AVB Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Has anybody on PW recently worked in Australia and specifically Sydney? If so could they PM me so I can pick their brains. I have been offered a job out there and need to work out whether it is going to make sense financially. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 My Mrs partner lives on the West Coast. I believe a rough guesstimate says expenses are much higher, but wages in Australian dollars are roughly double what they are over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted September 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 My Mrs partner lives on the West Coast. I believe a rough guesstimate says expenses are much higher, but wages in Australian dollars are roughly double what they are over here. I've done searches on cost of living indices etc and Sydney comes out as either on par or 10% more expensive than London. That said I don't what that means in respect of where you live and what it means in respect of commute into the CBD which is what I would like some advice on. I don't think the family would come so I would just shuttle back every few months as I did when working in India. Just a longer flight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northerner Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Try the pomsinoz forums for expats. When i lived over there it had a wealth of information and people who had the answer to all the questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 A good mate from teeside lives Gymea (Sydney shires - as they call it). Emergrated there in 2000. I can ask him anything you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 I've done searches on cost of living indices etc and Sydney comes out as either on par or 10% more expensive than London. That said I don't what that means in respect of where you live and what it means in respect of commute into the CBD which is what I would like some advice on. I don't think the family would come so I would just shuttle back every few months as I did when working in India. Just a longer flight! What exactly do you need to know? Can always ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Have a look at escape down under, although I think most on the program go for a jolly they still go through the expenses showing up the difference in costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Try the pomsinoz forums for expats. When i lived over there it had a wealth of information and people who had the answer to all the questions. Thanks I have started trawling through this. A good mate from teeside lives Gymea (Sydney shires - as they call it). Emergrated there in 2000. I can ask him anything you like. It's regarding suburbs within a 30 minute commute of the Central Business District. I have been looking at housing in the CBD but it is astronomical (as you would expect). I would go 30 minutes out but have no idea of what this means in respect of Sydney suburbs. Also regarding tax. I have looked at various sites that calculate Aus income tax for you but wondered if there was anything else I was missing - National Insurance, health insurance etc? What exactly do you need to know? Can always ask See above thanks Having done some sums on some assumptions of cost I don't think it's going to be viable. Or I should say not viable considering being away from the family for such a long period of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northerner Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Also regarding tax. I have looked at various sites that calculate Aus income tax for you but wondered if there was anything else I was missing - National Insurance, health insurance etc? There is no National insurance but if you are on a sponsored visa you will require health insurance. Tax can be a difficult one but the computer submission system is easy, temporary visas will possibly get you in a higher tax bracket. However i would recommend getting a specialist to do it, that you can offset the next tax year if i recall correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Spend a couple of nights in the pubs around Earl's Court ,you will get all the info you need . Harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Australias brilliant ! enjoy the experience, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 A good mate from teeside lives Gymea (Sydney shires - as they call it). Emergrated there in 2000. I can ask him anything you like. Is that your mate Barry and Emma? If so it's never been 17 years?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Is that your mate Barry and Emma? If so it's never been 17 years?? Slip of the hand. 2010. Good job you're here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 Must admit been 20 years since I was out there, but I thought the transport links in Sydney are excellent. I might be a it fuzzy on times now but the tubes were excellent and so were the buses to be fair I imagine 30mins to the CBD will include most of the northern beaches althou possibly not as far up as Palm beach(where home and away is filmed) (Manly used to be a cool place, either a bus or ferry ride in to centre. And most of the southern beaches (bondi, coggee etc) althou most off the beaches are of the tube lines so a bus and a train. I was never as familiar with the inland suburbs but 30 mins will take in a lot of them probably half way out to Paramatta U'll have plenty of scope to find a decent suburb somewhere, althou not sure I'd fancy doing the 24hr flights too often, there murder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wb123 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 Colleagues who have made the jump tell me cost of living is near double but you work half the hours we do here for double the money plus some, vastly better working conditions, but the natives are a bit rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arm3000gt Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 My sister has just moved out to Sydney. Housing and rent is London type costs. She is paying cica $2000 per month on room/house share, but that is right in near the sea. Public transport within the city is good once you get out of the city she's says that it isn't very good. Commuting from the suburbs into Sydney is just like commuting to any large city, traffic. Cost wise it's about the equivalent of living in London, she gets paid lots more but outgoings are proportionally more. Personally even if I was slightly worse off I'd jump at the chance, you can always come back if it doesn't work out. I get the impression she feels more valued as an employee out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 I knew a chap that ran a large DIY store ( ) in UK. Lived in NY and commuted. It made huge sense financially but he often said he lost massively on the roundabouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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