The Expense of living in Australia

Basic living expense are accommodations, traveling costs and other necessary payable like electric, gas, and cell phone charges. With exotic’s locations, sunny beaches, and wonderful weathers Australia are at the top choices for international students. Despite these attractions, Australia is expensive too. Living cost is higher, but you can also earn more from a job. The following information, gives you a basic understanding about the cost of accommodation, traveling, food items and many other payables.

Accommodations.
There are plenty of options available for international students. The price for this accommodation depends on the size of living area and locations. Living near luxuries will cost you more especially the places near famous universities like Melbourne University and Sydney University.
Here are some brief ideas of costing. 

At On campus, you can pay yearly or Semester wise.
Mostly, on campus accommodations at the Universities’ costs between AUD$225-$240 per week. These payables are for utility bills, cleanings, and furnished bedrooms including bed, chair, and desk, with wardrobe. After allocation, you I’ll have to pay about AUD$200 non-refundable feeAUD$800- $1000 insecurity of the room. 

Off-campus Accommodations.
At off campus, there is a wide range of living facilities available, students have options available from luxury apartments to low rent apartments, shared housing and long-term hostels. You can avail the services of off side property agents for finding the accommodation that suite you best.
The average rent of the Standard bedroom in Sydney lies between AUD$2270-$2500 per month.
However, students can find much cheaper ways like hostels and shared rooms cost AUD$400-$500 per weeks. 

Living cost.
You cannot escape from the additional living costs. It’s based on your needs and use.
You have to pay
• In-terms of GAS and Electric you have to pay AUD$70-$120
• In-terms of Phone Plan and the internet, you have to pay AUD$40-$60
• In-terms of prepaid mobile phones, you have to pay AUD$ .99
• 12 months of health insurance for international students AUD$ 450

Transport.
For new students public transport is the best option they can avail. The best thing that you can enjoy is the concession card issued by your university. Most these cards work with top-up systems, and deduct credit automatically from your card. At the end of your credit account will freeze and cards will not work further. Here is the example of some cards

• Opal cards cost AUD$ 8.01 in peak times.
• Opal cards cost AUS$ 5.67 in off-peak hours.
• Another card is MYKI card, Melbourne, it’s had a half year payment plan of AUD$270.

Food.
With unlimited deals of food and markets around, the sky is the limit that how much you want to spend on food in Australia, but on average the markets like Coles, Woolworths feeds you actually cheap.

At HMIA (Technical Education Australia) you can cut your costs by  enrolling  yourself in vocational courses, it gives you a chance to learn more practical oriented work, as well as choice selecting the right course for you.