Category: Cost of Living
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High Electricity Costs in Australia 2017
Australian households pay highest power prices in world
That is the headline from a 4th August 2017 news article, and an Australian TV report shown on the 5th August 2017. The report says: “Australian residential customers are paying the highest… Read the restCost of Living Index 2017 UK – Australia
Cost of Living Index 2017
The following figures are extracted from the 2017 Mid Year Cost of Living Index at Numbeo 2017 Mid Year. The extracted figures include the most and the least expensive Cities from the 511 Cities in… Read the restCost of Living Index 2017
The following figures are extracted from the 2017 Mid Year Cost of Living Index at Numbeo 2017 Mid Year. The extracted figures include the most and the least expensive Cities from the 511 Cities in… Read the restPrice of Port in Australia
Port Wine Prices in Australia
These prices were taken on 18th August 2016. They show the current price for bottles and casks of Port wine from one of the major Beer Wine and Spirit stores in Australia. Prices vary from… Read the restCost of Living In Australia August 2016 Update
The Cost of Living in Australia can be High or Low
Many people say that the Cost of Living in Australia is very high, but exactly how high is it? The answer is not easy to say because we are… Read the restCost of Living Rankings Comparisons
Australia versus United Kingdom Cost of Living comparison
There are a few Cost of Living ranking sites available to compare the cost of living in each country, with one, Mercer, being very popular. In this page we compare two sites… Read the restMercer’s 2015 Cost of Living Survey
The 2015 Cost of Living survey from Mercer
London is again rated in the Top Twenty Most Expensive Cities in the World at position 12, with Birmingham being the next UK City at position 80. (Manchester is not listed on… Read the restSydney or London, which has the cheapest cost of living
Comparative Cost of Living between London and Sydney, comparing costs to Average Income after tax
Using data from www.numbeo.com, for the two cities of Sydney and London in March 2015, we compared each Cities costs to the Average after tax… Read the restOne in 10 Australians say they cannot afford to buy enough food..
A report from the Guardian newspaper states that “One in 10 Australians say they cannot afford to buy enough food..” Â and that “Relative poverty in Australia is higher than the OECD average”.
How accurate is this and what does it… Read the rest
Australians have 4th highest Disposable Income in the world
According to the OECD, Australians have the 4th highest disposable Income in the world AND the 3rd highest average wage.
Disposable Income: 2012 USDÂ Â Full Time
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Disposable Income
Country
1
 $                     38,753
 United States
2
 $                     38,210
 Ireland
3
 … Read the rest
Food Prices UK and Australia in 2011
A few comparisons of Food prices in the United Kingdom and Australia in June 2011.
United Kingdom: Tesco Supermarket
The four groups of food above show the following prices from: www.tesco.com on June 28th 2011 £0.60 Tesco Medium Sliced White… Read the restPrice of Food in Australia
Price of Food in Australia
Food is an important part of the ‘Cost of Living’ in Australia
How much does food cost in Australia ? How long is a piece of string could be one answer.
June 2011
ALDI
$1.99… Read the rest
Postage in Australia
Postage Costs in Australia
The following Postage prices are current as at Dec 2012
Internal within Australia
Normal Letters, delivered normally by the 2nd Business Day (Depending on the distance your article has to travel, it may take between 1… Read the rest
Electricity Providers and Supply in Australia
Electricity Supply in Australia
Electricity comparison UK and Australia
Electricity supply in the UK
Normal Household Electricity is: 240 volts, 50 Hz, 13 amps max.
The normal electricity system frequency in the UK is 50Hz.
The National Grid has statutory… Read the rest
Solar Electricity in Australia
Solar Electricity in Australia
The New Solar Power Rebates from June 2009
Solar Credits To Replace Solar Rebate In Australia…
Some of the changes include:
Minimum 1.5 kilowatt System
No Income Limit
More Details….
www.orer.gov.au
Photovoltaic Solar Power systems
This… Read the rest
Solar Hot Water Systems in Australia
Solar Hot Water Systems in Australia
Electric Boosted Roof Based Solar Panel Hot water System
An example of the pricing for the above system was $1,595 fully installed, after rebates, from Origin Energy.
Another example is a price of $500… Read the rest