Dubai vs. Australia

jkk32w · July 2017

@elec_popon hello! meron akong friend na couple where ME ung husband and nurse din ung asawa. mas mabuti ikw mag principal pra dependent mo nlng sia..once ur both here and since she is a perm resident, its easier for her to start her career her as nurse. since ma gastos ang bridging course nila around 13k aud (and may balita na indi na 3months ngaun, mgging 6months na), for sure it will be more costly. Gnawa ng frends ko nagaral muna ung wife ng aged care (libre for residents) , after 5 weeks may license na sia sa aged care pinag aagawan na sia ng mga agencies here. so gngawa nila ngaun mag iipon muna sila and end of ds yr start ng bridging.

mas mahirap ang path ng nurses papasok dito, may edge ang PR na statusand mag aaral ng briding (since re.quired pra sa license).

goodluck!

dy3p · July 2017

elec_popon said:
Hello po sa lahat! taga Abu Dhabi ako and been here for almost 10yrs. My wife is already 7weeks pregnant to our 1st child. Sa pagstay ko rito ng isang dekada, masasabi ko na wla long term security para sa family. Yes may mga kaliwat kanang sale sa mga malls at very comfy ang lifestyle rito (im working as electrical engr & wife is a govt nurse).

We started our OZ application last week i will be the principal applicant. Mejo tumataas na ang mga bilihin at magkakaron na ng tax dito by year 2018. Mahirap magpalaki ng bata sumasabay sa gastos, kaya ngayon palang nagsimula na kami ng backup plan.

Tanong ko po... madali lang ba kami makakuha ng trabaho ng misis ko jan sa Oz at san ang magandang lugar para samin magsimula? (i have 12yrs exp, 9 yrs si misis).

@elec_popon Bro I have been in AUH din for quite a while na. It's actually my birth place. hehe. It's were I grew up, studied KG, elem up to secondary education, started my career as an RN din. I have been an RN for 9 years and making the big move this month na din. As a 457 visa muna then pagdating nalang dun lodge agad ng 189. (Gamitin ang end of service from UAE. Hehe) Base po sa experience ko, when I was in Aus doing the bridging course, napakadali po makahanap ng work para sa aming profession. Basta di lang mapili sa lugar at sa position muna. This is of course based on your wife's professional experience din (area of expertise, number of years, level of educ. etc.) As early as two weeks palang nung bridging, ang dame ng tawag and both phone and skype interviews. basically inaantay nalang nila macomplete yung course and maregister kana sa AHPRA. To be honest mas marami pang tawag talaga kesa dito sa AUH na halos araw araw apply. Sa govt hosp din ako base (SEHA). It's also an easy pathway for PR since taon taon more than 16k ang ceiling ng RN's of different specialty.

I have seen UAE at its peek and sadly, its turning the other way around. Nakakalungkot din because I consider this is as my 2nd home. Pero yun nga, life must go on, di na tayo pabata. hehe at least sa Aus, makikita naten yung worth naten and how equal we are with everyone.

GSW · July 2017

@tazmania
Bro nabasa ko comments mo regarding living sa Oz. How is it so far? From your experience ok ba na nagmove ka sa aus or mas ok sayo ang pinas?

QQ21 · August 2017

Hello UAE, hello Australia

Megger · September 2017

Just want to share. Nagkakwentuhan kami ng kawork ko, we talked about migration, and I steer the topic towards Oz. Im surprised sa comment nya, ayaw nya daw sa Oz, laki ng tax, mauubos ang ipon dahil start up, daming uncertaintes. He rather stay save and retire in the Philippines. Wala siyang idea that I am preparing para lumipat, but wow that hits me. Hahaha.

mgfg · September 2017

@Megger true, laki ng tax at mataas cost of living compared to uae. Kaso walang citizenship sa uae

Megger · September 2017

@mgfg, oo nga. Though kung tingnan mo yong monetary side, medyo you will feel reluctant talaga lalo sa start up. Pero sa longterm narin yong iniisip ko, with the assumption na Oz will offer an equal oppurtunity for all. You have seen Oz life na dyan, hows is it compared to Dubai Bro?

mgfg · September 2017

@Megger Bro, Personally mas gusto ko dito sa Oz kasi laid back ang lifestyle. Work wise naman, yung work ko sa Dubai sobrang busy whereas dito mas manageable. Flexible ang working hours ko dito, pwedeng work from home or flexi time kasi output driven. Naiintindihan ng employer yung situation ng parents ma kailangan maghatid-sundo sa school. Although pagdating naman sa salary package, mas okay talaga sa dxb kasi madaming benefits

mas makakapag-ipon compared dito.

Megger · September 2017

@mgfg, thanks sa comparison. Lalo akong naexcite na lumipat na. God bless Bro..

kholoudmanlucu · September 2017

Hello po, tanong ko lang paano kayo nag transfer ng money sa Australia? Anybody here tried Xendpay ?

Megger · September 2017

@kholoudmanlucu , pinadala namin through money exchange, pero may bank account na kaming active, parang padala lang bank to bank sa Pinas, iba nga lang ang charges.

kholoudmanlucu · September 2017

@Megger anong money exchange gamit nyo?

kholoudmanlucu · September 2017

@Megger plano ko kasi magopen sa NAB, pero di ko sure paano ako magtransfer ng funds baka kasi mahal ang singilin sa transfer

Megger · September 2017

@kholoudmanlucu , actually kahit saang prominent money changer sa UAE offers bank transfer to Oz, compare mo nalang yong charges nila, at yong exchange na may trust ka. Compare to sending money sa Pinas mas mataas nga ang charge sa padala and may charge din ang bank, mas mataas din compare ng charge ng Phils banks. NAB din yong bank ko. Though relatively mataas ang charges, within reasonable range naman sa palagay ko.

kholoudmanlucu · September 2017

@Megger Thanks

airotciv · October 2017

my tax n po dito, sinimulan n nila sa softsdrinks, energy drinks and cigarettes po, naging double n po ung presyo...so kailangn nrn nmn makaalis dito. huhuh!

ulan889 · October 2017

I'm from Abu Dhabi planning for initial entry to Oz early Feb.2018..big move mga June..kaway kaway sa mga makakasabay ko..any tips nmn Jan s mga ex-uae..

RoseG · November 2017

@Winnie2016 Sorry, super late reply. I'm glad to hear that you're also moving to Oz. So far talaga, lahat naman na meet ko na galing sa UAE, masaya naman dito. Mga nakabili na mga bahay which di mo magagawa sa UAE. Good luck and God Bless!

RoseG · November 2017

bluerocky said:
@RoseG thanks for sharing your experience. anong industry kayo ng hubby at saang State? Hindi ba mahirap ang BIG move nyo may kasama ba kayong anak and if you don't mind magkano ang baon nyong pera (approx). Hindi ba kayo nahirapan sa expenses nyo dyan?

I think many people now chose to leave UAE considering the cost of living here, lahat nagtaas na, ang sahod na lang ang hindi nagtataas plus magkakaroon narin ng 5% tax.

@Winnie2016 , Ask ko lang bakit ikaw lang mag isa hindi ba kasama ang family mo? (If you dont mind) , kasi for my case nag iisip parin ako at tinitimbang ko kung ako muna ang mag isa for 2 years kapag naka settle na or kasama ko na sila sa application, habang nasa stage parin naman ako ng processing my application para may time pa ako para makapag decide.

Mahirap kasi mahiwalay sa family mo considering magkasama na kayo dito sa UAE tapos magkakahiwalay ulit kayo. Any advice from both of you?

@bluerocky, Hello, sorry super late reply. We are residing in the city of Melbourne. Si hubby sa IT software. Childless kami so mas nadalian kaming kumilos and for the first month of our stay, nkitira muna kmi and ng rent ng room sa kapwa Pinoy. When my hubby got his offer sa city, nghanap n kmi ng malilipatan sa city.

In regards to expenses, it really depends sa lifestyle and sa bahay talga. Malaking factor ang house rental kasi mahal din parang Dubai. Food naman walang problema, mura lang. Pero for sure mabibigla ka sa mahal. Average meal sa labas is 10aud so it's like 30Dhs.

Sa baon namin pera, I would suggest approx 7k AUD assuming na 1,500UAD gastos nyo every month. Malaki na yan. Makakagalaw kyo ng maayos. Enough na yan for 6-7months to survive ng wala pang work.

Rent - 250/wk
Food - 80/wk
Mobile - 80/wk
Transpo - 8/day - max (trains)

Hope this helps!

RoseG · November 2017

@TasBurrfoot Wahahaha, no comment!

RoseG · November 2017

Diana__Jane said:
@RoseG Kakainspire naman. Excited na tuloy ako mainvite lol

@Diana__Jane I'm happy to hear that you got inspired with my story. If you need pieces of advice, malaking tulong tong forum. You can also pm me. Goodluck!

MikeYanbu · November 2017

@RoseG

RoseG said:

bluerocky said:
@RoseG thanks for sharing your experience. anong industry kayo ng hubby at saang State? Hindi ba mahirap ang BIG move nyo may kasama ba kayong anak and if you don't mind magkano ang baon nyong pera (approx). Hindi ba kayo nahirapan sa expenses nyo dyan?

I think many people now chose to leave UAE considering the cost of living here, lahat nagtaas na, ang sahod na lang ang hindi nagtataas plus magkakaroon narin ng 5% tax.

@Winnie2016 , Ask ko lang bakit ikaw lang mag isa hindi ba kasama ang family mo? (If you dont mind) , kasi for my case nag iisip parin ako at tinitimbang ko kung ako muna ang mag isa for 2 years kapag naka settle na or kasama ko na sila sa application, habang nasa stage parin naman ako ng processing my application para may time pa ako para makapag decide.

Mahirap kasi mahiwalay sa family mo considering magkasama na kayo dito sa UAE tapos magkakahiwalay ulit kayo. Any advice from both of you?

@bluerocky, Hello, sorry super late reply. We are residing in the city of Melbourne. Si hubby sa IT software. Childless kami so mas nadalian kaming kumilos and for the first month of our stay, nkitira muna kmi and ng rent ng room sa kapwa Pinoy. When my hubby got his offer sa city, nghanap n kmi ng malilipatan sa city.

In regards to expenses, it really depends sa lifestyle and sa bahay talga. Malaking factor ang house rental kasi mahal din parang Dubai. Food naman walang problema, mura lang. Pero for sure mabibigla ka sa mahal. Average meal sa labas is 10aud so it's like 30Dhs.

Sa baon namin pera, I would suggest approx 7k AUD assuming na 1,500UAD gastos nyo every month. Malaki na yan. Makakagalaw kyo ng maayos. Enough na yan for 6-7months to survive ng wala pang work.

Rent - 250/wk
Food - 80/wk
Mobile - 80/wk
Transpo - 8/day - max (trains)

Hope this helps!

Good to hear hindi ganyan kamahal ang cost of living jan sa melbourne, worry ko yang babaunin namin, maraming salamat kabayan sa input na eto atleast medyo at ease ako... God bless you....

RoseG · November 2017

@MikeYanbu Walang anuman, Mike!

If one of you got a job, madali na yan. Makakasurvive naman kayo sa iisang sahod dito pero kung gusto nyong makaipon, better kayong dalawa.

God Bless!

heycoachputmein · November 2017

IWASAN nyo po mag compare ng aud to dirhams or aud to peso.

di po yan ang sukatan ng 'mahal' or 'mura'.

TasBurrfoot · November 2017

heycoachputmein said:
IWASAN nyo po mag compare ng aud to dirhams or aud to peso.

di po yan ang sukatan ng 'mahal' or 'mura'.

Nah... it is human nature to do that but yes you are correct in some ways...

It will come to a point though when the realisation that you are now REALLY LIVING in Australia, that is probably the time the comparison stops.