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Median Wage 2012 UK and Australia Comparison

A comparison of wages in both the UK and Australia is a useful guide for many people considering moving and working in either country. Ideally the wage figure you need to look at is the exact wage for your specific… Read the rest

University Rankings 2011

A report from QS World University rankings shows the positioning of 80 Universities in Australia and the United Kingdom. 25 of these were in Australia with 55 being in the UK. Rank Institution Country 1 University of Cambridge United… Read the rest

Credit Card Debt

Credit Card Debt per head of Population Latest figures for Australian Credit Card debt are: Oct-2008 $40,029,000,000 Oct-2009 $41,127,000,000 Oct-2010 $43,666,000,000 or $1,958 per head of population Oct-2011 $44,789,000,000 or $1,990 per head of population These figures only include Credit… Read the rest

Suicide rates in Australia and England

In 2009 the suicide rate in Australia was slightly higher than it was in England, with rates of 9.69 and 8.78 per 100,000 population respectively. Data: England has a population of approximately 50 million In 2009, there were 4,390 suicides… Read the rest

HSBC Expat Explorer Survey 2011 Australia v UK

A comparison of the HSBC Expat Explorer Survey 2011 results between Australia and the United Kingdom produced the following results: Overall League Table 20th Australia 29th United Kingdom A selection of individual category results were: Economics UK – Aus 24… Read the rest

Minimum Hourly Wages Worldwide

Real hourly minimum wages from www.oecd.org 2010 Real hourly minimum wages The following figures have been converted to US Dollars in the OECD charts. $11.70 Luxembourg $11.61 Australia $10.86 France $10.67 Ireland $ 9.99 Belgium $ 9.99 Netherlands $ 8.34… Read the rest

Property Prices UK and Australia 2011

Comparing house prices between the UK and Australia can be looked at in different ways. One way is the simple median price in each country, and convert at the current exchange rate. For the UK you could take figures for… Read the rest

How Times Have Changed 2002 to 2011

How times have changed since I returned to Australia. Australian Dollar Value against the British Pound 31st July 2002 2.8985 31st July 2011 1.4934 Australia Minimum Wage July 2002 $431.40 per week or £148.84 July 2011 $589.30 per week or… Read the rest

Drink Driving Statistics in Australia

Drink Driving in Australia

When are you classified as Drunk? In Australia you are drunk when you have 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood In the UK you are drunk when you have 80 milligrams of alcohol… Read the rest

Food Price Check: Bacon

A comparison price on the cost of Bacon in Australia and UK at: 29th June 2011 I hesitated on doing this supermarket price comparison, as I always buy meat from a butcher in Australia, as it is always cheaper for… Read the rest

Food Price Check: Bread

A comparison price on the cost of Fresh Bread in Australia and UK at: 29th June 2011 Australia $1.29 Homebrand Bread – White Sandwich 700g ($0.18 per 100g) $3.29 Mighty Soft Large Slice White Sandwich Bread 700g ($0.47 per 100g)… Read the rest

Food Price Check: Eggs

A comparison price on the cost of Eggs in Australia and UK at: 29th June 2011 Australia $2.91 Homebrand Eggs 12 700g ($0.42 per 100g) ($0.24 each) $4.00 Woolworths Select Eggs Free Range 12pk 700g ($0.57 per 100g) ($0.33 each)… Read the rest

Food Price Check: Rice

A comparison price on the cost of Rice in Australia and UK at: 29th June 2011 Australia $3.21 Homebrand Rice Long Grain 2kg ($1.60 per kg) United Kingdom £2.49 Tesco Long Grain Rice 2Kg (£1.25 per kg) (A$1.90) Australian Prices… Read the rest

Food Price Check: Coca Cola

A comparison price on the cost of Coca Cola in Australia and UK at: 29th June 2011 Australia $3.72 Coca Cola Bottle 2L ($1.86 per litre) $17.73 Coca Cola Drink Cans 15X375ml ($3.15 per litre) United Kingdom £1.78 Coca Cola… Read the rest

Food Price Check: Orange Juice

A comparison price on the cost of Orange Juice in Australia and UK at: 29th June 2011 Australia $3.00 Homebrand Juice Orange 3L ($1.00 per litre) $6.12 Original Juice Premium Gable Orange Pulp Free 2L ($3.06 per litre) United Kingdom… Read the rest

Food Price Check: Milk

A comparison price on the cost of Fresh Milk in Australia and UK at: 29th June 2011 Australia $2.00 Homebrand Milk Whole 2L ($1.00 per litre) $3.56 Pauls Trim Milk Reduced Fat 2L ($1.78 per litre) United Kingdom £1.49 Tesco… Read the rest

Food Prices UK and Australia in 2011

A few comparisons of Food prices in the United Kingdom and Australia in June 2011.

United Kingdom: Tesco Supermarket

The four groups of food above show the following prices from: www.tesco.com on June 28th 2011 £0.60 Tesco Medium Sliced White… Read the rest

Australia in size comparison to UK and Europe

Is Australia bigger than UK and Europe

This image shows the comparison between Australia, the UK and Europe in an easy to recognise format: The landmass of the our two countries are: 7,682,300 sq km Australia 241,930 sq km United… Read the rest

Education Spending per School Child

I have often read that Australia spends less per child on Education than the UK, and today I was looking at some statistics on this from the OECD. This showed that the UK spent $17,114 per child, and Australia spent… Read the rest

Petrol Prices UK v Australia

Following the price of Oil recently, and the price of Petrol locally in Australia, I have wondered why Petrol hasn’t risen faster in price. I probably seem odd to many people, as petrol has been rising, and no-one likes it… Read the rest