Australia Vs UK House Costs Compared

Check out Australia Vs UK house costs compared. If are considering emigrating to Australia from UK and want to know the cost of living in Australia, this is the video for you. We move to Australia with family and consider pros and cons of living in Australia. These are the cost of living in Australia 2022, If you want to migrate to Australia 2022. Living in Australia can be expensive, but migrate to Australia from UK is so worth it
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[@danwaite5481]

So for an extra £200 a month you can live in that massive house in Australia with a pool opposed to a dinky 3 bed semi just off the council estate in the UK - no brainer!

[@lorenzomagazzeni5425]

Any idea how much it takes to mantain a pool ?

[@johnb2696]

I would lucky to spend more the $100 a year on chemicals for my salt pool. I live in Adelaide. Its cheap to run, the spa on the other hand uses a lot of power. Solar helps.

[@matthewthorpe414]

Total garbage. A five bedroom house in Australia is way more expensive than most 3 bedrooms here. I sold a four bedroom home in Melbourne in 2017 for over $650,000 it would be close to a million now. Yes you get a bigger home but we lived a hour out of the city. Comparing Aussie homes to those in the UK is pointless. You will be paying more in Australia but it will be bigger. Australia is only for the rich now, if you are poor in the UK you will be poorer in Australia.

[@imryanrussell]

Really helpful video. In the last few weeks alone the energy bills in the UK have gone up by an average 54% per household. Mine have basically been doubled. Council tax and national insurance has both gone up as well. Making the cost difference probably even smaller. That aside the my partner and I have been watching your videos for a while now and have really helped us conclude the move would be right for us. The value added for Australia is the lifestyle, the weather and space. Keep up the good work. Thanks

[@richcrypto92]

Living in Australia right now and the cost of living here is very high and rising! Food is rising, energy bills, petrol and you need cars as public transport may as well be non existent. As for Furniture, bedding, electronics etc always been more expensive than the uk. The isolation here if you don't have family is also pretty bad. So just some things to consider but tbh once you have the itch to move i know what its like and nothing will stop you!

[@Earlofmar1]

having solar panels installed is a smart move, what a difference it has made to my electricity bills in NSW

[@Hairbyben]

Totally agree with u guys on a lot of this over here. Even in the 4 weeks we have been here but wouldn’t change it for the world

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

It only gets better

[@brucelester5316]

Ross and 2 beautiful ladies, Thank you for the comparison but I wish you had mentioned under water costs that you had a 10,000 gallon or so pool to be kept topped up every so often to ensure maintenance. Would have made the comparison seem even more comparable, if that is a phrase I can use!!! Congrats on bringing a new Aussie into the world, so happy for your family. Bat on!! Bruce

[@debbiewbd2359]

My home insurance in Canada is $1600 for a year and our cell phone costs are one of the highest in the world. The currency in Canada is basically the same value as Australia but Australia has higher wages for the most part. It's very expensive in Canada !

[@byronchavarria4954]

Canada 🇨🇦 United States 🇺🇸 And Australia 🇦🇺

[@OzPozzy278]

Come to Australia then, but don't forget spiders will bite your ass😂

[@debbiewbd2359]

@@OzPozzy278 try running from a moose or bear. Every country has its downside and lets not forget the potential to freeze to death in the winter. 🤣

[@johnb2696]

Keep your bears. You can sleep anywhere in the outback and not get eaten by anything (excluding the top end with Crocs)

[@fc7424]

You have to remember you have a large swimming pool at your Australian house. That requires constant topping up and backwashing pool filters. It would substantially raise your water consumption. Also your ducted air conditioning uses a lot of power, split systems are cheaper to run.

[@jase026]

Appreciate this video. Marked it for the wife to watch. Keep them coming Ross. Appreciate you mate.

[@marks3395]

Another interesting video and very relevant to us as we are looking at retuning to Brisbane to retire shortly after 30 years working in the UK. I am sure the place has changed considerably since we were living there and your videos give us a great insight into how far our pensions will go. I know it is a bit specific but more info on your solar system would be interesting We installed one on our house in the UK and as long as pick your moments to run things it can save you quite a bit. With the amount of sun you get in Aus I could imagine your electricity cost will drop significantly, especially if have a storage battery installed. Thanks for a great video.

[@theodi7292]

How is the move back to Brisbane?

[@triarb5790]

The new energy prices in the UK are going to cripple families.

[@PaulSuttonArt]

Very processional presented, you'd make a good TV presenter! ..your little girl made for some light hearted fun! Thanks for a great insight 🙂

[@felicitydeikos5250]

As an Australian, our health industry is through the universe. People cant afford private cover. Many people now dont bother with doctors. Also, all business rent here has all " collapsed " Management can't afford to pay rent . So, a lot of small businesses are closing here. There are alot of homeless low income people here , who are finding it very hard to make ends meet.

[@Deathy1012]

Some thing to take into consideration is, at the moment, 1 Australian dollar is equivalent to 0.59 pound. Which makes a big difference to these prices overall

[@fc7424]

You have to convert wages also. Wages in Australia, average income is much higher.

[@davidjohnpaul7558]

Great informative video...I always knew our wages were very good...BUT 44% more for the same job than in the UK??? I am shocked...

[@DizzyKizzy64]

I immigrated in 1990 from England and Australia used to be so so much cheaper to live, housing, food, everything was cheaper, 32 years on its so expensive now.

[@OzPozzy278]

Yeah, at least wages increased from 1990

[@tombaldwin7276]

Great insight into life in Brisbane Ross. I've been binge watching your videos for a couple of weeks now. Always loved the idea of living in Australia, takes alot of courage. Thinking of taking the leap of faith within a year or so. In your opinion is £50000 enough to set up over there? Keep the video's coming matey!!!

[@2217909]

I think u shouldn’t risk it mate unless u have 4 to 500k

[@iallso1]

Interesting video. It is difficult to compare prices from one place to another when your home is significant difficult to the one you left in the UK. It is too long since I left the UK to do a similar comparison but I found insurance particularly expensive in NZ, our water rates are included in our rates, which seem expensive, the joy of living in a small township as opposed to a more populous city. My partner and I are both earning more in NZ than we did in the UK but the significant difference is job security, and the opportunity to move on to something better. In the UK it seemed hard to find a role in the same industry let alone change industries, here they give more opportunity and see skills as transferable.

[@LindaAndrews-ly1qf]

The U.K. has a higher gdp per capita than NZ.

[@iallso1]

@@LindaAndrews-ly1qf I just did a quick google search and in 2021 NZ was slightly higher than the UK. 47.8k vs 46.5k.

[@ProcyonAlpha]

Long story short, prices are about the same, bit cheaper in Aus. Aus you get lower quality houses but much bigger living space. UK the houses are better built, but much smaller and less living space. Aus wins for the simple reason that DETACHED is not a feature reserved for rich people only. In UK you aren't getting a detached for less than 300k (Approx 600k aus) my cousin just bought a detached in Ipswhich, QLD for 350k aud ( approx 175k gbp) One thing about Aus that I did notice is that you don't have to move to far from aa major City to experience big drop in prices. UK has this thing called commuter belt (like a virus that spreads from cities to increase house prices) where if a town or a city is in anyway connected to a major city like London by easy motorway access or a train station, you will find that the prices are very high and since UK is very small, you will very often find yourself near one of these commuter belts, meaning you have to live very remote or in the north to get a good price.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Great insights, thanks for sharing

[@charlesemerson6763]

Oh lordy that one is handful. She wouldn't like me, grumpy old man syndrome. It's going to be fun when the newbie comes along. You'd have to better off, just the sun alone makes it all worthwhile. But I guess your introduction to Queensland weather has been a bit on the wild side. Luckily no cyclones but winter is approaching and there's always a couple form up north so that'll be fun for you to experience.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Better tie down the trampoline then!

[@dongray6144]

Which is cheaper for car-related expenses? Petrol, car insurance, etc?

[@hey54088]

Very informative. The life is good here despite the flood recently. Please include your mom in the future videos sometimes, we’d love yo hear her pov about seeing you guys after two years, and about you guys moving to the opposite side of the world!

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

We will have one of her for sure!

[@alyciasmith1964]

You should take Aurora (I'm not sure if that's the right spelling) to see the Aurora Australis one day and say that it's named after her....she spends so much time making you laugh!

[@somefatbugger]

An American did a review of one of your videos and loved it. I always love your videos.

[@dazza9360]

Just a tip with woolies insurance you can save 10% on 1 in store shop & 10% on 1 online shop (click & collect). This saving over the year can essentially pay for your insurance policy. :)

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Cheers Dazza, need all the tips to save moneybat the moment

[@eclecticapoetica]

I reckon you could find a much better deal for your home insurance and contents, that seems like a lot even for your ‘mansion’ with a pool.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Will look harder next year, thanks Joe

[@bjtaudio]

There is a few big differences, the house backyard and pool in Australia is bigger and more modern. The climate is better in Brisbane, it can get very humid, so we have air-con.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks for sharing

[@Peace_Love..]

I love your family, I love your videos, thank you so much for all informations usefully that you give us. thanks

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks Salvatore

[@tomwareham7944]

When it comes down to it money really doesn't come into it , I'd wager that you wouldn't be any better off even if you were a millionair in England its all about quality of life . I'm sure that people could be perfectly happy living anywhere as long as your free and have the necessities of life . Its all about what you've already got , that whirlwind bundle of future mayhem and pure joy , my baby girl is now 50 yrs old and I've just attended my granddaughters wedding so I'm hoping I get to hold agreat grandbrat one day and I hope that they are as happy as your anklebiter obviously is and all that happiness comes without a price tag .

[@johnnyo8510]

Hi guys! Thank you so much for this c=video. such a great help. I am in the process of immigrating to australia from Liverpool 😂 Your inputs of comparison are so helpful

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Our pleasure Johnny

[@skilledfutureoz3369]

I would get your visiting rellies to get their $Aussie now - it is at a 4 year high against the £. I might be wrong but I think it will only get worse. We export coal, lpg gas, wheat etc all of which will be impacted by Ukraine. Aussie exports over 50% food grown here whereas UK imports nearly 50%. Plus prior to Brexit average was around 47 cents - it is now 58 cents - again that might get worse with the way Brexit is going. Bad if you want to emigrate - but makes UK visits cheaper for us.

[@helenbrennon6724]

Hello, recently discovered your channel and we have devoured all your videos, we are close to submitting our visa - should be lodged this week or next at latest and we are hopeful we will get the decision in a matter of weeks (having been invited via an EOI) We plan to live in Bundaberg - my family are there- we are from UK, and have so many questions. Keep up with the content - its sooo helpful and even better if you get the time to cover off boring stuff like what you do when you land re registering with the gov, drs, all that stuff 😉. either way we look forward to the next instalment 😀😀

[@milliewalter316]

Tasmanian prices have sky rocketed in the past two years. Home prices have jumped $200 000 plus, hard to get rentals for under $500/week. Land prices near to where i live have increased from $125 000 to $350 000 in the past 3 years. Don't get me started about health care costs, for me to see the gp it is $91 per visit. There are pension discounts. Very few gp's bulk bill, accept Medicare payments only so you are paying over and above prices compared to the Medicare rebate. So before coming to Australia do your homework. The pound is worth more than the Australian dollar so you will have a few more pennies when you get here. The pandemic has made things much more expensive.

[@newbris]

You get around half that GP cost back though from Medicare, no?

[@matthewthorpe414]

These figures are totally made up. I left Melbourne in 2015 and our monthly utilities bill was in the $500 region. No way would your bill be that low without solar and I’m sure you have factored in the cost of that. The mortgage amount might be ok but a house that size in Queensland’s would be twice if not three times the cost of a three bedroom in UK.

[@steviebarlow8986]

Love the real family stuff , love the famous mate

[@jonsant7232]

One small expense they have in the UK that Australians don't have is a TV license? Around £159 per year also is running a car more expensive in the UK or Australia I know petrol is cheaper here but running expenses like rego and 3rd party insurance? Cheers guys very interesting 👍.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

In QLD rego is based upon cylinders in the car so it can be more than the UK. I reckon it equals out though

[@Phiyedough]

In UK my biggest expense was always Council Tax but it sounds like that is also a significant bill in Australia. I now live in Croatia where there is no property tax!

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Depends on where you live

[@lonnie224]

You guys need to get onto the streaming channels they so much cheaper than Foxtel or anything else.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Will take a look

[@mehumanalien9585]

@@ThatJohnstonLife i pay my amazon prime yearly and its only $59

[@dianaperry1929]

Really enjoyed the video Ross, Cheers ❤️🦘🦘🇦🇺

[@helenhartley6904]

Your house insurance is less than $100/mth?!?! Who are you with?? I can't get below $175!!!

[@geoffreyburdon5191]

good one guys .the little girl is funny 😉

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Future comedian that one

[@MrAntsRants]

Love your videos they have been reassuring to me that we are doing the right thing by trying to get over to Australialand. Can I ask did you have to do much waiting around before buying your home in regards to mortgage? and showing savings?

[@mnnomad1870]

I'm coming down from the US for the first time and have never had to compare the two currencies and the best way to make them work. Any suggestions? Thanks 👍

[@nessotty9790]

This isn't related to thus video but if you are ever come up north of Queensland to Rockhampton (beef capital of Australia. I might be able too get you to like horses again) or Yeppoon area let us know we would love to meet you all. My best mate is from the UK and my son's father was from the UK.

[@mim3097]

£200 or the equivalent of $200 AUD? Because £200 is a hell of a lot more than 11%

[@kylewaddington1983]

What croutry got better house Great Britain or Australia ?

[@Munyabrwn]

Well now the costs of energy in the UK have spiked to over 50%

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Makes it even more expensive

[@sidrasameer1823]

Hi, your videos are really helpful. Thanks for sharing your experience. Can I ask? How much is the car insurance and car prices?

[@The_Stoic_PhilosopherAU]

Hey Johnstons how’s things?

[@karenley7356]

I buy an Optus sim only 120GB data , unlimited calls, unlimited texts $150. Pay once and forget for the year.

[@nerome619]

To be fair you need to compare as percentage of after tax income.

[@The_Stoic_PhilosopherAU]

We have success finally. We have a poo!

[@daveamies5031]

Kids are so fun at that age 🤣

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

She takes her time but gets there in the end lol

[@elleastro3960]

Hi. I have been watching several of your videos and found them really helpful. My partner and I really considering moving to Australia. Can you tell us how is the tax there compare to UK

[@simonatkinson6762]

They’re incremental. The more you earn, the more you pay. For me personally, I was paying 20% in the UK, around 27% in Australia.

[@jana8849]

TV license in the UK

[@Liammulli]

Don't pay it

[@william7964]

You missed the cost of fuel car insurance and road tax

[@kleddy3966]

Hiya, is it expensive to change electrics on things like TV's and lamps from UK plugs to OZ ones? Thanks

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Nah, just buy a new plug from bunnings

[@shayneramsay1388]

we have converters here that you plug your international goods into and they will work like they did in the UK or America for example(converters are usually around $50 AUD depending on where you buy them of course)

[@newbris]

@@shayneramsay1388 wouldn’t need a converter for the UK would you? Same voltage?

[@secreteobsession3584]

ID do anything to move to Australia right now I'm really sick of England the government is a joke and the fact that we are paying high electric and gas it feels like campaign rent all over again between 5:00 pounds for a flat 1:00 pounds for a flat 2 bedroom flat for gasoline electric is extortious now it's starting to go up in April which I'm trying to get my head around 500 pounds a month is too much for a electric and gas is too much for a 2 bedroom flat

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Sounds like it ls getting worse and worse

[@sandraallen1013]

Really enjoyed this vlog. Love the aus v UK vlogs.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@toothpick4649]

G'day I challenge you to attend the Dawn Service 25th April and attend the March in the city. I would like to hear what you have to say.

[@travelingman2664]

back in 1971 my parents house cost $12.000

[@thomasv2217]

What about health care is there a NHS or do you have to pay private health care and what is the cost great vid

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Medicare

[@MrCLAASS]

But you pay more tax in Australia

[@laxota72]

I’ve watched toy story maybe 1000 times with my son when he was little.

[@newzealandearthmover4008]

Our rates are over $300 a month!

[@whateveritis3103]

get Britbox,all pommy telly. Cheap as chips. Good luck and welcome

[@danieltse5500]

House in uk is crape, pool design, no waterproof bathroom

[@The_Stoic_PhilosopherAU]

The Uk has so much rain we don’t! 🙏

[@krisjames4276]

🤣🤣🤣The Internet is showing nothing but terrible flooding rain in the whole of Australia!!!!! Saying the UK has so much rain, Australia has more rain in a day than we have in a year lol!!! 😂😂😂😂☔☔☔

[@daveamies5031]

@@krisjames4276 So true, but then it's all over for the next 7 years (wait a few years and you'll be hearing all the Aussies complaining about how climate change has caused the drought)

[@triarb5790]

@@krisjames4276 Whole of Australia? Err. No.

[@krisjames4276]

@@daveamies5031 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Sydneysider1310]

@@krisjames4276 Some parts of the east coast are definitely having a lot of rain this summer but it's called La nina & is due to the warming ocean temps from Sth America trade winds. This is what causes the excess moisture & becomes rain. The rest of Australia re rain... not at all. Also need to remember, when it rains here it's still warm. Humidity has been a factor but thankfully that seems to be subsiding for a bit down here in Sydney atm. As for the more rain in a day than UK has in a year, even though that may be an exaggeration it's true to the extent that we have torrential downpours at the end of a hot day, but they only last 10 mins then the sun is back as if nothing happened, leaving everything steamy. Far better than UK's constant drizzle. IMHO :)

[@prittycin9939]

Can you also talk about mosquitoes plz..as the UK is lovely for that matter..

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Yeah, just get mozzie spray

[@connorellis4916]

Do you mind me asking where about in the Uk you used to live? Thank you

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Near Reading

[@connorellis4916]

@@ThatJohnstonLife thank you, we’re a family of 4 and have just used the true blue migration for the free assessment via your videos.

[@LindaAndrews-ly1qf]

Did you have a small house in the U.K. because you couldn’t afford a large one like in Australia or out of choice?

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Our little house was the best we could afford

[@The_Stoic_PhilosopherAU]

44%? Gees!

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

That's the main reason we made the move!

[@The_Stoic_PhilosopherAU]

@@ThatJohnstonLife I don’t blame you! In a lot of ways cost of living is fairly equal it’s the life style that’s different.

[@a-khanation5279]

This video is unwatchable. . To much noise

[@geoff825]

It's called "a family"! Chill out ... 🙄

[@JohnG-gu5wo]

Hard to listen

[@tendaitonhorai3617]

Where you taking the exchange rate into consideration

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Yes, but the rate at the time of filming. It's a bit different now

[@Utoob8]

You don't seem very enthusiastic about having a daughter

[@dannygallagher1657]

Hi,do mind if I ask what visa you went for and how long the process was.thanks

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

We have visa specific videos Danny to answer all your questions

[@dannygallagher1657]

@@ThatJohnstonLife Thanks I’ll look them up 👍🏻

[@Grrrrrrr123]

Top tip….. record when the kid is in bed

[@robertharu3733]

Your daughter is beautiful

[@PR1V4TE]

In which field you work man. I relate to IT Sector.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

I'm a teacher

[@janegarnham]

@@ThatJohnstonLife me too

[@janegarnham]

i have ditched some of the streeming tv stuff. Enjoy the outdoors more.

[@scottkenzig5144]

Do reckon the weather is better?

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Just a bit

[@scottkenzig5144]

@ThatJohnstonLife I have friends in Yorkshire and I try explain too them about the climate here compared to England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. I can't wait for the day they come and visit 🌏

[@matthewshepherd5390]

can i ask where is brisbane do you live cause all the houses im looking at are 690 - 800k plus

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Our house has gone up in value over $300k!

[@matthewshepherd5390]

@@ThatJohnstonLife ah that make sense.

[@victorwilks88]

almost 10k subz

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Almost

[@pabloescobar6714]

Defo move to Australia 🇦🇺 👌

[@thj3567]

Hey, are these costs in AUD or USD?

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

AUD

[@thj3567]

@@ThatJohnstonLife Thank you for clarifying. Enjoying your content, keep it up.

[@xdark_lynxx]

Yeah Australia is probably cheaper now, with inflation and everything going up again,

[@felicitydeikos5250]

It's not, take it from me, I was born and raised and still.... Live in this over- charging, ripping off OZ country.

[@samhockett6437]

Called his daughter "that thing"🤣😂🤣

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

She also responds to spud

[@whymeeveryone]

Gee you daughter made your video even better and what going to happen when you have another baby on the loose, when you are recording.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks. Not sure how we'll cope lol

[@maven_science_tutoring]

R u Filipino?

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Half. My mum is Filipina

[@Jackscaf]

Hi mate could you recommend a visa company that could help with our visa I'm struggling to find one

[@RiverDanube]

I know some females who have no idea about finances and their husbands will only give them a weekly allowance and no credit card. I would hate that but I understand why they do it otherwise they would be in over their heads in no time.

[@dallasjansen2226]

There’s a lot of poo talk.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

😆 🤣

[@MrSpudnik59]

The wife yawning, doesn't give much input.

[@rebeccareeve3508]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@laxota72]

I also want to poo. Hahaha

[@asdfghjkl52472]

People watch this shit?

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks for watching

[@nessotty9790]

Try iinet it is great the number 132258 and it's Australia owned and run.

[@breach8813]

how about renting prices as I assume you have a mortgage

[@felicitydeikos5250]

In thr 80s Water in Australia was free.

[@benobrien1295]

Very insightful video , do you know how much school costs (up to uni level)I couldn’t really seem to find a price other than it’s supposed to be very expensive

[@newbris]

Public government schools aren’t very expensive?