Living in Melbourne on $500 per week

Hi all,

I'm in a similar situation, considering to move to Australia, Melbourne if possible.

I have a lot of info found on internet about apartments and houses to rent (cost, bonds, other expenses like gas and energy bills), car expenses and other expenses (grocery, clothing, ...)

I have an accurate idea about salaries including base plus package, but I don't have any idea about how to calculate Taxes, I've been looking over internet and there are several web pages containing tax calculation information but are very complex for me.

Do you know if there is any "easy" way to know the percentage of tax deduction on salaries?

Regards,

Hi Limarose,

Yes, in the government site you can find a useful tax calculator, taxes for non residents are really high and there are not any tax deductions other than private healthcare, Taxes in Australia really increase the cost of living and the withhold reduce the salary significantly.

Thanks a lot for your help,

Hi Cada,

Best website to find a job in Melb is www.seek.com.au. I was actually thinking of moving to France for a year...

You can send me a private msg and I can help with your inquiries...I live in Melb (and have been for the last 3yrs)..

Cheers
Limarose

you can click this link to estimate how much tax you need to pay, based on my estimation, without include the child bonus deduction, etc, annual incoming around 80K will pay 18K tax, that is huge

http://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/conte … mp;mfp=001

Hello all

My husband's employer plans to send him to Melbourne with a salary of 85 000 AUD + a car + a one bedroom apartment (400 AUD p/w), do you think it would enough to have a good quality of life there? A small precision, we are a couple and at the begging I do not think I'm going to work because my level of English is not very good!
Cheers,

if that is your after-tax, after-rent, after-utilities, after-everything allowance per week, you're in pretty good shape. you'll be able to hit the pubs not on a daily basis but often enough for you to have a great time.