The grass is always greener.

1. People in MY got no work life balance. End up chasing the RM at the expense of the family.
2. People in MY dont see a future there what with the race politics, "donation" mentality and cronyism.
3. People in MY cannot afford to send their kids to uni or worried about aged care/health costs.
4. People in MY sick of crime and everything money mentality.

Meanwhile ppl in Oz want to retire in MY/Thailand:
1. Less perceived govt control
2. Lower costs of living (esp after converting AUD to RM/THB)
3. Can be waited on head and foot because of (2).
4. Can eat CKT/pad thai 24x7.
5. Can travel to Asia just like that.
6. For divorced/single/separated men, additional incentive of chasing skirts in Thailand.

The system in MY will not change so easily. Even if whoever wins the next GE, it will take another generation to change everything around. And a lot of ppl will have to suffer for it.

Humans are never satisfied with what they have is the short of it.

Anyway just my 2c.

Are u sure u can get a job with that salary with no local experience? Just asking, dont know yr exact circumstance.

In Hunter Street, OK, city centre, $200++ for a SHARED room. $400++ for a single room. PER WEEK.
Eat out: ultra budget: AUD5 per meal. Standard AUD15 per meal. Suggest u learn to cook if want to save money. No cheap Bangla to make u wantan mee.

Hi guys,
I need some info on expenses and cost of living in Sydney. Specifically Hunter Street area.
This is to gauge expected salary should one move from KL to Sydney. The goal is to maintain similar quality of life. Will stay there for 2 or 3 years.

- Late 20 single male
- Zero cooking skill(eat out all the time)
- Zero entertainment(no drinking, movie)

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Question
Lets say he
i) Earn RM8k in KL, what is the equivalent in Sydney?
ii) Earn RM10k in KL, what is the equivalent in Sydney?

Based on Numbeo comparison info
i) ~AUD8.5k
ii) ~AUD11k
Does this sound about right?

Petirbuas, does it have to be Hunter Street specifically? Seems like you're just after Sydney CBD area, Surry Hills is a nice place and very close to the city as well, I can recommend the apartments opposite Harmony Park as a good spot. Rent is going to be really expensive however unless you can share.

I think maybe he just got the address of a few big financial companies, their offices on that street.
Living in Hunter St is equivalent to living in KLCC.
You can do it, but u either sacrifice privacy or pay a huge sum.

Example:
1 bed in shared room in CBD = 150
1 private bedroom in say, Strathfield, 4 stops from CBD = 200

Yea, I think you are right and agree with you big money or split the big money through sharing.

I'm in the Sydney CBD area, renting for $650/week; not sharing. Higher end cause it's a brand new apartment and it's close to 60sqm. I've seen a few other rooms in my building sharing with multiple people so I reckon $150-$200 is doable too.

Yea, I think you are right and agree with you big money or split the big money through sharing.

I'm in the Sydney CBD area, renting for $650/week; not sharing. Higher end cause it's a brand new apartment and it's close to 60sqm. I've seen a few other rooms in my building sharing with multiple people so I reckon $150-$200 is doable too.

Yea, I think you are right and agree with you big money or split the big money through sharing.

I'm in the Sydney CBD area, renting for $650/week; not sharing. Higher end cause it's a brand new apartment and it's close to 60sqm. I've seen a few other rooms in my building sharing with multiple people so I reckon $150-$200 is doable too.

One bed in a shared room could mean 4 beds (2 bunk beds).
Salute these ppl, like that also can live.

http://www.domain.com.au/news/100000-fine-...0160526-gp3syi/

Yea, I think you are right and agree with you big money or split the big money through sharing.

I'm in the Sydney CBD area, renting for $650/week; not sharing. Higher end cause it's a brand new apartment and it's close to 60sqm. I've seen a few other rooms in my building sharing with multiple people so I reckon $150-$200 is doable too.

Are you renting a room or a whole unit? I've no idea where am i gonna stay when i touchdown in Sydney. Was thinking to rent a room via Airbnb first for the first month until i found my own place.

It's a 1 bedroom apartment, so the whole unit. If you saw a place you really like maybe you can get some of your family or friends to inspect for you?

Otherwise, Airbnb or a temp accomodation would be a choice for u

Ah nice. I think i need to be there personally first as I do not have any friends and family over there. Currently i'm looking at the range of 300-400 per week, where could i possibly stay?

Many areas. Suggest near a train station and the city, so u can move around easily. Use Google Maps and the train map at transportnsw.info as a guide.
For 300pw on airbnb, it may be harder to get near the city. Plug in the dates and search.
Other websites are roommates, gumtree. But gumtree is less safe than airbnb.
You can also look at private hotels. Typically a single room fully furnished with shared facilities 250 or so.

How about flatmates.au? Is this site reliable? I had been searching for a room in flatmates for quite some time and found some decent rooms.
And i think i m gonna go like a week earlier of my starting date to walk around the town and familiarise with the place first. Don't wanna be late on the first day. A bit of adventure for me since its my first time.

Okok....my fault.  Sorry about that.
Just met up some malaysian and Singaporean lately who's super rich and the attitude gone insane.

U won't get detained unless u bring 10k cash or drugs. Make sure no smoking marijuana b4 u enter....lol. They'll use a device to gosok ur body later to check or ask a dog to sniff or lick ur body...

Anyway, 1st landing no problem. Btw, make sure u do the following....pls write down:

1) open bank account. Use ur friends add.
2) get a ozzie mobile number
3) get ur medicare card done
4) TFN maybe
5) centrelink

Once u get these things done, u ask ur fren to keep the medicare and bank card for u until u permanently arrive.
These things will took u a mth to hv it so make use of ur time.

1st landing no holiday ar.... Plenty of time having barbecue or fishing when u arrive permanently

just hardly imagine how to live in sydney with the rent skyrocketing compared 15 years ago...