What is cheaper in Aus then in the UK !!!!!

[Diane]

Can somebody please tell me exactly where the cheap car parking is in the city, as i paid $28 for 4 hrs last saturday. I can't sem to find a cheap 1, the carpark i was in is the 1 that has traffic lights to get out of on to Grenfell St.

Only cheap multi storey I know is the one that is over the market, with entrances off Gouger Street and Grote Street. Cost about $3 today for a couple of hours.

[ian mc]

.More civilised,and the Aussies are mainly good,decent hard working people.

You don't get to go into some of the housing trust and Co-op houses and private rentals that I get to go to not them all but a lot of them Ferral....

[Rachael Reeve]

That is just a repect thing, when they dont own it to them it does not matter! Not all are bad and you get that anywhere you live.

[jimmyskinner]

Only cheap multi storey I know is the one that is over the market, with entrances off Gouger Street and Grote Street. Cost about $3 today for a couple of hours.

We used one in the city on Glenfell street which has a pedestrian exit on to Rundle Mall cost $5 all day Saturday.Also down by the river across from North Terrace $1 for 4 hours on a saturday, about $6 for 4 hours through the week. If you are prepared to walk a bit further you can park free.

[tinkham_lee]

Parking at the festival centre is $12 all day at the weekend not sure how much it is in the week.
Parking at the entertainment centre is $2 all day every day (unless there is an event on) and the tram to the city is free.

[Adelaide_bound]

ditto the car insurance - its completely outragous here in the UK in a blooming Ford Ka - tiny little engine, not that new, not worth much etc etc, 8 years no claims, 17 years license and all that jazz - stupid amount of money.

HUGE 4x4 with big (to me) diesel engine, fully comp, less than 1/3 of the price in Oz (and that includes rego as well)

[jim and adel]

Our costs for comparison (four bed detatched). We do have bottled gas for cooking but I'm not sure what that costs so have left it out.

Jim

Hi Ian,

My rates from my last house (just sold) were -

Council tax £1200 (approx $1800) per year. $2400

and utilities were -

Gas £50 (approx $75) per month.. (no mains gas where we are)
Electric £75 (approx $110) per month. Last quarter $789
Water £22 (approx $33) per month. Last quarter $109

This was for a small 3 bed semi quite new build.

How do your utilities compare ?

[ian mc]

Your rego will cost more here for a 4 cylinder car its $701 a year 6 cylinder $812 and 8 cylinder $909 whare as a 4 cylinder that my sister in the UK cost her about 30 quid a year to tax.

[thebacons]

Our costs for comparison (four bed detatched). We do have bottled gas for cooking but I'm not sure what that costs so have left it out.

Jim

Thats rates defenetly of the cheap list then.

[James]

Very little is cheaper in Adelaide, the price of petrol has shot up so is now not much cheaper than UK. Car repairs are very high, road tax is much dearer and car insurance no cheaper. Housing the same as Southern Engalnd though not the Capital. Food is very expensive, I came back from UK 10 weeks ago and we went in Waitrose each day and bought bought and eat revelling in the cheap cost of food. Electricity has shot up here.

Dentists are double UK and most Drs have a gap payment of up to $40, even the medicine costs much more

It is unlikely to be as cheap as Engalnd for two simple reasons, population is so small compared to Engalnd and Europe there is no economy of scale and lack of competition or regulations to stop duopolies evolving like supermarkets and airlines means they can fix pricing at a high level. Come to Australia for the lifestyle if you want that and it suits you, ( not for me) or if you can get a better work situation but not for a cheap life.