lozzachino Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) Hi all, i just wanted to let you know I recently started a blog about moving to and living in Perth. as I am originally South African, its called Proudly South African in Perth but it has useful information for anyone looking to move to Perth or already living in Perth. if you want you want to check it out you can find it here. https://proudlysouthafricaninperth.com has anyone else blogged about their move too? hope its ok to post!c Edited July 31, 2015 by lozzachino website updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegg Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 will take a look ;o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benj1980 Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 And me cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 good blog! Beg to differ on the cost of living comments though. We are fairly new here (moved from Aberdeen) and I still cringe at the cost of things. I thought nothing of umpteen coffees a week with friends back in the UK, but at $5 a time I think twice now. And tradesmen etc seem to think they can charge what they like here .... it's all crazy prices! Anyway, thanks because you gave some useful tips for broadband, phone, insurance which i'll definitely refer to.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benj1980 Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Coffee at £2.50 UK money isn't that expensive is it?! I think that's the going rate around here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest6235 Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 I have to agree this time with Benji, we lived up North back in England and would still have to pay £3-5 for a coffee/tea, although $5 sounds a lot, it isn't really. Apart from buying a house & the stamp duty etc that goes with & car rego/ stamp duty, we've actually found the cost of living not bad at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Kumar P Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Awesome. Have read lot of blogs about Perth. Will add this one to my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Coffee at £2.50 UK money isn't that expensive is it?! I think that's the going rate around here! around Perth? Friends from over east also say it's expensive... but I've not been east recently. Also, the rate's only just hit 2:1.... And Keefo, OMG £3-£5 for a coffee!! Wow... Aberdeen was £2.30 at a West End café, prob cheaper elsewhere. Anyway, I think my experience of costs may be biased based on where I live in Perth... I mean, $20-$30 an hour for a babysitter - is it just me that thinks that's expensive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozzachino Posted June 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Not seen a coffee for $5, where did you pay that? That is expensive even for Perth! I would say a normal price is around $4. I was in Sydney in May and most small coffees were $3.20-$4 so on a par with here really. And they were small! But at least they were good! It took me a while to get used to prices but now we have been here a couple of years I have a better feel for whats reasonable and whats ridiculous. Of course its all subjective though isnt it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozzachino Posted June 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Agree with keefo - stamp duty is crazy, and rego is crazy with the inbuilt insurance! Plus its about to get $99 more expensive as well! Running two cars is definitely not cheap at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Kumar P Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 I had paid $4 for a coffee in Perth CBD in 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Not seen a coffee for $5, where did you pay that? That is expensive even for Perth! I would say a normal price is around $4. I was in Sydney in May and most small coffees were $3.20-$4 so on a par with here really. And they were small! But at least they were good! It took me a while to get used to prices but now we have been here a couple of years I have a better feel for whats reasonable and whats ridiculous. Of course its all subjective though isnt it $4.80 this afternoon for a normal sized cappuccino at a cafe on Broadway, Nedlands.... It's $4.80 everywhere I go. Yesterday was at a sports club I belong to and a cup was $4.50 and a mug was $5. I think because I'm new I find it all expensive....plus I'm from Perth so I guess I'm having a hard time getting used to the HUGELY inflated prices... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gar374 Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Nice Blog Reeva, I'll be back to read up some more next week when I've finished work (last day today). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bauer Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Holy macaroni. I totally forgot about stamp duty, that's brought the price I can pay down by $20k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozzachino Posted June 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Thanks gar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Not seen a coffee for $5, where did you pay that? That is expensive even for Perth! I would say a normal price is around $4. I was in Sydney in May and most small coffees were $3.20-$4 so on a par with here really. And they were small! But at least they were good! It took me a while to get used to prices but now we have been here a couple of years I have a better feel for whats reasonable and whats ridiculous. Of course its all subjective though isnt it I'm starting to take note of coffee prices - $5 at Clancy's City Bch, $5 at Matilda Bay... I never see anything less than $5 or close to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozzachino Posted June 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Just looking at some places we have been - most are $4/4.50 surprised Clancys is $5, don't remember paying that last time we were there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozzachino Posted June 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Burns beach cafe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 mmm, looks like I need to go further north! I had takeaway (large at Clancy's - cos small is tiny) at the last two places, but the Nedlands café was normal size cup and not takeaway which was $4.80. I'm starting to think Western suburbs venues charge more than elsewhere. I was at Coles in Claremont the other day and ONE iceberg lettuce was $2.50. The week before I bought 2 for $1 at Spudshed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest6235 Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 The majority of the time we take a flask of boiling water out with us, some tea bags and a little Tupperware container with milk in it and brew up if we're out on a picnic or if we've just popped for an hours sit on the beach etc. The amount of times you go places and spend $7-$10 here and there on tea/coffee you can save a lot. This is something we also did back in England on days out to the North York moors or days out when we were camping, amazing how much you save. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozzachino Posted June 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 I think most people who are lunching or going out in nedlands, matilda bay etc can afford to spend $5 on coffee...venture out of the most expensive suburbs in the city and you will find a whole new world... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 I pay $5 for a latte from a mobile coffee van Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benj1980 Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Coffee gate-the great coffee scam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbro Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Coffee at £2.50 UK money isn't that expensive is it?! I think that's the going rate around here! Thats what I was just thinking, you pay about £2.60 in Costa/Starbucks for a latte xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Coffee gate-the great coffee scam! Its not just coffee gate, you think 'Rip off Britain' is bad, just wait till you get here, 'Rip off Oz' makes 'Rip off Britain' look like a bunch of cheap amateurs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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