<blockquote class="Quote" rel="Bart_SanJose">Guys, question lng. May idea kayo how much roughly ung magiging monthly expenses pgdating sa Oz.
house
food
utility bill
phone/ internet
transpo
If may hindi namention sa list pwede nyo din isama. Thanks.</blockquote>
All the prices below are in VIC.
<b class="Bold">House</b>
The computation of this one is per week, if you check <a href="https://www.domain.com.au">domain.com.au</a> and you see the prices there, those are weekly rates. If you can find something that is below 350 per week for 3 bedroom (in victoria that is), mura na yun. But here's the catch, the rental market (again only in victoria) is a whole new thing on it's own. Para kang nag apply ng trabaho. The agents have a say kung kanino nila ibibigay yung house/apartment. Marami ring hinihingi: Job Contract, Bank Statements, Identification, proof of residence. Co-guarantor, previous landlord, Work reference, etc. They basically want to see if you have the capability to pay the weekly rent. Hindi to katulad ng Pilipinas na first one na makapag deposit sa kanya na ang apartment/bahay. Uso din dito ang bidding/auction (kahit technically illegal siya) kapag there are more than 1 na qualified kumuha ng property. I suggest do your thorough research para hindi kayo magulat.
<b class="Bold">Food</b>
Depende to kung saan ka bibili. I suggest stick with Coles/Woolwoorths/Aldis for your groceries. Kung sa meat naman, look for an asian market/butcher. Medyo limited ang choices with those 3 in terms of meat. Ang gastos naming dalawa ng wife ko is $100-$150 per week for groceries, pero kaming dalawa lang yun. If you have kids mas mahal for sure. Iwasan nyo rin yung lunch out or dinner out as much as possible kasi anlake rin ng matitipid nyo. Matutong magluto since mura ang gas (in Victoria).
<b class="Bold">Utility Bill</b>
Gas, Electricity and Water are paid on a quarterly basis. Sa tatlong yan, gas ang pinakamura. So kung maghahanap kayo ng house maghanap kayo na may gas-powered heater. Mas mura sya keysa sa electric. Di ko pa ma compute to kasi last April pa lang ako andito and nakikitira pa lang kami. You can check the different providers online mga 3-4 lang naman sila. Do your research din, since every quarter sya hindi nyo mamalayan na anlaki na pala ng gastos nyo.
<b class="Bold">Phone Internet</b>
Kung broadband sa bahay this is $60 per month. Decent na yan, pwede mag share ang 4 na tao ng hindi nagkakaproblema. If you go pre-paid naman. I find that $30 per month ang average. But if you go mobile prepaid, consumption ang labanan (per gig ang bayad hindi per mbps). So magtitipid ka rin kung gusto mo bang mag internet o hindi. Vodafone has a $50 28 days (8.5 Gig) plan with unli call and unli text + international minutes/text. Again research what best fits your lifestyle, pwede ka pang makamura dyan kasi maraming small mobile providers ang AU.
<b class="Bold">Transpo</b>
Again this is based on my experience here in VIC. Victoria's transportation is divided into zones. Bawat zone may kanya kanyang rate sa transport. In my zone it's 2.80 for every two hours (I think). If you go for a pass (MykiPass) mas mura. Unlimited per day. My 28-days consumption for transport in Zone 2 is $96. Ako lang to, si misis mas mahal since Zone1+Zone2 ang fare nya.
Hope that helps.