Moving To Sydney

[S15200sxbroda]

might be getting a job in sydney soon so just wondering if any of you guys can answer a few questions.

the company is in the northern suburbs...whats a good low rent area around there to live?

is the cost of living really that high compared to melbourne?

[lingeringsoul]

2 words....."f**k yeah" especially if you are going to be living up north.......im sharing a one bdroom apartment with a friend and the apartment is 220 a week...the lowest i could find.

[TommO]

You'll be struggling to find anywhere under $400 a week in that area I'd imagine. $1,600 p/m is a lot of cash.

[S15200sxbroda]

which areas are the cheapest ?

[skyline xtx]

near train stations? u'll be looking at areas such as bankstown, Auburn.. etc

[Abo Bob]

Personally I wouldn't move to sydney for less than about $50k. That's about $30k in non-Sydney dollars.

Avoid it if you can.

[TommO]

It all depends on what your budget is... whats your maximum budget for living expenses?

Whats expensive to us, might be cheap to you!

[LANFOH]

might be getting a job in sydney soon so just wondering if any of you guys can answer a few questions.

the company is in the northern suburbs...whats a good low rent area around there to live?

is the cost of living really that high compared to melbourne?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Where abouts in the Northern subs? I live in the north because of my work and it is expensive but its all relative to what you earn and depends if or how far you want to travel to work. A one bedroom apartment will be around $800 a month, if yo cna find someone to share with it will be cheaper. I live with two mates in a three bedroom apartment and we pay about $480 a week together.

I was born in Melbourne but never paid rent there so I cant really help with a cost of living comparison. But Im pretty sure that Sydney is pretty expensive compared to most cities. The closer you get to the city the more you pay.

Hope that helps abit.

[someonestolecc]

Depends where North. If you live in the Northern westish (of the coast) suburbs like Hornsby etc it's not prohibitively expensive (hornsby, horsnby heights, berowra, etc).

Northern Beaches isn't terrible either. 2 bedroom small unit will be around $200-250 a week with possibly one LUG. (dee why, narrabeen, colleroy etc)

Best bet is to hit domain.com.au or the other home rent/sell site which I can't remember and check it out.

Anyone who has mentioned prices without their suburbs is guessing pretty blindly since you haven't mentioned a suburb.

Finally "Northern suburbs" = Hills District or North Shore or Northern Beaches? They're all pretty different. If you tell us the suburb maybe we can suggest things better.

[sewid]

heh the northern suburbs is a bit shocking with the cost of rent averaging $350 - $420 per week for a 1 bedroom apartment. About $300 for a studio apartment. Prices start at $480 for a 2 bedroom place. These are Chatswood central prices so places get cheaper if they radiate into the smaller suburbs away from amenities. They get more expensive though if its got a view (North Sydney for example), and they get more expensive again if its one of the prestige suburbs (there's a lot of wanky suburbs north of the bridge).

You can find cheaper if you are willing to share accomodation or move into a less than perfect place you can get away with as low as $260 - $280 p/w. You may not find suitable parking at those cheaper locations though.

[Blitz]

Sydney

Inflated rent, car theft and expensive insurance.

Sold on the idea yet?

[S15200sxbroda]

thanks guys, i wish i would tell u exactly, but i dont know myself.

flying up some time this week for an interview. i think the pay package its about 70k all up, which includes some night shifts.

I've never been to sydney so i dont know the place at all.

[wrxhoon]

which areas are the cheapest ?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Mount Druitt , but you wouldn't want to live there ...

Sydney is more expensive than Melbourne , just add 20-25% to a compareable Melbourne property .