How much initial money required to Settle down in down under

rooroo

hope madami pang magshare dito ng mga experiences nila when they first moved to oz as a family. We are a family of 3. My kid will be 3 years old na pag nagmove kami sa oz.

Hopefully, maging smooth din yung pagsettle namin kasing smooth nun visa application namin. 🙂

packerx

<blockquote rel="rachelle_gan2">Hello po, nakarelate me sa inyo kasi i have 2 kids din family of 4. isang 5 yrs imold at isang 2 yrs old.. Medyo mabigat bigat..

Dun po sa Estimated nyo na around 3K - 3.3K per month kahit papano my allowance din kau nakukuha sa government na 300 aud per fornight or month? for ur 2 kids??

Tama po ba? </blockquote>

Yes nakakakuha ako ng 3xx AUD every fortnight but matagal sila mag process. Nagsimula lang payments ko after 3 months of stay sa rented apartment pero ok lang kasi backpaid nila lahat. So iyun initial payment sa iyo medyo ma iiyak ka sa tuwa kung na delay sila magbayad sa iyo.

But tama si mitchy_cpa na kelangan may work ka na kasi itong 3xx AUD per fortnight is a family tax benefit na walang 2 year waiting period. Most of the other family benefits tulad ng newstart allowance may 2 year waiting period. So kung wala kayong work for 3 months niyo dito sa australia wala po kayong makukuha kasi na grant visa niyo on the expectation na you will be working and paying taxes sa government instead of another mouth to feed for them.

packerx

<blockquote rel="mitchy_cpa">@packerx thank you this is really informative. We are really expecting for the worst but hoping for the best 😃

when you first landed in AU, did you get a 2 bed apartment? Is it possible to get away with a 1 bed apartment (family of 4 with two young boys) just for a few weeks until walang work? </blockquote>

When I first landed I stayed with a relative. Iyun mga friends ko naman stayed with friends. Best advice ko is magtanong tanong ka dito kung sino willing magpa rent ng 1 room. Not sure kung may 1 bed apartment dito pero malamang granny flat yata tawag dun wherein isang space lang siya with no divisions except for the toilet/bath. Pwede kayo mag granny flat but usually luma ang mga lugar na ganun. Space of the house/apartment should not be an issue when staying in Australia but you need a car to be able to see all those options.

Para sa akin ang min space dito sa australia ay 2 bedroom for families. Mag granny flat ka lang kung single ka. Kung makakuha ka ng car upon arriving sa australia, mas maraming area kang pwede iview and medyo makikita mo ano ang overpriced at ano hindi. Sympre iyun first month stay mo overpriced place babayaran mo at hindi mo pa alam market value ng rent dito. Pwede ko sabihin market value ay 4xx aud per week pero you need to see the place para ma guage mo what is worth that amount.

GoodLuckAU

Share ko lang plan namin, young (feelingera lang) couple kami moving to Melbourne.

We are preparing to spend around 15K for the initial settling - for flat rent (advance 6 months kung needed) and items we need to buy. After that, we intend to spend max 3K monthly for those months (leading up to a year) na wala kaming work.

Figures are loosely based on what I've read in the forums so far. But knowing us - we will exhaust all possible ways para makatipid. We intend to spend a lot less than that. And we will likely get odd jobs on our second rejection-filled unemployed month.

Also din - not forgetting current, on-going responsibilities. We need to think about probably a year's worth of payment sa mga existing insurances and mortgages namin.

bleeding money from all orifices

Ok na kaya ang plan? Hmm... :-?

lock_code2004

@GoodLuckAU ang daming baon.. lol..

quesoboy

Hi Everyone!

For a single guy going to Australia, how much money should I bring? Matipid akong tao, so I can live with the just the basics to start out. I understand that I have to make this sacrifice as I start out.

What possible breakdown of costs can I expect in terms of food, rent, utilities, transpo, etc.

I would really appreciate thoughts on this so that I can manage my expectations. This is actually one of the things that I still do not have a concrete idea on.

Hope you guys can help. Thanks. 🙂

GoodLuckAU

@lock_code2004 Hahaha! Ewan ko rin kung pano, basta I believe God will provide!

Pero seriously, figures lang naman po yan na nakalap ko dito sa forums based sa mga natanungan kong almost similar case sa min. I do hope na so much less than that ang kakailanganin namin. Enlighten me po if you think di realistic ang figures para mabawasan ang worries.

First priority talaga maghanap ng work, kahit anong work. X_X

stolich18

@GoodLuckAu sobra sobra na po yang baon nyo. hehehe Tama yung 3K a month. I'm assuming kasama ang rent and initial expenses kaya malaki ang target nyong baon?

sa baon nyong 15K kasya na jan ang initial/bond payment sa rent, and kung ok kayo sa second hand na car, pde ata kayong makabili sa halagangn 5K. 🙂 pero kung ok lang din sa inyo wala munang sasakyan, maittabi nyo malaking portion ng 15K. Mga less than 10K sguro ang gastos for the bond plus pagbili ng mga furniture and appliances. Kung ok din sa inyo bumili ng 2nd-hand, im sure marami nagbbenta sa ebay and gumtree. hehehe

Yung sa per month naman, 3K is good, kasama na jan ang rent.

GoodLuckAU

@stolich18 Thanks, po. Yah, kasama na rent dyan. Nabasa ko kasi na di preferred ng mga landlords ang mga jobless unless makakabayad ka ng ilang buwan na advance. Kung 400/wk yung place - abot ng 10k ang 6months. The rest pambili ng kakailanganin - baka walang bed/fridge/washing machine at kung ano-ano pang kailangan.

About sa car, di na muna siguro - delay na lang muna hanggang magkawork. 😉

stolich18

Yup ok naman ang public transpo dito eh 🙂 The car can wait. ;-) Mas okay nga na wala muna, para makabisado ang pasikot sikot hehehe tska focus muna sa pagkuha ng licence 😃

Karamihan nga dito kelangan ng rental history and karamihan unfurnished, ang meron lang usually ung stove and oven. May mga semi-furnished apartment na malapit sa city pero syempre mas mahal hehehe

GoodLuckAU

@stolich18 Thanks po ulit. Risk talaga ang pagpunta dyan. Iniisip ko pa lang, bumabaliktad na sikmura ko. Hahaha.

stolich18

hehee oo nga medyo challenging tlga sa simula and nakkadrain ng resources. hehehe once naman may work na kayo, madali nyo na mababawi lahat ng ginastos hehe 🙂 pero be vigilant pa rin sa pag-spend 🙂

bluemist

hello po, ask ko lang po kung magkaano usually budget for school ng grade 1? Kung ano po usually binabayaran sa government school? thank you po.

lock_code2004

@GoodLuckAU -

if you can find a room for rent mas makaka mura kayo..

eto ang expenses ko nung pumunt ako dito.

room (inclusive of everything) - 200/wk (room for 2)

food (nagluluto kmi) - 50-100/wk

transpo (approx 6aud per day back&forth going to city)- 50/wk

prepaid - 29aud/month virgin fone with 1 gb

sobrang tipid tlaga ako.. lol..

GoodLuckAU

@lock_code2004 Hmm... Ok. So mga 1.5K per month kayo dati. Share kayo sa phone? So same number nilalagay nyo sa pag-apply ng work?

Try namin achieve same thing. Ang maging difference lang siguro is sa rent - kasi gusto namin kumuha ng sarili. Kung kukuha kami ng tig-400, abot na kami ng 2.4K. A lot better pa rin than 3K. Sana makahanap kami ng mga 300-350. Yun lang may additional cost din sa min kapag unfurnished.

packerx

Para sa mga walang anak, madali magsiksik ng budget pero pag may anak kayo may additional cost iyun paghatid/sundo sa school atsaka school payment. Regarding school costs makikita naman prices ng private schools sa net. Pag public school kelangan yata bisitahin.

stolich18

@lock_code grabe sobrang tipid nyo nga. Ang dami nyong maiipon nyan. Mas malaki pa maiipon mo kesa sa expenses mo. heheeh

raymundjubyOZ

yaman naman ni @GoodLuckAu dami baon pautang nga hehe...

share ko naman experience nmin (Me ad my wife) so far mag 3 weeks pa lang kami and im still searching work here in WA near perth.. eto roughly expenses namin..

Rent - $200/pw +$400 dp (excluding utilities)

Food,Misc, Transpo(smart rider) - $130-150 pw

Mobile (Vodafone) Unli txt or Unlicall with 1Gb data - $35pm

Gas - $40-50pw

we initially want to buy a second hand car meron na dito around $1500-2000 magandang condition pa sa gumtree or quokka kaso 90's model at mataas na mileage pero luckily natangap agad si misis sa work after 2 weeks of applying kasa tumaas budget namin sa car ng $3._K (P120k di na masama diba) nakabili kami sonata '04 model para mas madaling magikot summer na kasi mahirap ma transfer transfer ng bus saka para mkasimba na din at pasyal ng weekends plus pag nag grocery hehe 😛

eto ako ngayon nag aapply pa din at houseband sundo hatid kay misis sa train station around 5 mins drive. sana makahanap na din ako work para we can rent our place of own na malapit sa work namin pareho.. god is good tyaga tyaga lang! enjoy lang natin journey natin dito sa AU in the end it will be all worth it 😃

raymundjubyOZ

were staying nga pala sa isang filipino family with 2 kids kaya kasama na gamit sa lahat ng appliances plus natutulungan pa at na guide kami during our initial stay bonus na yun plus sinama pa kami nila sa LOJ ni Bro.Bo here in Perth (blessings) so kahit papano nakakabuild ng connections at new friends.. nakilala din namin sila sa Pinoyau 🙂

TasBurrfoot

@GoodLuckAU - depends on where you go but here in Melbourne; 350/wk would land you a very good 2 bedroom villa.

start-up cost would be high; basic stuffs are fridge, washing machine and bed - these three would cost at least $2000.

all the best!

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