average living wage in melbourne

[jose m]

HI there , i was wondering what an average living wage would be in melbourne, i had the pleasure of visiting Australia over April and travelled quite a bit but liked the laid back atmosphere in Melbourne.

Could anyone give me an indication?

[Mara]

Hi jose m

You know, that is not an answer that anybody can really answer for you.

Your living wage and my living wage, could possibly be continents apart. If you do a search - top right of this page - type in "expenses", cost of living", "budget" etc. and I am sure you will find plenty of threads that deal with this issue. I think if you put together a cost analysis for your weekly living expenses you would be able to work out what you need after tax.

An idea

Rent per week $250 - $450 depending on where you live and what size house you want, go to

http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsear...en&snf=rbs&a=sf

try the following suburbs, Doncaster, Templestowe, Sunbury, Attwood, Wonga Park)

Electricity per week $25

Gas per week $15

Internet per week $10

http://www.aanet.com.au/

Telephone per week $15

http://www.aapt.com.au/

Mobile per week $15

http://www.optus.com.au/portal/site/oca

Medical Ins per week $75 you have to take out visitors cover if you are on a 457.

http://www.medibank.com.au/Index.asp

Car Comp Ins per week $20

http://www.aami.com.au/

School Fees ?

Travelling ?

Entertainment ?

Food go to

http://www.coles.com.au/

for the code type in 3043, select Tullamarine and click on continue...now you can do a weekly shop

You can go to the following site for the Australian Tax Office if you wish to calculate what tax you would pay.

http://calculators.ato.gov.au/scripts/asp/...axcalc/main.asp

Hope the above has been of assistance. This should give you an indication of what your expenses would be.

[matman]

also try searching on "cost of living", "living", "budget" , "cost" etc- you should find plenty of posts to give you an idea

Rgds

matman

[jose m]

also try searching on "cost of living", "living", "budget" , "cost" etc- you should find plenty of posts to give you an idea

Rgds

matman

Thanks alot,ill do that.