sydney's rental is pricey but depends which suburbs and have to consider the travelling cost as well.
rental would be cheaper in suburb but travelling cost higher (public transport) or vice versa.
anyone work in sydney? any advise?

what is the average rental per week(just want to rent a room or getting the whole apartment or house is cheaper)?
how much will it cost if i were to use public transport(per day)?
Any advise on the tax, not very sure about the tax i need pay?

Varies and the range is huge. Like in the inner city, there are places that 8 people cram in a 2 bedroom apartment. For just yourself, you can get $400 per week on a decent location and condition, and newer ones even in the suburb can be $500 - $600 for 1 bedroom. Or if you just want a room, it shouldn't be too hard to get one for $200-$300, almost half that if you share.

Did not expect the rental was that high to rent a room. since 200 -300 a week which mean 800 - 1200 a month just for rental and what about transportation (using bus) what the rate?
So say suppose my salary is 50k per annum (haven deduct tax). will it be enough for me to survive there?

Just yourself? Where are you working? Transportation is expensive too. For me, I don't see a point in spending time on travelling just to save on rental, but if you want, you can get place that is cheaper and travel an hour each way to work. Which is very common.

50k is definitely enough to survive. We eat out most of the days and spend less then that (as in less then 100k for two people). And we still shop often, go overseas etc....

just myself so far. i do not mind travelling to work which will take me almost an hour. 50K( haven deduct tax) so i wonder after deduct tax will it be enough?

If your annual gross income is 50k, pay calculator shows that you will bring back AUD 3,469 every month and pay AUD 697.67 of tax per month.

$37,001-$80,000
$3,572 plus 32.5c for each $1 over $37,000

Reference : http://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/income-a...-pay/Tax-rates/

My POV is that it will be enough to survive depending on your lifestyle. If you eat in a lot then it should be enough for you to have some overseas trip and buying some luxurious item such as ipads.

I haven't actually started work but woah tax is heavy.

Im not sure i fall under which category there is another 1 for foreigner.
Yea i knw rite the tax is heavy.but i think the raw material consider cheap there.

PR is resident for tax purpose. What raw material? Food? Eating in and cooking doesn't really save us much, especially when there is a wife that buys a $200 cookware every couple of months. Vege and meat aren't that cheap either to start with.

There are people with single income and a family that survive for less then $50k. If it is just yourself, you'll be able to save and eventually get enough for a deposit on a house if you are disciplined enough. So, survive? Really? Don't think it will ever be that bad.

It depends on how you define cheap. If you're comparing to the food outside yes it will be cheaper to cook in home, unless you're looking at exotic food then nope.

You will do fine don't worry.

Icic thank for the advise.Just eating normal food will do and want just explore around sydney

PR is permanent residency to allow you to stay in the country with working rights for at least 5 years with multiple entries. As far as tax is concerned, it does not matter whether you are a PR or non-PR, you are still required to pay tax if you are having an income surplus. If you work in Australia whether you are PR, long term working visa or etc, you are considered a Australia Tax Resident if you work more than 6 months within the tax calendar year.

If you are being given a full time job here and received salary from an Australia company, you will be under the Australian tax resident taxation tiers. The information provided by Soony is accurate.

accommodations for rental are divided into fully furnished / partially furnished / not furnished. For pricing purposes of rental, you can check out these links.

http://www.realestate.com.au/ - Can check out the Rent or Share tab
http://www.domain.com.au/

If you feel that rooms are too expensive, you can find accommodation to be shared. Some of the people sublet rooms / share rooms etc and they would include the utilities charges usually. Though most of them based on experience will seek females only (based on those bill postings on random traffic lights).

Before you actually look for a place to stay, do check out where you are working first as your job location may actually be far out from the city and if you rent a room in the city it may be a bit inconvenient and a tad pricier as mention by some transportation.

If you are living in other suburbs, along the train lines will be better.

Thank for the link

$200 per week for a room only is not hard to find

$50k pa is definitely enough for living unless you are big spender.

$200 sounds pretty reasonable. I rent a room 10 years ago already $100/week.
Now i rent a 2 bedroom unit in perth for 300/week

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what kind of IT position you looking for? its quite vague as it ranges from IT support to database etc etc.... i'm no expert but maybe some people may be able to help

IT Support or System Admin. Malaysia is not for me