A & J Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 We are a family of five (three kids under 5) planning to make the move to Brisbane. We are leading a comfortable life but nothing extravacant. Can someone give us any idea have our income should be in Ausie Dollars to lead an average comfortable life in Qeeunsland?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matman Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 (edited) A&JThis topic has been covered extensively on this forum. At teh end of this posting there is a search feature.Type in words like budget, cost of living, expenses etc and you will find a number of threads that deal with this quesiton as well as some specific to QueenslandHave a look at this pinned link on useful sites to look at when immigratingRgdsmatman Edited May 10, 2007 by matman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scatterling Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Hey A JThis is how I see it - Check out websites like Seek.com to get a feel for what you can earn in your field. Some skills values differ from here to there. But more important than what you can earn, and looking at house prices:Expats correct me where I'm wrong here:You pay about 6% interest on your house, almost half than in SA, on your biggest expense/investment in life.Cars are much cheaper.Schooling is free in public schools, which are OK!Tertiary education is free. (You'll pay up to R150K/year in SA in 15 years)- You’ll have to re-bond your house for your kids if you haven’t planned.Basic retirement is also coveredYour medical is covered after 2 yearsYou don't pay for private securityNot as many toll roads.I don't know how heavily you are taxed in Aus - but you can definitely see where the taxes go.Most hard working Australians are living comfortably.Also – when you are an old and sunburned retired Aussie– I believe you will be worth a lot more globally, than if you had stayed in SA.But hey, who's moving for financial reasons…… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 (edited) We are a family of five (three kids under 5) planning to make the move to Brisbane. We are leading a comfortable life but nothing extravacant. Can someone give us any idea have our income should be in Ausie Dollars to lead an average comfortable life in Qeeunsland??Hi Also a family of 5 - (We are on a student visa ) Not sure if this helps - just working on advise and people who have been there and done it - and average costs http://www.uq.edu.au/studyabroad/docs/finance.pdf(they give worst case scenario as international students dont get any of the Australia PR / citizen benefits)http://www.deakin.edu.au/international/pro...ney_matters.php Edited May 10, 2007 by Erica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Hi ScatterlingDon't know about that free tertiary education you speak about...you can get a government loan, (probably need pr or citizenship though) but it is certainly not free!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A & J Posted May 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Thanks to all, this site and the people are realy helpfull.Thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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