You need to earn double your Irish wage in australia

shadowcomplex

I have heard people say alot, especially for sydney and melbourne that you need to be on twice your gross irish salary to have the same spending power in australia, is this true. That would mean id have to earn 100-105k in australia,I dont think my profession pays that over there:(

catbear

It's relative to your lifestyle and future expectations. I'm on a non professional average aussie wage and am well able to save a third but i'm not in the pub often. My lifestyle persuits don't cost much and the weather is too nice here to be busting your balls chasing the big bucks.

The_Hustler

Have a read of the thread a bit down the page, it's very relevant

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056764769

markymark21

Dunno who you've been talking to but I think your getting dodgie advice. I didn't find Melbourne half as expensive as people make it out to be.


If your living and working in Melbourne you can rent some where decent for under $400 a week bills included. Groceries aren't that much more expensive then home. Transport system is good so you shouldnt really need a car.

Beer can be expensive but there are good deals to be had if you don't go gung ho on the pints. Likewise eating out can be dear enough but if you shop around (and use the deal websites) you can get good deals

Me and GF were able to save one pay cheque a week while working in Melbourne.. Even though we'd eat out once a week and usually go for drinks as well

mandrake04

shadowcomplex wrote: »

I have heard people say alot, especially for sydney and melbourne that you need to be on twice your gross irish salary to have the same spending power in australia, is this true. That would mean id have to earn 100-105k in australia,I dont think my profession pays that over there:(

You don't need 100-105K to live, if you are single and sharing a rent you could definitely live on 50-60K with a decent enough lifstyle. Of course $100K+ is far better so if you are smart and have the skills that will pay the good coin you will be rewarded more and enjoy an even better lifestyle... that's just life.

shadowcomplex

mandrake04 wrote: »

You don't need 100-105K to live, if you are single and sharing a rent you could definitely live on 50-60K with a decent enough lifstyle. Of course $100K+ is far better so if you are smart and have the skills that will pay the good coin you will be rewarded more and enjoy an even better lifestyle... that's just life.

But that wasnt my query ,im sure you can live on 50-60k dollars in aus the same way you can live on 20-25k here.But my query was having the same spending power with my current irish wage which was 50-55k last year

3ndahalfof6

thinly clad do you make as much as me thread.

Zambia

ICE is pretty expensive over here not to mention e or Crack cocaine.

So if you are fond of that it will cost you...

shadowcomplex

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

thinly clad do you make as much as me thread.

what are you talking about ,why would anyone want to create a thread like that, are you one of those the world and everyone is against me types

shadowcomplex

Zambia wrote: »

ICE is pretty expensive over here not to mention e or Crack cocaine.

So if you are fond of that it will cost you...

What is it with the smart alec type comments, I ask a genuine question and I get this type of ****e, look just never mind.

Pisco Sour

shadowcomplex wrote: »

But that wasnt my query ,im sure you can live on 50-60k dollars in aus the same way you can live on 20-25k here.But my query was having the same spending power with my current irish wage which was 50-55k last year

You dont need double your wage out here. I would equate 60k here to earning about 35-40k back home, not 20-25k. Dont be daft!

charlemont

Zambia wrote: »

ICE is pretty expensive over here not to mention e or Crack cocaine.

So if you are fond of that it will cost you...

Someone told me Weed is actually quite hard to get there. And expensive too..

mandrake04

shadowcomplex wrote: »

But that wasnt my query ,im sure you can live on 50-60k dollars in aus the same way you can live on 20-25k here.But my query was having the same spending power with my current irish wage which was 50-55k last year

Well it's all relative if you were earning €55K in Ireland then $100K+ is more adequate, although depending on what industry will determine what the pay is if that doesnt really suit then there is nothing you can do about except maybe try a better paying occupation.

CrackisWhack

Id say for a similar lifestyle, earning €50-55k, you would want to be earing $80-90k here in Oz, the expensive things here are nights out and rent, but if your not really a drinker, you could have more disposable income, from what ive seen food is more or less a similar price, sporting events like AFL can be fairly cheap etc. A decent one bed apartment in the big cities will set you back $300 - 400 a week. At least in Melbourne, Sydney may be a bit pricier.

Zambia

shadowcomplex wrote: »

What is it with the smart alec type comments, I ask a genuine question and I get this type of ****e, look just never mind.

With the level of qualifications you are stating you have you will be on a decent wedge.

So I am being serious unless you have a crack drink or gambling habit you will be fine.

If you are coming to Oz just for the money ...dont come.

Pisco Sour

It's a very simple way of looking at it I admit but I always think of it like this:

Whatever you are earning in AUD divide by 8 and then multiply by 5 to get the amount in EUR that would provide a similar standard of living.

A pint of lager in a fairly decent pub in Dublin city centre would be about 5 euro. A pint of lager in Melbourne about 8 dollars. It's an overly simply way of seeing things but if you divide by 8 and multiply by 5 I think it gives a fair enough reflection.

For example if you ordered a good burger or chicken parma meal at a pub in Melbourne it would be about 20 dollars. That equates to 12.50 in euro, which is about what you'd pay for a burger in a decent pub in Dublin city.

So if you are earning 50k in Ireland you should be aiming for about 80k here.

Obviously this doesnt take into account the different tax systems in each country. You wont lose as much to tax here.

The_Hustler

Though $8 is fairly cheap for a pint here

massdebater

The_Hustler wrote: »

Though $8 is fairly cheap for a pint here

Not really, mostly can be anywhere between $6 and $9 for a good pint. $8 is about right I think.

markymark21

massdebater wrote: »

Not really, mostly can be anywhere between $6 and $9 for a good pint. $8 is about right I think.

In the CBD, in Melbourne?? Do tell...!

massdebater

markymark21 wrote: »

In the CBD, in Melbourne?? Do tell...!

I don't often drink in the CBD but it was $9 pints in the Rooftop bar on Swanston St last time I was there (about two weeks ago). I've never paid more than $10 for a pint in Melbourne anyway. My local does $9 jugs all week. I don't think $8 is a ridiculous figure as an average.

mandrake04

PJ O Brien's is between $7.80 - $8.80 pint in Sydney

PJ O Briens in Melbourne is $8-$9.5

The_Hustler

mandrake04 wrote: »

PJ O Brien's is between $7.80 - $8.80 pint in Sydney

PJ O Briens in Melbourne is $8-$9.5

Yeah I have found Melbourne dearer for drink than Sydney, and that's a large portion of my expenditure unfortunately

stone roses

shadowcomplex wrote: »

I have heard people say alot, especially for sydney and melbourne that you need to be on twice your gross irish salary to have the

same spending power in australia, is this true. That would mean id have to earn 100-105k in australia,I dont think my profession pays that over there:(

Your spot on , my mate came home $16 for a head of lettice , $ 10 a pint, $12 for bannans , $1200 a week in Sydney two bed and Perth , unless you work in the mines forget it big money to live!! But it is suppose to be slowing down big time recession is looming in a two way economy

stone roses

stone roses wrote: »

shadowcomplex wrote: »

I have heard people say alot, especially for sydney and melbourne that you need to be on twice your gross irish salary to have the

same spending power in australia, is this true. That would mean id have to earn 100-105k in australia,I dont think my profession pays that over there:(

Your spot on , my mate came home $16 for a head of lettice , $ 10 a pint, $12 for bannans , $1200 a week in Sydney two bed and Perth , unless you work in the mines forget it big money to live!! But it is suppose to be slowing down big time recession is looming in a two way economy

Should state I lived there.
For a few years befour the boom and it was cheap as chips, they are going to make a balls of it , it's going to end in tears, china sneezes oz gets a cold , 60% of australias iorn is exported to china and it's there main export,

stone roses

stone roses wrote: »

shadowcomplex wrote: »

I have heard people say alot, especially for sydney and melbourne that you need to be on twice your gross irish salary to have the

same spending power in australia, is this true. That would mean id have to earn 100-105k in australia,I dont think my profession pays that over there:(

Your spot on , my mate came home $16 for a head of lettice , $ 10 a pint, $12 for bannans , $1200 a week in Sydney two bed and Perth , unless you work in the mines forget it big money to live!! But it is suppose to be slowing down big time recession is looming in a two way economy

Should state I lived there.
For a few years befour the boom and it was cheap as chips, they are going to make a balls of it , it's going to end in tears, china sneezes oz gets a cold , 60% of australias iorn is exported to china and it's there main export,

mandrake04

stone roses wrote: »

Your spot on , my mate came home $16 for a head of lettice , $ 10 a pint, $12 for bannans , $1200 a week in Sydney two bed and Perth , unless you work in the mines forget it big money to live!! But it is suppose to be slowing down big time recession is looming in a two way economy

Australia is expensive but to be fair those prices are a bit unusual, maybe there was a muppet tax included.

A lettuce is $1.50
Bananas are $3 kg*
2 BR Appartment depends on where you want to live, most people would pay $400-600. Although if you could afford $1200 pw in Sydney you wouldn't be worried about the price of a pint which was already stated above is usually about $8 in the CBD.



*(although I did read in the paper a few years ago that Bananas were $13 after the hurricane, never seen it myself because most of the supermarkets couldn't get them or refused to stock them at that price)

stone roses

mandrake04 wrote: »

stone roses wrote: »

Your spot on , my mate came home $16 for a head of lettice , $ 10 a pint, $12 for bannans , $1200 a week in Sydney two bed and Perth , unless you work in the mines forget it big money to live!! But it is suppose to be slowing down big time recession is looming in a two way economy

Australia is expensive but to be fair those prices are a bit unusual, maybe there was a muppet tax included.

A lettuce is $1.50
Bananas are $3 kg*
2 BR Appartment depends on where you want to live, most people would pay $400-600. Although if you could afford $1200 pw in Sydney you wouldn't be worried about the price of a pint which was already stated above is usually about $8 in the CBD.



*(although I did read in the paper a few years ago that Bananas were $13 after the hurricane, never seen it myself because most of the supermarkets couldn't get them or refused to stock them at that price)

Ya $600 a week for one bed two bed $1200 , no muppet tax , it seems to be silly money to even consider living in oz in a half decent part of the city otherwise your in a dump in the middle of nowhere , As for the lettuce i may have photograph proof , me mate took a photo of the Dame thing!!

mandrake04

stone roses wrote: »

Ya $600 a week for one bed two bed $1200

Apartments can be what ever you are prepared to pay for them depending on location, view and amenities, you could easily pay $1500-$2000 pw for a nice apartment on the wharf in Pyrmont but you can also get a 2 BR in Pyrmont for about $850. To say that you will pay $1200 pw for a 2BR unless its in the middle of nowhere is a bit silly.

stone roses wrote: »

As for the lettuce i may have photograph proof , me mate took a photo of the Dame thing!!

Fair enough, hardly an everyday price.... only a muppet would pay $16 for a lettuce. Cheaper to eat out.


Here is what the price is today

http://imgur.com/sOEUy

http://imgur.com/3Hrqu

hussey

mandrake04 wrote: »

*(although I did read in the paper a few years ago that Bananas were $13 after the hurricane, never seen it myself because most of the supermarkets couldn't get them or refused to stock them at that price)

a head of lettuce $13??? I think someone is taking the micky there.
and yes last year bananas got up to $13/kg as there simply was no stock.

City prices for beer are pretty steep though.

mandrake04

hussey wrote: »

a head of lettuce $13??? I think someone is taking the micky there.
and yes last year bananas got up to $13/kg as there simply was no stock.

City prices for beer are pretty steep though.

nah he was quoting $16 for a $1.50 lettuce must have seen him coming.

Feelgood

mandrake04 wrote: »

nah he was quoting $16 for a $1.50 lettuce must have seen him coming.

Must have bought it in Harris farms :eek: I could get a rabbit with the lettuce for $16.

I did however see a kg of grapes last night for $12.99 and they weren't even organic.