Costs of living in Melbourne, AUSTRALIA


RENT: $790 A WEEK ON THE BEACH. $50 A WEEK. WEEKLY GROCERY BILL FOR 2 ADULTS = $170 PLUS
RESTAURANTS. HEALTH IS EXCELLENT. RECREATION IS TOPS, NOTHIN IN THE WORLD BEATS IT AND I HAVE LIVED IN 4 COUNTRIES ALL ON EXECUTIVE SALARIES.

DOZEN EGGS = $2.30.

GAS = $165 FOR PREMIUM UNLEAD PER LITRE

RESTAURANTS. FOUR STAR A MAIN IS ABOUT $25 TO $35. TOTAL PRICE FOR TWO PLUS WINE IS NORMALLY ABOUT $90 - HIGH COMPARED TO SEATTLE.

CAR PRICES - AS THEY ARE IMPORTED ARE HIGH - SUBARU FORRESTER IS $35,000 FOR BASE MODEL (PAID CASH)

CELL/MOBILE PHONES FOR HIGH USAGE = $69 A MONTH

Rent: A$260 per week for 3 bedroom unit

Food: A$75 per week

Bread: A$2.60 for 700 gm loaf

Beer: A$40 for 24 375 ml bottles

Petrol A$1.14 per litre

Public transport: A$10.00 for unlimited day pass (train, bus and tram)

Electricity A$0.15 per kwhr (plus A$40 per month service fee)

Rice A$1.20 per kg

Potatoes: A$5 for 5kg bag

Milk: A$2.75 for 2 litres

Eating out: A$75 for two at a suburban restaurant

rent: $1200/month for a 2 bedroom inner city flat.

utilities about $100-$150/month

Food around $500/month, could spend more

Transport - about $120/month for weekly train tickets.

rent: 1800A$ 2 bedroom house with garden in nice suburb

Utilities: gas+elect+water 100A$ a month

transportation: 60A$ every 2 weeks

Food: eat organic food. 300A$ per week for 2 adult and a child including going out.

Melbourne is a great place to live but comes at a cost...

Most housing inner suburbs is around $750,000, meaning mortgage interest monthly can range from $1000 to $4000. Ours happens to be around $1000. Groceries are quite expensive compared to rest of the world. We spend $1000 per month on food, $500 on entertainment, more on education for our 2 boys.

If not a professional earning executive salaries, most suburbians have a second or third job to make ends meet.

Going out for dinner costs on average $10 entree, $22 main, $8 dessert, $3.50 coffee, $4 soft drinks, so it adds up with children.

Most Aussies have 6 or 8 cylinder cars which cost $800 per month on lease if applicable or $200 per month on fuel which is around $1.40 per litre. Most new cars now are 4 cylinder engines, so the trend is changing.