28th March 2007, 11:19 AM
Ok, these comparisons are reliable to a certain degree, remember you can fit ALL of Europe into Australia and not scrape the sides! Therefore there is a faily broad range depending on were you live, which State and which city.
Avg annual wage in Queensland £20,914. ($50,425)
Income tax on $50K is around $2850 plus 30c for every $1 earned over $25K. There is also a superannuation scheme were your employer MUST pay a 9% equivalent of your gross wage in to a pension/superannuation fund on your behalf.
Rent-£350 to $410 for a two/three bedroom house in Brisbane.
(Aussies are also entitled to around $7K-$10K government grant towards purchasing their first home (pretty much the deposit)).
2KG chicken- £2.87
Loaf of bread-£0.92
Pint of beer- £1.40-£2
Cigs were around £4-5 for a pack of thirty (a while ago!)
Road Tax for a year is approx- $216 (that should include third part insurance)
Weekly bus pass (Sydney)- £4.50
Petrol a bit below £0.50 a litre (again depends were you live as some states subsidize the price).
Please note that these may not be completely up to date as I haven't been back for a while- going this Xmas so will leave you to the snow for a few weeks!,so some info will be out of date. Not rubbing salt in but you also can get Austudy, while you undertake your first degree, which was a bit less than the dole but you can also earn up to a certain amount without it being affected. Any Aussies out there-please feel free to update these figures.
Avg annual wage in Queensland £20,914. ($50,425)
Income tax on $50K is around $2850 plus 30c for every $1 earned over $25K. There is also a superannuation scheme were your employer MUST pay a 9% equivalent of your gross wage in to a pension/superannuation fund on your behalf.
Rent-£350 to $410 for a two/three bedroom house in Brisbane.
(Aussies are also entitled to around $7K-$10K government grant towards purchasing their first home (pretty much the deposit)).
2KG chicken- £2.87
Loaf of bread-£0.92
Pint of beer- £1.40-£2
Cigs were around £4-5 for a pack of thirty (a while ago!)
Road Tax for a year is approx- $216 (that should include third part insurance)
Weekly bus pass (Sydney)- £4.50
Petrol a bit below £0.50 a litre (again depends were you live as some states subsidize the price).
Please note that these may not be completely up to date as I haven't been back for a while- going this Xmas so will leave you to the snow for a few weeks!,so some info will be out of date. Not rubbing salt in but you also can get Austudy, while you undertake your first degree, which was a bit less than the dole but you can also earn up to a certain amount without it being affected. Any Aussies out there-please feel free to update these figures.