Friday, July 4, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Monthly living costs in Auckland V1
Here are our weekly/monthly costs which will be useful for anyone trying to find out how much they’d need to earn in order to live in Auckland.
We live on the North Shore where rents are slightly lower but travelling time into the CBD is higher and impacts travelling costs.
Rent: $400 per week. In NZ rent is paid weekly, we haven’t found any that do it differently. This is for a nice 3 bedroomed home in a suburb with good schools. Budget for 3 weeks rent when you start a rental contract (2 weeks deposit/bond and 1 week paid in advance).
Water: $? This is paid every 6 months and we have not yet received a bill. Will update when we do.
Power: $300 per month (R1650 per month) There are a few different power companies here and you choose a provider and a package when you rent or buy a property.
Telephone & internet: $65 per week (R422 per week)
Childcare: $70 per day (R455 per day), $270 per week (R1755 per week), $1080 per month (R7020 per month). This is for 1 child, under 3 years old and includes meals. Ratio is 1 caregiver to 4 children.
Bus: $210 per month for an all zones bus pass (R1365 per month)
Petrol: $150 per week (R975 per week). This is based on 1 tank of petrol every 1.5 weeks.
Food, cleaning materials and toiletries: $190 per week (R1235 per week)
Car and home insurance (1 car valued at $8500): $72 per month (R468 per month)
Other costs: cellphone, parking, takeouts/entertainment
We live on the North Shore where rents are slightly lower but travelling time into the CBD is higher and impacts travelling costs.
Rent: $400 per week. In NZ rent is paid weekly, we haven’t found any that do it differently. This is for a nice 3 bedroomed home in a suburb with good schools. Budget for 3 weeks rent when you start a rental contract (2 weeks deposit/bond and 1 week paid in advance).
Water: $? This is paid every 6 months and we have not yet received a bill. Will update when we do.
Power: $300 per month (R1650 per month) There are a few different power companies here and you choose a provider and a package when you rent or buy a property.
Telephone & internet: $65 per week (R422 per week)
Childcare: $70 per day (R455 per day), $270 per week (R1755 per week), $1080 per month (R7020 per month). This is for 1 child, under 3 years old and includes meals. Ratio is 1 caregiver to 4 children.
Bus: $210 per month for an all zones bus pass (R1365 per month)
Petrol: $150 per week (R975 per week). This is based on 1 tank of petrol every 1.5 weeks.
Food, cleaning materials and toiletries: $190 per week (R1235 per week)
Car and home insurance (1 car valued at $8500): $72 per month (R468 per month)
Other costs: cellphone, parking, takeouts/entertainment
Costs of immigrating
Apologies again for the intermittent blogging, but get used to it cause this will never be a daily blog (it might not even end up weekly).
We’ve been asked about the costs of immigration by a number of people so I’m going to give all the details here where it can be used by anyone. This is by no means a complete list – we got scared and stopped counting costs at one point.
One-way flights for 2 adults and 1 child: R24 844 - This is with an immigration concession for luggage where each adult is allowed 40kg and a child 10kg. You can only book these flights if you can show a work visa or permanent residence. There are cheaper options on Singapore Airlines and also Malaysian Airlines but we needed the shortest possible route knowing how well Isabella flies.
Container: 20 ft = R40 753 (40 ft = R72 703) as of 11 May 2008. There are additional costs when the container arrives in Auckland and I’ll add those when we get the bill in the next two weeks.
Medicals and x-rays to be done by a board-approved doctor: R3895
Work visa: R1320 (x2)
Long-term visitors visa: R715 (x 1)
Short-term furnished accommodation while you look for a rental: $85 per night (R552 per night) for 2 adults, 1 baby. This is a 2 bedroom cottage with fully equipped kitchen and broadband internet access
Hotel accommodation when short-term furnished is unavailable: R1810 per night (2 adults, 1 baby)
Car rental: R2832.40 per week (medium sized sedan)
To get permanent residence:
EOI (Expression of Interest)
Application fee - R1174
NZQA Pre-Assesment - R333
ITA (Invitation to apply)
Application fee - R8307
Full Birth Certificates - R150
Medicals - R3895
Police Clearances - R120
Photos - R315
Courier Fees - R806
Migrant levy - R4500
We’ve been asked about the costs of immigration by a number of people so I’m going to give all the details here where it can be used by anyone. This is by no means a complete list – we got scared and stopped counting costs at one point.
One-way flights for 2 adults and 1 child: R24 844 - This is with an immigration concession for luggage where each adult is allowed 40kg and a child 10kg. You can only book these flights if you can show a work visa or permanent residence. There are cheaper options on Singapore Airlines and also Malaysian Airlines but we needed the shortest possible route knowing how well Isabella flies.
Container: 20 ft = R40 753 (40 ft = R72 703) as of 11 May 2008. There are additional costs when the container arrives in Auckland and I’ll add those when we get the bill in the next two weeks.
Medicals and x-rays to be done by a board-approved doctor: R3895
Work visa: R1320 (x2)
Long-term visitors visa: R715 (x 1)
Short-term furnished accommodation while you look for a rental: $85 per night (R552 per night) for 2 adults, 1 baby. This is a 2 bedroom cottage with fully equipped kitchen and broadband internet access
Hotel accommodation when short-term furnished is unavailable: R1810 per night (2 adults, 1 baby)
Car rental: R2832.40 per week (medium sized sedan)
To get permanent residence:
EOI (Expression of Interest)
Application fee - R1174
NZQA Pre-Assesment - R333
ITA (Invitation to apply)
Application fee - R8307
Full Birth Certificates - R150
Medicals - R3895
Police Clearances - R120
Photos - R315
Courier Fees - R806
Migrant levy - R4500
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