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

5 ай бұрын

Any idea how much it takes to mantain a pool ?

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

Жыл бұрын

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!

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

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

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

It only gets better

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.

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

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

Жыл бұрын

How is the move back to Brisbane?

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

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

Жыл бұрын

Canada 🇨🇦 United States 🇺🇸 And Australia 🇦🇺

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

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

@ThatJohnstonLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Salvatore

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Love the real family stuff , love the famous mate

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

Better tie down the trampoline then!

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 😀😀

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

11 ай бұрын

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

@iallso1

11 ай бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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...

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

27 күн бұрын

Our pleasure Johnny

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.

good one guys .the little girl is funny 😉

@ThatJohnstonLife

2 жыл бұрын

Future comedian that one

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

2 жыл бұрын

We will have one of her for sure!

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

11 ай бұрын

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

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?

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

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

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.

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

@ThatJohnstonLife

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!!

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!

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

2 жыл бұрын

Will look harder next year, thanks Joe

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

4 ай бұрын

Great insights, thanks for sharing

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 👍

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

Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

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

10 ай бұрын

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.

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

@ThatJohnstonLife

2 жыл бұрын

Will take a look

@mehumanalien9585

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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.

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

4 ай бұрын

Depends on where you live

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

Medicare

What croutry got better house Great Britain or Australia ?

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

@ThatJohnstonLife

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, just buy a new plug from bunnings

@shayneramsay1388

2 жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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 .

Hey Johnstons how’s things?

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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.

almost 10k subz

@ThatJohnstonLife

Жыл бұрын

Almost

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

You missed the cost of fuel car insurance and road tax

Our rates are over $300 a month!

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

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

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

@ThatJohnstonLife

Жыл бұрын

We have visa specific videos Danny to answer all your questions

@dannygallagher1657

Жыл бұрын

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

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

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

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

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

@ThatJohnstonLife

Жыл бұрын

Near Reading

@connorellis4916

Жыл бұрын

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

Defo move to Australia 🇦🇺 👌

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

@ThatJohnstonLife

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, just get mozzie spray

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

@ThatJohnstonLife

2 жыл бұрын

Makes it even more expensive

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

11 ай бұрын

Our little house was the best we could afford

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

@ThatJohnstonLife

2 жыл бұрын

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

@matthewshepherd5390

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThatJohnstonLife ah that make sense.

Where you taking the exchange rate into consideration

@ThatJohnstonLife

Жыл бұрын

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

Do reckon the weather is better?

@ThatJohnstonLife

6 ай бұрын

Just a bit

@scottkenzig5144

6 ай бұрын

@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 🌏

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

@ThatJohnstonLife

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a teacher

@janegarnham

Жыл бұрын

@@ThatJohnstonLife me too

@janegarnham

Жыл бұрын

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

The Uk has so much rain we don’t! 🙏

@krisjames4276

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@krisjames4276 Whole of Australia? Err. No.

@krisjames4276

2 жыл бұрын

@@daveamies5031 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Sydneysider1310

2 жыл бұрын

@@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 :)

back in 1971 my parents house cost $12.000

Hey, are these costs in AUD or USD?

@ThatJohnstonLife

Ай бұрын

AUD

@thj3567

Ай бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like it ls getting worse and worse

TV license in the UK

@Liammulli

Жыл бұрын

Don't pay it

We have success finally. We have a poo!

@daveamies5031

2 жыл бұрын

Kids are so fun at that age 🤣

@ThatJohnstonLife

2 жыл бұрын

She takes her time but gets there in the end lol

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

But you pay more tax in Australia

44%? Gees!

@ThatJohnstonLife

2 жыл бұрын

That's the main reason we made the move!

@The_Stoic_PhilosopherSH

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

R u Filipino?

@ThatJohnstonLife

Жыл бұрын

Half. My mum is Filipina

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

Called his daughter "that thing"🤣😂🤣

@ThatJohnstonLife

Жыл бұрын

She also responds to spud

You don't seem very enthusiastic about having a daughter

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Not sure how we'll cope lol

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

@felicitydeikos5250

9 ай бұрын

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

Hard to listen

This video is unwatchable. . To much noise

@geoff825

6 ай бұрын

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

😂😂😂😂😂

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.

I also want to poo. Hahaha

There’s a lot of poo talk.

@ThatJohnstonLife

Жыл бұрын

😆 🤣

The wife yawning, doesn't give much input.

People watch this shit?

@ThatJohnstonLife

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

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

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

Жыл бұрын

Public government schools aren’t very expensive?

In thr 80s Water in Australia was free.

how about renting prices as I assume you have a mortgage