Cost of living in adelaide

[James]

Incidentally does the $250 cover eating out?

[Rachiegarlo]

Telstra has plans which for about $30 month give you ISD rates of $1 for the first 10 mins.
Special flours for home bread making are available for around $3-4 a kilo or less.
Eastern suburbs are some of the most expensive to rent in. Average rental elsewhere for a 3 BR is $300-450.
Internet if bundled in phone plan can be around $40 month depending on provider.
Car reg which includes 3rd party insurance for a 6 cyl gas guzzler Ford sedan is about $215 every 3 months.
For grocery costs at a supermarket have a look at Coles online.
Markets and small fruit n veg shops tend to sell things more cheaply and bargains can be had. Roadside stalls in the Western suburbs sell bags of state grown citrus fairly cheaply, look for them on the weekend.
Once here you will suss out where bargains can be had, i.e. supermarkets often reduce their bread to $1 ish just before closing. Central market stalls bag up and sell produce for $1 a bag before closing.

[Diane]

Incidentally does the $250 cover eating out?

I keep an eye out for daily deal vouchers (Scoopon, Spreets, Ourdeal, etc) and quite often there is a deal for two people for around $30 - drinks included - so yes, the $250 or thereabouts does include eating out. OH also takes the previous day's leftovers for his lunches which is a good way of saving money, and to be honest, I could save a lot more than I do by shopping at fruit and veg markets more rather than all at Coles. There are some brilliant op shops around and places such as Spendless Shoes are very reasonable. I get my hair done usually at Justcuts which is around $25 for a haircut, and OH cuts my son's hair at home, and gets his done at a barbers for about $20.

[guspjmh]

I am looking at moving to adelaide this year from Cardiff, on a possible salary of $70k PA and a family of 4 - my wife wants to stay at home (for now) with our two very young pre schoolers. I will be coming on a permanent resident visa, so I think I will get about another $100 per week in family allowance, but is this enough to rent a place for about $400 per week and pay all the bills?

Any help costing things out would be really appreciated.

Gus.