$185
Keep to a realistic budget by understanding the costs you're likely to face as a student in Sydney. As a guide, a single student living away from home will spend anywhere between $1400 and $2000 every month on accommodation, food, utilities and entertainment. Accommodation. 1  Rental properties in the student market can cost between $220 and $600 per week for a self-contained studio, apartment or house. 2  A private room in a shared property generally costs between $200 and $400. The following comparative table is a guide only. It gives an indication of the type of expenses and average costs students will need to meet. Students with a family (spouse and one child) should budget a minimum of $1,115 per week (A$58,000 per year) for living expenses. The annual cost of living depends on your lifestyle and the type of accommodation you choose, but A$421-$608 per week (A$21,876-$31,634 per year) is generally sufficient for most students to live comfortably. This does not include tuition fees, medical insurance cover, all textbooks or any airfares. The cost of food and groceries also depends on your shopping preferences. 3. The cost of public transport depends on how far away you live from the College and how often you use it. The average cost per week on public transport is $15.  Young adults' average weekly food spending is $173, more than what older Americans say they spend. Those with incomes of $75,000 or more per year are averaging $180 per week, compared with $144 for those with incomes of $30,000 to $74,999, and $127 for the lowest income group. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans report spending $151 on food per week on average. One in 10 Americans say they spend $300 or more per week and, at the other extreme, 8% spend less than $50. Gallup has asked a version of this question as far back as 1943, but has not asked it since 1987. In 1943, an average of $15 per week was spent on food. The final 1987 estimate was $106 Groceries. Weekly supermarket shopping costs around $200, then there's about another $50 per week spent on additional fresh fruit and veg. Here are a few general observations, comparing prices in. to those in the. ; 1  Beef and lamb is cheaper in Aus than in the. 2  and other countries.  Exclusive analysis by The Daily Telegraph reveals the price of an average basket of groceries at any Coles and Woolworths supermarket in Sydney has jumped a staggering 16 per cent since 2009. That adds as much as $26 a week to the average bill. The analysis found that if a shopper today purchased the identical basket of groceries used in Choice's 2009 Supermarket Survey, they would pay more than $158 for what two years ago cost $136. CommSec economist Craig James said the average household currently spends $185 a week on food. Cost of Living per year is $18,000 for the main student, $6300 per year for the student's partner, $3600 per year for the student's first child and $2700 per year for every other child.  # Sydneysider74 on Jun 14, 2012 : The cost of living has gone way up in Sydney. For a 2 bedroom apartment 6 kms for the city, we are paying $750 AUD per month - $3,250 per month-pretty OTT! As for groceries-you go to the shops to get a few things and you'll easily drop $50 each time. You need a good salary to live in Sydney these days. Expect to pay $60 - $120 per person for a medium rated restaurant .. (drinks extra). 3. Electricity and Gas is very expensive because not only do you pay a premium for the usage but you also pay between $1.20 - $1.40 per day for each of the utilities PER DAY just for the connection fee.
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