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Living in Canberra - important information needed

Last activity 23 March 2011 by allreadytogo21

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somi

Hi,

I am an IT professional living and working in London. I am looking to migrate to Canberra. As part of my application for state sponsorship to ACT, I need information on cost of living (rent, transport, food, utilities etc) as well as lifestyle and attractions in Canberra for a single person. I will be very grateful if any of you can give me any of this information.

Thanks in advance,

Somi

allreadytogo21

somi heloo i have lived in canberra for sometime here goes..
cost of living can be pretty high rent can cost u for a 1 bed room dats house share (160dollars min)transport is not as bad as livng in sydney as everything is close but taxis in all of australia are expensive and always bring u d long way if u dont no here ur going,,so if u have a car petrol  per week will cost u 50dollars,,
1)) rent is 160 minimum can be 200 plus pretty easy
2)utilities per week can be 20-30dollars a week depending on how many lives there
3)food is expensive a meal will cost u 20 dollars, but of course kebabs,pizzas macdonnelds u cn spend 10 dollars
4) not alot to see in canberra u can do everything in 1 day,, war musium, parliment house ehhhh dats a bout it lol
5) taxis can range from minimum 10 dollars for 2 min ride up to 50 for long distanse,
6 but not least beer  coctails etc can be expensive a beer will cost u for a schooner=smaller dan a point 5 dollars more in some places,, coctails can range from 15 dollars upwards.........

average day living there for a single person is 50dollars a day but dats been pretty boring.......

hopefully dis info is ok

Cheers Eoin

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