Can you experienced folk suggest how much it is likely to
cost me per day / week / month living in Oz (mostly based
in Sydney). I'm coming over using a one year working
holiday visa from the UK, but I really dont have a clue
about a realistic budget. Thanks for any suggestions.
Rob
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Prices are about the same as the UK but with you being
British you will probably wine about how dear everything is
anyway. Bring loads of money and spend it freely we need to
stimulate our economy and this is one way to do it.
Cheers mate!
HI All:
my friend and I planning to go to Australia this July and
buy a japanese 4WD truck and camp around, any ideas or
suggestions, please help. thanks
I've managed to keep my spending down to about $50 to 70 a
week in the country-side. I am pretty extreme with my
budgeting. Several times I have to sleep in my tent. I
almost never eat in restaurants or even fast-food places.
And to top it off I hitchhike everywhere. When I'm in the
cities I spend probably $150 to 250 a week and most of that
goes towards the hostel. Depending on where you are, the
hostels could cost anywhere from $22 a night (most
luxurious hostel I know: Sydney Central YHA) to about $16 a
night (Dury House Backpackers in Kings Cross). Most places
will give you weekly or monthly rates if you're going to
stay here long term but you have to pay in advance. Dury
House charges about $90 a week or $320 a month because this
is now the slow season. You could find an apartment to share
with other backpackers for about $50 to 70 but BUYER BEWARE.
Often landlords cheat us for loads of cash. For internet
access, I usually go to the local library where it's free.
In Kings Cross, there is currently a price war happening
so it only costs $2 for unlimited time. And I NEVER buy any
cigarettes, drugs or alcohol. But hey I'm still having fun.
If you think you can live like this for a few months, then
go for it. If not I suggest budgeting for about $50 to 100
each day for as long as you'll be travelling. That doesn't
include your airfare or your gear (that was my mistake!)
Also it is easy to get a job picking fruit, depending on
where you are and what season it is. The main problem is how
fast you can go. You get paid based on how many bins you can
fill with fruit. It is possible to make a lot of money doing
that. I was pretty slow so I only did about $50 a day. I met
this one guy that arrived in Feb with only $300 in his
pocket and just lived on the money he made on the many
different farms he's worked at as he travelled down the
coast. The most important thing is finding a farm that will
let you live there while you work. This will dramatically
reduce your expenses for accomodation and partying.
You could get work in cities like Sydney or Melbourne but
expect a lot of competition. Don't expect getting a job in a
restaurant or coffee shop unless you have previous
experience. Right now I'm doing office removals but because
there is so many people working there, it's hard to get
enough hours. I usually end up doing about 20 hours a week
which equals out to about $130 a week. Shitty I know. The
sad thing is that I was making more money fruit-picking.
Steve
PS. If you have any questions or want to chat or whatever,
feel free to send me an e-mail.