Hi folks,

I am in the process of negotiating an employment offer for a position in
Sydney. I have dodged the "What are your salary expectations?" question
for the first two conversations stating that I required more time to do
research into the cost of living in Sydney.

So here I am doing my research I am trying to determine
average/approximate monthly costs for some common items. Any assistance
or insight you can provide is greatly appreciated.

These are the items that I am seeking monthly costs for:

1. Rent in Sydney CBD or Lower North Shore for 2-3 bedroom
unit/house/townhouse (serviced and unserviced).
2. Car insurance.
3. Motorcycle insurance.
4. Private health care (as it is my understanding that individuals on a
long-term 457 visa are not eligible for public health care).
5. Daycare
6. Cable TV subscription
7. High-speed internet connection
8. Telephone
9. Electricity
10. Gas
11. Other Utilities
12. Tenants insurance

I'd also appreciate costs for the following every day items:

13. Petrol for vehicle.
14. Beer
15. Cigars
16. Wine
17. Dining out for 2 (fine dining)
18. Public transportation
19. Lean ground beef (price/kg)
20. Milk
21. Chicken breasts (price/kg)
22. Eggs (dozen)
23. Haircut (adult and kids)

Any further information on the following topics:

24. Living away from home allowance (who is eligible, what is a
reasonable allowance for Sydney)
25. Taxation
26. Areas to live in if office is in St. Leonards
27. Importing a vehicle (process - was it worth it?)
28. Owning a home/mortgage (I've heard that banks will not offer
mortgages to individuals on a temporary visa).
29. Sydney for kids (2-year old)
30. Support network (we have no family or friends in Sydney)
31. Quality of life opinions
32. Purchasing a vehicle
33. Public transportation
34. Vacation spots - accessibility to Far East?

Thanks in advance for your assistance!

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> Hi folks,
>
> I am in the process of negotiating an employment offer for a position
> in Sydney. I have dodged the "What are your salary expectations?"
> question for the first two conversations stating that I required more
> time to do research into the cost of living in Sydney.
>
> So here I am doing my research I am trying to determine
> average/approximate monthly costs for some common items. Any
> assistance or insight you can provide is greatly appreciated.
>
> These are the items that I am seeking monthly costs for:
>
> 1. Rent in Sydney CBD or Lower North Shore for 2-3 bedroom
> unit/house/townhouse (serviced and unserviced).
> 2. Car insurance.
> 3. Motorcycle insurance.
> 4. Private health care (as it is my understanding that individuals on
> a long-term 457 visa are not eligible for public health care).
> 5. Daycare
> 6. Cable TV subscription
> 7. High-speed internet connection
> 8. Telephone
> 9. Electricity
> 10. Gas
> 11. Other Utilities
> 12. Tenants insurance
>
> I'd also appreciate costs for the following every day items:
>
> 1. Petrol for vehicle.
> 2. Beer
> 3. Cigars
> 4. Wine
> 5. Dining out for 2 (fine dining)
> 6. Public transportation
> 7. Lean ground beef (price/kg)
> 8. Milk
> 9. Chicken breasts (price/kg)
> 10. Eggs (dozen)
> 11. Haircut (adult and kids)
>
> Any further information on the following topics:
>
> 1. Living away from home allowance (who is eligible, what is a
> reasonable allowance for Sydney)
> 2. Taxation
> 3. Areas to live in if office is in St. Leonards
> 4. Importing a vehicle (process - was it worth it?)
> 5. Owning a home/mortgage (I've heard that banks will not offer
> mortgages to individuals on a temporary visa).
> 6. Sydney for kids (2-year old)
> 7. Support network (we have no family or friends in Sydney)
> 8. Quality of life opinions
> 9. Purchasing a vehicle
> 10. Public transportation
> 11. Vacation spots - accessibility to Far East?
>
> Thanks in advance for your assistance!

Hi Remedy,

We used to have a borrowed cost of living calculator on our website
which may still live on at Go Matilda but in view of its unreliability
and unexplained basis we now give people a range of sources - see
http://www.austimmigration.com.au/pages/costs.htm and I hope it helps.

Cheers,

George Lombard

www.austimmigration.com.au

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> Hi folks,
>
> I am in the process of negotiating an employment offer for a position
> in Sydney. I have dodged the "What are your salary expectations?"
> question for the first two conversations stating that I required more
> time to do research into the cost of living in Sydney.
>
> So here I am doing my research I am trying to determine
> average/approximate monthly costs for some common items. Any
> assistance or insight you can provide is greatly appreciated.
>
> These are the items that I am seeking monthly costs for:
>
> 1. Rent in Sydney CBD or Lower North Shore for 2-3 bedroom
> unit/house/townhouse (serviced and unserviced).
> 2. Car insurance.
> 3. Motorcycle insurance.
> 4. Private health care (as it is my understanding that individuals on
> a long-term 457 visa are not eligible for public health care).
> 5. Daycare
> 6. Cable TV subscription
> 7. High-speed internet connection
> 8. Telephone
> 9. Electricity
> 10. Gas
> 11. Other Utilities
> 12. Tenants insurance
>
> I'd also appreciate costs for the following every day items:
>
> 1. Petrol for vehicle.
> 2. Beer
> 3. Cigars
> 4. Wine
> 5. Dining out for 2 (fine dining)
> 6. Public transportation
> 7. Lean ground beef (price/kg)
> 8. Milk
> 9. Chicken breasts (price/kg)
> 10. Eggs (dozen)
> 11. Haircut (adult and kids)
>
> Any further information on the following topics:
>
> 1. Living away from home allowance (who is eligible, what is a
> reasonable allowance for Sydney)
> 2. Taxation
> 3. Areas to live in if office is in St. Leonards
> 4. Importing a vehicle (process - was it worth it?)
> 5. Owning a home/mortgage (I've heard that banks will not offer
> mortgages to individuals on a temporary visa).
> 6. Sydney for kids (2-year old)
> 7. Support network (we have no family or friends in Sydney)
> 8. Quality of life opinions
> 9. Purchasing a vehicle
> 10. Public transportation
> 11. Vacation spots - accessibility to Far East?
>
> Thanks in advance for your assistance!

When preparing the calculator on the Go Matilda website I based it on
details that are available in a publication that you can buy from the
Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au

Have a search there and see what you come up with ...

Best regards.

--
Alan Collett of Go Matilda, http://www.gomatilda.com
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