the repair/replacement, etc of the other party's loss. Which if you run into a 1 day old 4WD could be costly.