![]() This will be far more accurate as its more likely to capture less frequent payments like utility bills and subscriptions on longer renewal periods. To get an accurate understanding you should use a minimum of three months history (ideally six months) so you can find out the averaged expenses. Some banks will even automatically put your payments into categories to give you a rough understanding of where your money is spent each month. If you are paid directly into a bank account and make your payments via a debit/credit card, the most accurate method of working out your living expenses is by downloading your bank transaction history and categorising your transactions. There’s many reasons to try to work our your living expenses, whether this is for budget purposes or if you’re applying for a loan you can often be asked for this figure. What’s the best way I can work out my own living expenses as a family with children? If you have a mortgage you can put in the actual payments – you might even want to consider what the figures look like if interest rates increase. ![]() We’ve put in the assumption of rental payments in this living expenses estimate as mortgage payments can be too variable to provide a meaningful estimate. Medical expenses will be dependent on your preferences and income, over certain thresholds it may make more sense to consider looking at private health compared to paying the medicare levy – it’s best to talk to a professional about this. Rent will be dependent highly on which city you’re going to live or even within the city as rental prices can vary from $800/month to $4000/month easily dependent on the city and suburb which you reside. If your family uses two vehicles the vehicle and public transport expenses will vary significantly. Overall there is going to be a lot of variance in budgets between every family. ![]() In general most of Australia has affordable catholic and Christian private schooling options which performs well in government testing vs public schooling options. *private school costs vary significantly in Australia dependent on the type of private school, location, exclusivity etc. ![]() Secondary: $0-150/month (voluntary contributions, excursions, uniforms) Primary: $0-150/month (voluntary contributions, excursions, uniforms) Groceries (supermarket, pharmacy items): $950Ĭosts not included (due to the variable costs based on preference): Insurances (personal, home contents): $250 Motor vehicle expenses (registration, maintenance): $220 Transport (buses/trains/trams): $120 (assuming one partner requires public transport 5 days a week) Utilities (Gas, Water, Electricity): $350 Rent: $1900 (average rent in Australia as of 2020) Monthly Living Expenses Estimate for a Family of 4 in Australia For the purposes of our budgets we will exclude child education/childcare costs and provide estimate breakdowns at the bottom so you can try to come up with a more comprehensive figure. As always every family is different and it will change depending on a large amount of factors including the age of your children, whether they go to public vs private education, where you live in Australia etc. Are you and your family looking at moving to Australia, or wondering what it costs as a family to live? Here’s a helpful guide on the estimates of what it would cost currently for a family of four to live in Australia.Ī common question many looking at starting a family or migrating to Australia ask is – how much will it realistically cost for an average family of two parents and two children (4 family members in total).
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