Life in the UK vs Australia: Pros and Cons
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2023
- These are some differences that we noticed from moving from the UK over to Australia! These are just a few of many things we noticed, if you'd like us to do more of these then let us know in the comments!
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Australia sure seems to be a better place to live for many reasons.
I was recently in the UK - I was horrified at how expensive everything was!
Food is cheaper, and transport is cheaper and more convenient however everything else is more expensive. Can't believe you have to pay to use the toilets.
@@gordonlawson7863 my experience was different. I got a return ticket from traralgon to melbourne which is almost a 3 hour trip for about 4 uk pounds
Good information!! Thank you
Thank you for the information
Interesting vlog… you have thought of lots of different aspects.
Re ambulances.. the pricing & payment varies from state to state etc. .. all Qld residents are automatically covered Australia-wide by the Qld government.
Lovely video
I spent 8 years in Australia and loved it. That said, while we generally pay more taxes in Europe, combining work and parenting is much easier in here as you get either free or heavily subsidized childcare. I had plenty of friends in the Australian middle class who could only put their kids under 6 in childcare part-time and/or a few days a week. So one of the parents usually ended up not working full time, lowering their wage and professional growth. You'll find more stay home mums there than here (nothing wrong with that, as long as you're not feeling forced to). Of course, past a certain salary threshold that problem goes away.
Actually if you guys google it thier are only 2 states in Australia that ambulance is free. Queenland and Tasmania, I lived in NSW 6years ago paying my ambulance insurance but when we moved to Queensland we found out that ambulance is free my hubby experienced twice picked up by ambulance and never been charged. Australia got everything it just depends what states or areas you wanna live. Good luck on your journey cheers!
Talking about beer glass sizes, the first time I went to Broken Hill (where Mad Max was filmed) which is the start of the outback in western New South Wales, I noticed everyone drinking beer were using middy glasses. This is a size smaller than schooner glasses. My friend who who lived there explained that they drink from smaller glasses because it is so hot, your beer doesn’t get warm as quick as it would in a bigger glass.
We know all about a middy now! We think a schooner is the perfect size for it not to go warm/flat 😁
100% agree with the chocolate! Also haven’t been able to find a good Indian takeaway since being in Australia. The coffee makes up for it though 😊
Yeah, in the outback if there's no air conditioning. you definitely want to drink middies.
There are good Indian Restaurants in Clayton Vic. Just if you ask for a receipt they write it out on a piece of paper. So if you die of food poisoning, no proof.
@@deansineadwith India being our biggest migrant intake these days it won’t be long before the old Ruby Murrays here will be just as good, they probably already are in the big cities
Fruit and veg is seasonal and the prices are inflated recently due to world events.
Capsicums were usually around $2.99 per kilo pre-pack bag and tomatoes were usually also $2.99-$3.99 in season...sometimes cheaper.
Mushrooms used to lower to around $6.00 per kg too and I personally bought some last shopping for $5.98kg.
The key is don't always shop at the big supermarkets (Coles and Woolworths) for fresh produce and meats. They are okay for alot of the packaged foods but going to the smaller chains can be a big saver.
We definitely try to shop more local when we can! Just interesting to see the difference from groceries in the UK
@@LeeandLoz
Sometimes it's not even about shopping local, just not always going to Coles and Woolworths.
Coles and Woolworths tomatoes and capsicum are priced at phenomenally high prices and I just won't buy them.
I live in South Australia so I hit up Romeo's Foodland or a dedicated fruit and veg store where I've been paying $4.98 kg for tomatoes and $2.98 kg for red capsicum...green capsicum for some reason is $3.98 even though they are the same thing.
I haven't bought beef from Coles or Woolworths for over a decade as it is priced too high consistently and I haven't bought sliced hams and other deli meats there for the same reason.
Wherever I live in Australia I always try to find a local green grocer, they usually have the best prices on produce and such a huge selection of different fruits and veg
@@LeeandLoz Also keep in mind as most of our produce is local it means we are affected by floods, fires, cyclones, etc so the prices will fluctuate
When fruit an vegies ARE in season in Australia, as your Brocolli example, you will pay less than HALF what it would cost you in the UK ..out of season BUY IT FROZEN and it will STILL be cheaper!
Ambulance is free in Queensland & varies from state to state. It’s never that much if you have a membership. For instance in Victoria it’s $49 (single) or $99 (families) p.a…..but you must have a membership otherwise you will be charged. There are quarterly payment options too. Hope this clarifies things😬
That’s good to know! We didn’t realise you could get a membership 😅
Ambulances in QLD are free only for QLD residents.
After visiting the UK last year I found the things I didn't like were; Parking was expensive, Using toilets costs money, VAT Tax, Fuel prices expensive, New car prices expensive, Wages low, Accommodation expensive, McDonalds crowded. (Loved the banana shakes though!) What I liked was, Food was cheaper by 20%, Public transport was amazing, Flights to Ireland/Europe short, affordable and convenient. In Australia you have hot days in summer, drop bears landing on your head the second you get off the plane, snakes everywhere just waiting to swallow you whole, and spiders as big as dinner plates landing on you the moment you go for a walk. Don't get me started on the 9ft boxing kangaroos that are usually seen in boxing gloves however if you can fight you should be OK.
This is all 100% accurate 😂
Unfortunately if you shop at either Coles or Woolworths you're going to be a victim to Greedflation. Shop at Aldi or your local markets instead and you'll see a big difference in prices.
I've lived in aus for 20 years and have never heard of ambulance insurance.
Ambos are free in Queensland and people love using it as a taxi service!
Late to the comments., and from Melbourne in the state of Victoria. Travel in Melbourne is easy. We have the most extensive tram system in the world. The train system is good and very cheap due to a recent new price system. eg. We travelled from Wodonga , on the border with New South Wales, to Melbourne as retired pensioners for a little less than four dollars one-way for a four hour trip of hundreds of kilometres .Bus services are OK. The food may have been expensive due to the expansive flooding Australia has suffered. Crops (and towns) were washed badly affected.. Only today was I able to buy my first carton of soy-based ice-cream in a long time because the floods down the Eastern states destroyed the crops. Also we try to shop for in-season fruit and vegetables. Your emphasis on outdoor activity was mainly centred on the beaches. We also have MANY excellent, beautiful and interesting huge forests and big parks with associated activities including those on rivers and lakes.
The schooner is so your beer doesn't get hot
So the best thing about the UK is that it's easier to leave?
I have lived in Oz for 17 years now, in Perth. Still can’t get over the price of something’s here but when you factor how remote you are and how much people get paid, it does make sense why. I miss the football (times), family and friends…and the takeaways are def better there, but otherwise it’s Straya all day long for me, esp as my kids are growing u p here and are very very active. Loads of camping, beautiful weather and beautiful places and heaps of time at the beach and in the ocean. Thanks, off to grab some 🥦🥦🥦
We do miss British takeaways sometimes that’s for sure 😂 straya definitely wins on being outdoorsy, just so much to do here! Enjoy the 🥦
What do you mean by football (times)?
@@kamal-hassan the time of day it’s on here, very late for most games so makes watching it live hard in Oz
NHS has collapsed in UK
Less than one Pound 20 P per kilo for brocolli when IN season.
The beer measurments still confuse me and I have lived here for 13 years. But I agree schooners are the perfect size. You wouldnt want a warm beer😂
That’s very true 😂!
UK travelers should get travel insurance for the stuff not covered by the reciprocal health agreement, including ambulance, medical evacuation and non-hospital pharmaceuticals. Australian residents or visitors can get ambulance cover for $4/month or it’s covered by regular health insurance.
Agreed! Good to make UK travellers aware of what’s not covered though 😊
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I find the Brits are the only ones that complain about the chocolate here. Personally I’m not a big fan of chocolate, but I found no difference between Aus and the UK. Maybe I missed something. When compared to the US, then I do understand a difference. Theirs is horrible.
Everyone talked about the beaches. I don’t know anyone that can afford beach properties in Straya.
In the state of Tasmania (the state you left off you're map of the country 😭 ) Ambulances are free for Tasmanian residents
So sorry! We've since been to Tassie and love it 😁
@@LeeandLozin Queensland is free too
In relation to ambulance, pensioners, unemployed people do not pay. People with private health cover are also covered. The rest of us usually get ambulance insurance which is around $100 per year for a family and $52 for single and this will cover you
Even pensioners pay for ambulance in south Australia
Ambulance insurance in Australia is cheap. It varies from State to state. Usually around $60per year. Free for those on Social Security, children, pensioners. I think in Queensland it is free.
Also in Tasmania
Yo it’s fookin Scott adkins mate.
Living in the west coast of Australia we buy huge branches of bananas grown there for a few dollars
Further south we buy boxes of peaches, oranges, pears etc. directly from the orchardist
Not all States have "Pay for Ambulance". In Queensland it's free
Thanks for letting us know! We just thought we would make people from the UK aware that they might need to pay
I'm from a town called Scunthorpe and oh god it's fucking awful. If you've ever heard of it, please let me know.
We’ve heard of it, but not sure what’s there 😂
Help me move! What visa do I need to move me and my family
It could be difficult! The most popular way is to move over on a working holiday visa and find a job that would sponsor you to stay, or if you have a skill/profession google the list of occupancies on the 189/190 visa which could be an option
Nsw ambulance call-out fee is $428.
That’s fucked. Free in Q
Where are you living now? I remember you where going back to the UK for a wedding
We just got back to the UK today for the next months or so, then we head back to Perth! :)
@@LeeandLozI’d rate Perth and Western Australia as the best place to live in Australia. By that I mean lifestyle, cost, stress free, good infrastructure, facilities, opportunities, environment and space. Tasmania is also attractive to me as a destination but I don’t know what it’s like to “live” there.
I disagree with you on chocolate as well.
Thanks interesting. As someone who has lived and worked in both countries a few of my impressions you may not agree with. At least in the cities we Australians would possibly be described as more "woke" than UK and certainly US. Heard a US culture warrior go off about Qantas and Virgin paying respects to the traditional owners of the land when they were landing - hate to think if he knew that "welcomes to country" are universal at many meetings. Again in the public sector as a Senior Manager I earnt about 2.5 times what my EA did - but in the UK it was 5 times. Not in private sector but in Australian public sector less huge variations. Maybe more egalitarian - in Australia everyone called me by my First Name - in UK was shocked to be called "Sir" or "Mr" by staff like security guards and cleaners. Told them not to - but they found it odd/difficult. Again you may not agree but I think our politics is so much more "grown-up" than UK and US even though it can be brutal - we have a few, but generally, less nutters. Think compulsory and preferential voting helps, (My wife has just got a letter saying she did not vote in the State Election and will be fined - she did and has to send a stat dec in to avoid it). I have both passports but even though it cost 300% more I would give up my UK one before my Australian. To me the only disadvantage of living here, as you recognise, is that we are a long way from anywhere - but you get used to 12-21 hour flights.
More grown-up?
Yeah, I don't know about that.
Your country heavily relies in what it can extracts from its natural resources and is using it to keep your minimum wages artificially inflated and at the same time is killing innovation and aussies drive for natural high paying jobs.
It will works as long as you can keep relying in your natural resources.
I think Australia's future will be similar to Japan.
You are in your boom phase and eventually will fall from grace.
What I mean by that is that your growth with your high minimum wages and stuff isn't sustainable long term.
That said, it's not something to worry in our lifetimes, probably.
@@rafae5902 True we are a natural resources economy - though in terms of tertiary products and services our educational exports are amongst the largest in the world. Health is also big. This resources reliance and a small population means that efforts to increase manufacturing have not been that successful - there is no domestic car production now in Australia despite years of government investment since WW2. The Government is hoping buying and part building nuclear powered submarines might be a stimulant but personally I doubt it. By "grown-up" I suppose I mean the culture wars are less virulent here. And we do do not have the hard core Brexiteers idea of putting the "great" back into Great Britain. We know our place as a middle ranked but affluent nation unlike some who send aircraft carriers half way around the world but have to borrow the planes on them from the USA even though S Korea and Japan have larger air forces and Singapore more up to date ones. We let Singapore with its highly modern air force but no space for training base some of its aircraft here.
@@rafae5902 Don't worry,we'll always be OK but the UK after Brexit?
Good luck finding somewhere to live in Aussie especially in the major cities
Rents have increased since the end of the Pandemic. House prices thru the roof.
Local Aussies are really getting anti immigrant as it is forcing them to pay more for housing.
I'm Australian. Chocolate is poor. Oil based I'm afraid
I think only Queensland has free ambulances in Australia ❤
There you go, forgetting about Tasmania again!
i prefer uk beaches esp the south. also easier to get to other countries
Isn't Ireland a better option to consider?
No
Please stay in India.
@@BlueSkiesAbove39
Who are you to say that?
@@bharath2508 Doesn’t matter, just stay in India.
Anyone that's has a heath care card like unemployment or pensioners disabilitys do not pay for ambulances in Australia 🇦🇺
@michaelmayo sorry but not true, im on a disability pension and I have to pay for ambulance cover here in South Australia
Two Items - Ambulance charges vary from state to state - Health care n Australia is administrated via each state government and not the federal government - the cost is funded federally only. An ambulance in Queensland and the state of Tasmania are free - others states charge an individual fee - pensioners are free in each state.
Chocolate- Being an Australian and traveled to Europe many times for months, I do not like European chocolate its soft and oily texture, when I was there my first time, I spat it out is was so awful -and refuse to buy it, I prefer Australian Chocolateers- suggest you try a private chocolate shop then supermarket varieties - there are over 20 chocolate manufactures in Australia besides the supermarket variety
@marcusversace Not true about ambulance being free, Im on a disability pension and its not free in South Australia, you have to pay for cover annually having a health care card allows it to be about $58.00
@@BarbaraMacDonald-bq1lb If you read my comment - An ambulance in Queensland and the state of Tasmania are free as your in South Australia then you pay for your ambulance so check next time you make a comment
Chocolate must be like mothers milk because I found it rubbish in the UK.
There are many beautiful chocolates like Haigh ,s chocolates and quite a few others that are world class
Originally from UK. I used to find chocolate much better in Wales than in England. Don't mind it here in Oz. Love Haighs chocolate and CocoBlack.
Darrell Lea is a great Aussie chocolate and New Zealand's Whittaker's chocolate both dont use palm oil
And what you forget to mention seeing the sunrise at bondi beach most people that live there are millionaires when you go out more inland you see the real grafters of Australia working just like us brits
Every UA-cam British couple like Australia better than UK.
i think backpackers pay lower tax in agricultural jobs :)
Make this video again after you both have been here for a few years. You seem nice people but you are both still in Australia honeymoon mode
I emigrated in 1977 and I'm still in honeymoon mode. Love Australia.
Actually they ARE free, as you say, you take out insurance, which is MINIMAL!.
I’m sure the cost is very minimal, but if you have to take out insurance then therefore it isn’t free compared to the NHS 😊
@@LeeandLoz It actually DEPENDS on what social category you are in, where it IS FREE! WIth NO strings attached.
not true now. uk pay is much higher now
Stay where you are
Now, that's the Aussie I know (and avoid).
Ssshh, once word gets out.....
UK: better education system (more well rounded, less private schools, better state education for all, better childcare, nicer schools), more culture, more museums, more art galleries, nicer public parks, better transport (UK is covered with public transport unlike Australia), universally walkable (Australia is car dominated unlike the UK), free healthcare, more polite people. Better TV and media too.
We probably agree with about half of these! Both great countries but Australia ticks more boxes for us at the moment
Australia’s city public transport is excellent, and their healthcare system is far better than the UK’s. Also, the people may not be as polite, but they are more honest and straightforward. They tell you like it is.
Australian houses are much larger than in the UK and we don't get Seasonal affective disorder down under. Our trains are air conditioned and classicism isn't a thing in Australia either. We also do not have to pay a TV tax! Yes, it can be expensive to travel, but Asia is close by and is very cheap for us Aussies. I honestly enjoy travelling Asia far more than Europe. In Europe, you either get a pompous French person that doesn't like the fact that you do not speak their language or having to keep guard of your phone so it doesn't get stolen, or a combo of both. In Asia, I get treated like royalty and people are so polite and respectful.
What? 😂
By every global measure the Australian education system significantly outperforms the UK .
Why are so many Aussies working in the UK?
Uk is 20% tax
Australia is around 32%
National insurance silly Billy
Australian chocolate particularly Cadbury has deteriated. Now Halal
No longer creamy
🤦 'promo sm'
I’m from NZ, been living in the UK just over one year. It’s one of the most miserable places I’ve ever lived. I lived in Australia for about 5 years in the past and to me, Australia is 100x better than the UK in every way except proximity to Europe
Go home then if you don't like it!
@@CrunchyPopZ ya believe me buddy I can’t wait 👍
@@Seqhael why did you move there in the first place if NZ and Aus are so great?
@@CrunchyPopZ I had a project that took me here for 3 months but blew out to a year. Not that I ever wanted to come, it’s a shit hole. It’s nearly May and still cold and raining in this dump lol.
australia may offer higher wages but you'll spend it all on food and rent
less migrant problems in Australia.
No no no. If you work in healthcare or education, there are hardly any full time, permanent jobs. It's contact, term time and at half the pay. Eg I left England as a highly qualified Allied health professional on $42k PS 14 years ago, the only jobs available were part time (3 days a week), contact at the equivalent of $27k pro rata. Healthcare is better. Culture is awful, most people are poor and have to have second jobs as self employed.
House prices in Australia are through the roof is 550k for a one or two bedroom unit with a courtyard equiv of 270k pounds. That's if you want to live anywhere near the coast that isn't 5 miles from the sun. Petrol prices and utilities generally cheaper in Aus. If you are a healthcare professional there is hardly any career progression. Tradies and hairdressers get paid more.
Strange. I just got a FT job as RGN in Brisbane for 90k a year. I came from UK, London.
So Australia is just somewhere you can make some more cash...go home.
Not at all, if you look at any of our other videos you’ll see we love Australia for many reasons - we’re just simply laying out some of the positives of Aus 😊
Australia is a great place to live but like every other country it feels the pinch and has weak leadership for a Prime Minister.
Cant he talk in a normal voice? WHY IS HE FRYING HIS VOCAL SO BAD!!! AND "NO" HE DOESNT SOUND LIKE THIS NO ONE SOUNDS LIKE THIS!!! HE IS FRYING HIS VOCAL!! FAKING HIS VOICE!!
Sorry my normal speaking voice upsets you 😢
@@LeeandLoz
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Real estate prices are absurd in Australia. Better NOT to migrate to here.
BOTH ARE LITERALLY COMPETING EACH OTHER ON … WHO FRIES THE VOCAL MORE….!!!! HOW ANNOYING THEY BOTH ARE?? FAKING THEIR VOICE / FRYING THEIR VOCALS!!!
AND NO!! NO ONE SOUNDS LIKE THAT ITS JUST INTERPRETATION!!!!
Why are so many Aussies working in the UK?
A base to see Europe and then return