HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO TRAVEL AUSTRALIA?
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2023
- In this episode we share how much does it cost to travel Australia. We have been travelling Australia for3.5 years and costs when we left and cost to date have gone up and we break it down for you.
We love what we do and we love inspiring people to do what we do but there is a cost and weary and share with you our budget. We would like to say that everyones budget is going to be different as we all live differently. We hope our budget can be a guideline for you and you can shape it to get a budget in place.
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Well done you hit it on the head .the cost of living is and still going up in the big city
2019 it was around 500 to 800 per week for a family of 4 .
We in joy you vids …safe travels
Thanks guys, really appreciate the feedback and support!
Great insight into the rough estimates. We budgeted $2000/wk with 2 kids for our 6 month trip as we just had absolutely no idea what to expect. So great to hear more opinions and we weren't to far off the mark.
100% you will be fine with that budget. So exciting that you are going to be travelling. Good luck with your preparations!
My husband just told me that if you run a piece of fishing line behind the double sided tape behind the clock it will come off without damaging the wall
Or even dental floss works too.
Thanks guys. Had to watch twice as I may have had one wine too many the first time 😂 to understand the maths.
😂😂😂 that made me giggle! Deeyck keeps me laughing with these episodes and that book with all his notes and workings! Tha ks so much for the support! Hope it was a good glass of wine 🍷
Another really helpful video guys - liking the mid week series! Any chance of an episode on your camera and drone setup and tips for newbies wanting to capture their travels?
Thanks so much for the feedback guys. Yes absolutely will do an episode on equipment and programmes for content.
Outstanding episode- we just love these mid week episodes. Anyone seriously thinking about doing the lap should watch every episode
Thanks so much guys, that is lovely feedback and so good to hear they are helpful!
Great video, great down to earth content, thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for the feedback, mush appreciate it!
Thanks for your disclosure. Helps a lot. Continue your travels
Thanks so much Rod, appreciate the support and feedback 😊
I’m loving these mid week videos guys, love all your videos mind you, keep up the awesome work and safe journeys!
Thanksnso much for your support and feedback, really appreciate it! 😊
Thank you so much guys, another great episode and very honest.
Thanks so much 😊
Thanks for your open and very honest breakdowns, look forward to more very intersting shows.😊😊
Thanks so much for the feedback, really appreciate!
Well done for covering all the items in your budget.
We start our adventure at the end of July. This does help us as to what our costs will be. Many thanks and hope to see you both the road. Safe travels Wayne and Loretta
Wow guys only a few days until you hit the road, that is super exciting! Good luck with your travels 😊
Another great episode you both are soooooo funny. Derycks face expressions crack us up 😂😂. Stay safe guys Rod & Paula.
Thanks so much guys, appreciate the feedback! Hope you have a great week!
Another great video, love you guys.
Thanks so much, really appreciate the support and feedback 😊
Thankyou so much, you are so realistic and honest. Keep it coming. 👍
Thanks Amanda, appreciate the feedback!
Good Morning 😊 Thanks for sharing another great video and saying it as it is , HONEST 👏🏼👍🏼💯 Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦
Thanks Yusuf, great to hear from you and hope you are well!
Cracking EP guys so well thought out thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much as always Craig. Have an awesome week ahead!
This videos great! And your dogs funny as 😂
thank you so much for sharing this. it now gives me an outlook on how things are and what to budget for.
Absolute pleasure. Good luck with you planning and hope you hit the road soon!
Great piece guys, thanks. Very realistic.
I'm on the road F/T but can work P/T in the Army Reserve (online work) and have my Army pension @ $50K+. I'm not financed with a 2021 Ranger and a 2023 Sunseeker Vision 14' Hybrid; yes, it's a small van, but you can hide inside, but most living is outside. Starlink is expensive but indispensable when working on the road.
My costs are about $1K p/w for two, including everything. I have three fridges, 110W of car solar (310Ah of Lithiums in the Ranger), 800W of van solar, a Redarc 150W blanket and 2 x 300Ah of Enerdrive Lithiums in the van.
People can save up and improve their van life, but I decided to future proof everything at the start. Savings bought the Ranger and van, Army pension pays for day to day stuff and my Super is still tucked away. And our house is rented out.
I think a great money saver is to travel only a few hundred Km per day, more is needed at times, but overall, less Km is a $ saver. I have a 147 litre LRT and a 125 litre sub tank - filling up the sub tank at cheaper places is key. That said, you need a secondary fuel filter and a catch can which reduces the likelihood of expensive maintenance.
Cheers,
Stu
Wow Stu you setup sounds amazing! Yes 14 ft is smaller but absolutely doable and I miss our smaller van for all the tight spots we could get into. 100% best to spend your time outside rather than inside the van. PT work is perfect on the road! Sounds like some good advice there with paying for your setup and not dipping into your super. We are the same and have kept our rental. Working to cover the day to day costs. Also strongly agree that alot of money can be saved by travelling shorte distances. Both feul and maintenance wise! Thanks for sharing and hope you are enjoying your travels as much as well are!
Love these episodes guys!
Thanks Lou, appreciate the feedback!
Love the banter between you both 😂made the episode funny AF 🙌😂 thanks guys for great info
Thanks so much for the lovely feedback, great you are enjoying the content! 😂
Hi guys loved this episode we are taking off next week we are on a fixed income so this was very helpful we are really likeing these mid week episodes Sue you are the best love you one liners and laugh keep up the great work
Wow that is super exciting Maureen! Best of luck with heading off and hope you enjoy your travels as much as we do!
Another excellent episode thank you 😊
Thanks so much guys, appreciate the support and feedback! Have an awesome week!
BRIL IANT INFO THANKS. Also you two are great entertainment, thanks.
Thanks so much for the lovely feedback! 😊
Thanks for being so open with your budget, great ep. And I thought the best part was the comment “still having a good time”.
Thanks for the support and feedback! We really appreciate and yes 100% it's about having a good time!
Entertaining as usual 🎉😂
Have a great week x
Thanks so much as always. Hope you have had a great week of travel!
We always look forward to your Wednesday episodes - we call it 'Bobby Time' as he is always the star of the Wednesday show. Even if he's outside he's always a delightful distraction and features strongly whatever your topic is - cheers, Kay
😂😂😂 thanks so much, yes he is a little fire cracker 😂 thanks so mich for the support and feedback
Nice one 🤙🤙 thanks for the insight 🙏
Thanks Darryn, appreciate the feedback! Have a great week!
Wow great episode. Such an eye opener! I was blown away by the cost of internet etc. I knew the starlink was very exxy. My total current cost is $80mth, that is $70 for internet and $10 for phone. But I will have to go to starlink at $170mth and goodness knows what for phone. It is all soooo much money.
And by the end I realised that $500k was NOT enough to go travelling and still have some left when you are finished. Because when you are finished or forced to be finished you have to move into a retirement village if you don't have kids to care for you. Because that is what will happen. You get too old to travel and have to go into retirement home. They cost a bloody fortune as well.
So which to do? Get into a retirement village OR go travelling. Seems like there is only money for one OR the other, not both.
My current monthly cost on my home and life is around $300 including food, internet, fuel, vehicle, everything. You will say that is BS but I am forced to live on that. I do grow most of my own food which is a huge help that I will miss if I go on the road. There is no choice in the matter. Yes I have now sold my place and I am moving, but I will have to continue to live on that amount otherwise I will end up very soon with nothing. There is no more wiggle room left. So starlink is out for me I think.
If I ever do get to travel I will do a video on my costs as a miserly single female living on nothing on the road. If my costs look like getting to more than I mentioned here, I will have to stop, stay and wait until next month for some more money to come to me. Or go back to work!
Life looks like getting VERY grim right when I thought it finally owed me some small pleasure from life. Seems all my life to date has been a process of testing, getting me prepared for this next phase of tightness.
Oh Clissa, yes it has gotten rally expensive and tougher on a lot of people. I think youvare a superhero living on $300 a month. You must be a great Gardener to grow your own food and yes you would def miss that on the road such a tough decision to make but hope you are happy either way you go! Either lifestyle will bring new people into your life a new community whonapend it with you. Good luck with your decision x
Great show one of the best
Thanks so much Derek, that's really awesome feedback!
Wow! Thanks so much for that guys. As a bookkeeper, I appreciate the budget 👍🙏😊
Lol I use to be a book keeper, only re did my budget earlier tonight before sitting back to watch this episode how ironic. I have very similar figures for 1
So happy with the new cover green from blue i think it is hard to say what it does cost different for everyone another great video❤ you guys
100% lots of diggerent ways to live and travel! Thanks for your feedback!
Some interesting insights. Caravan parks costs are getting ridiculous. What we have noticed after being on the road for 18 months is some of the lower spec caravan parks are trying to charge the same as a caravan park with a few bells and whistles. It’s a bit cheaky.
There are some trying to be competitive but even though we are members of Gday and Big4 we find them on average to be 15 to 20% more expensive than a privately run park of almost equal calibre.
That's great advice and yes agree! The parks can be hit and miss. Good to research before hand.
You guys makes us laugh keep it like that awesome information on Wednesday chat love it, and Bobby time😂keep safe, the clock where is??
Thanks so much, appreciate the feedback. Bobby is a fire cracker!
So about $5k a month - still good value if you ask me.
Thanks for the budget info.
100% yes between 4k to 5k. It is good value and a great lifestyle!
Great Video, we have been travelling since 2020 done 50km in that time. We don’t do a budget I just look at the bank balance after a year and that’s what it cost! So that include everything. We stop to work along the way to keep our lifestyle going.
That's awesome guys, yes stopping to work is a great way to top up the $$$ we have a lot of friends who do that fortunately I can work as we go. Only way we can fund it! Hope your travels are going well!
Really enjoying you guys! For us we’re at the same amount for the 2 of us as you guys!
That's great to hear that our spend is about right! Thanks so much for the feedback!
Great episode again guys. Thank you. Question. Do you keep ahead of the bills with the work you both do? I’ve been travelling full time as well since august 2020 and am lucky enough to also work on the road. I’ve also just done my first farm stay/house sit in South Australia. Omg I’ve had 2 baby lambs born here during my stay. I’ve really enjoyed the stay/power/electricity/hot water…. I think I’ll do it again. Cheers. May see you on the road some time.
That's awesome yeah we are really lucky to be able to work and travel! Your house stay sounds awesome. We would love to do a house stay. That sounds like heaven with all the amenities! 😊
Thanks, good stuff.
Thanks Zoe! Hope you have an awesome weekend 😊
We thoroughly enjoy your episodes. Have finally caught up and have watched them all. You both crack us up. My husband has a question….what is the brand of your canopy drawers you have please?
Thanksnso much guys, really appreciate the feedback! Glad you are enjoying the content. Oooh good question on the brand of drawers, I will ask Deryck and let you know. Thanks so much for your support, really appreciate it!
Thanks Sue that would be great
Nice clock cover ⏰ 👍
Thanks 😂
Great episode guys, really insightful and extremely helpful. Sue, would you please tell us what you do for a living? Thanks!
Thanks so much for the feedback guys I am a Talent Acquisition Manager, we recruit all the team members for Bupa across Australia! Best job in the world and so lucky the company supports my lifestyle!
Enjoying life that’s the main thing cheers
100% that's what it is about 😊
Just wondering why is the clock covered? Great vid guys, look forward to them. Take care
Thanks so much for the feedback! The clock is skew and driving viewers mad! Have to wait until we have some 2 sided tape to fix it 😂
How spoilt were we when we travelled in 2020😂 I remember when you paid $1.99 for fuel in kings canyon and we thought that was shocking 😢
Great video guys! You two are the best 🙌🏼
😂😂😂 yes very lucky it was much more affordable then! But wish you guys were still on the road! ❤
thanks so much for this info. We're on the cusp of retirement and this info is very helpful (if a bit depressing). Can I ask what type of work you do that you can do remotely?
It's a pleasure, hope you found it useful. It is possible to do it cheaper if you do t move as often or fast as we do. I work I recruitment. Able to do it remotely.
As a couple in NZ, we shop at the cheapest supermarket around, and spend around $300/week.
Sounds a bit cheaper in Australia!!
Fuel is also better there. Average fuel prices are about $1.80/L, but, we also have to pay 7.9c/km in road user charges!
I can’t wait to get over to aus to do a lap!
PS. Good work guys!
Yes the groceries are a bit cheaper here in Aus! The road tax there is expensive! Best of luck with your preparations for you lap around Australia! It is such a great experience!
Great info... seems to be a good average $1000/wk to be safe.
Thanks so much, yes have spoke to many travellers and that is a realistic budget!
Good one Folks. Our travel costs are very similar to yours. Not knowing the costs before we went on our first trip was a real worry. The only way I see you can reduce it is by staying in places longer. So why have you covered the clock?
Thanks Robert, appreciate the feedback and to know we are about right on our budget! The clock os skew and irritating viewers so hopefully can't get it straightened this week!
Another great vid guys , thanks for the info. Just out of curiosity do you mind telling us who you are insured with and are the canopy and boat insured separately . Cheers 👍
Thanks guys. We are will CIL and the 4x4 club. Canopy included, boat seperate.
@@suelandolt6840 Cheers, happy travels
Get yourself a pair of Archie's Thongs. I've 12 months in on mine, where them everyday and can't destroy them. They are like Zman Plastics, they don't break.
Thanks so much, I just bought myself a pair, they are awesome! 😊
Very informative episode, congrats. We started our trip 2 weeks ago and really appreciate your advice. Are you able to recommend/name any low cost camps around Exmouth? We are heading there in the next few days. Thanks again. 😊
Hey guys thanks so much. If you drive down to the bottom of Ingram Street just outside of exmouth past the fuel station on you left and past Exmouth Civil, the last block on the left hand side has a board up woth "lamd use availavle" and a mobile number. They let you park up there. Not sure what they are charging.
Hi Sue, thanks for the reply. We'll give it a go.
love you guys, just say it how it is, thanks
Tha ks so much for the feedback, really appreciate it! Ha e a great weekend!
DID DERYK SAY "FUCK ITS LIKE WERE GOING TO A HOTEL" ? 😂 😂
😂😂😂 yes I think he did 😂😂😂
Deryck, I didn't notice a cost item of lost fishing lures?
Richard
😂😂😂 yes good point Richard! That certainly comes into play!
I've just had to watch an older episode to check out the clock situation 😂.
😂😂😂 yes it is driving everyone bonkers!
More helpful tips. We are banking on $1200.00 per week. We enjoy dining out and takeaway occasionally. We head off on our big lap in 3 weeks time. I'm a bit scared. Complete newbies We are.
That's super exciting Kathleen! Yes that sounds very achievable. Good luck with your set off! 😊 safe travels.
My wife and I look forward to seeing you both every week 🍷🍷🦋🌸 and why do you cover the clock 🙈😵💫 have a wonderful week.🍷🍷👍
Thanks so much guys! Really appreciate your support and thank you for the feedback the clock is skew and irritating viewers. Have to take it down and refix it. Hopefully this week!
wow! informative guys! $450 p/m on insurances, are you sure? thats $5400 p/y 😮😮car boat & caravan yeah?
Yes it that much for insurances on the car, boat and caravan. It slot isn't it! 😊
That was really interesting. Thank you very much. My thoughts are your insurance is enormous, the food budget seems spot on, the fuel etc looks OK and the caravan parks charges are ridiculous. My problem is I am a smoker and a drinker so I think I am looking at $2000 a week. I think I am going to have to give up to afford the grey nomad lifestyle.
P.S. You are not fooling anyone with the towel. The clock is still crooked. I see in the comments already posted that people are asking why is there a towel on the wall. You can't win😁😁😁😁😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂 yes I know, we are hopefully repairing it this week! Yes the insurances are huge on the van and ute! I have phoned around but cheapest we could get sadly! Caravan parks are becoming too expensive to stay in for travellers but we love the free camps and low cost camps so win there. Good luck with your travels, hope you enjoy them as much as we do 😊
Aldi mobile plan is the way to go it rolls over month on month and it uses Telstra 😊
And only uses part of the telstra next, as far as I know boost is the only one that uses the whole telstra network
Thanks guys, appreciate the tip!
What about finally getting the cruiser tuned so you can finally save on fuel ?
That's not a bad idea!!!
Hey guys been watching your videos for a few weeks now man you guys have alot to learn about living on the road your budget is really expensive my wife and myself have been living permanently on the road for over 15 yrs our budget is half of yours we spend a fortnight what you spend aweek things like phones pre paid 30 a month unlimited calls and text and free camp plus we travelled for 12 years with a dog sadly we just had to put her down but if you really intend to live this life guys please re think your approach it is way cheaper if you take a different approach hope to run in to you guys somewhere on the road cheers brett helen
Just because you do it your way, doesnt mean their way is wrong. Everyone travels differently. They are obviously managing ok, and enjoying what they do. Our budget is different to both of yours, but we are happy with our costs too.
Five years on the road for us, and just loving sharing our adventures.
Keep up the good work Derek and Sue.
Happy travels Brett and Helen
From Glenn and Vicki - Happy Campers Australia
Hey guys, I’m interested in learning how to do it cheaper. Can you fill me in?
@@faithfletcher9916 I'll give you a few tips that may help you get woollies rewards card you get discounts on food fuel and alcohol free camping will save you heaps camping apps will help you as will the camp's book if you to go into caravan park try to find one that does work for accommodation there are plenty of them around most off all take your time and enjoy our back yard after all it's the biggest in the world hope this helps you all so try looking for caretaker jobs or camp hosting it's a really good way on seeing an area like karjini maybe we will run to you somewhere on the road
@@happycampersaustralia sorry that you guys felt the need to comment on our post we ment no slur but you took it as a poke against the way you travel having been on the road as long as we have we feel like it would unfair not to pass on our knowledge to help others to travel and enjoy what we have with minimal expense as we have but I can see that I'm wasting my time trying to help people like you so waste not want not telling people that a 2.000 dollars budget is what they need is totally bullshit so please don't be afraid to amid you you can do it cheaper if you take a different approach brett and remember that there's people out there with mor knowledge than you cheers
Thanks so much Brett, so sorry to hear about your dog. They are part of the family! Absolutely able to do it cheaper. Can travel slower, less fuel, can prepay phones and don't need Starlink. Our insurances are really expensive due to the setup we travel in. A simpler set up would still get us around at less cost. Appreciate your feedback and 15 years is an incredible amount of time to be on the road you would have pretty much seen it all in the time. Safe travels and thanks for sharing.
Interesting. Sounds like I can afford to stay on the road full time on the pension. I'm single and not towing a van. Also will be fully self contained within my 4x4. The pension is about $500/ week
Hey Jason, yes our setup adds alot to our costs. The insurance is expensive and fuel and maintenance Hugh. Would be much cheaper I a smaller setup amd if we weren't travelling so far or quickly!
@@suelandolt6840 yep, I can pace myself regarding distance per week to align with my budget. I will have a " nest egg" for unexpected costs along the way but I think I can get away with basic weekly expenses on the pension 🙏
We do 500 a week and been doing it for 6.5 years use are living it up
We booked a site in Victoria over Christmas, not coastal and its $83 per night!
😮😮😮 yup proces getting really expensive! Hope you have a great time in Vic!
I have been wearing Archie thongs for years. I have two pairs that I alternate (the plugger is fixed so no mishaps there) I wore them 15 hours a day, 7 days a week as I couldn't wear shoes because of my back, when we owned our shop and still are wearing the same two pairs. The only thing I don't like about them is that if they get wet your foot gets a bit slippery in them.
Thanks so much, I bought some 😊 hopefully they last me 15 years 😂
@@suelandolt6840 If you bought 2 pairs just rotate between them when you notice that the heal gets a bit squashed. You will love them & save heaps of money
Well that sounds about right what I have seen $1000 per week to live on a lap around Aus
On other travel sites 😊
Do you budget for depreciation and replacing the car and van?
Great question James. Yes we do. Depreciating assets are never fun!
Funny just wondering why you cover the clock
I’ve been wondering this too
I would guess so the time doesn't jump around when editing
😂 it had jiggled skew and is on with 2 sided tape. We have had alot of comments from viewers that it is driving them dilly so will cover it until we can fix it! 😂
Hello I’m just curious why your is being covered over. Thanks
😂 it had jiggled skew and is on with 2 sided tape. We have had alot of comments from viewers that it is driving them dilly so will cover it until we can fi😂x it!
where was the steak and lure budget?
😂😂😂 true that! Poor ol D has been banned from Tomahawk steaks and new lures (found a new one on the car pantry last week 😂)
How are you guys generating income to finance your weekly expenses on the road? Aware you house is rented out (smart move) which i assume is covering your mortgage if you have one.
I see a lot of young people on YT who are on the road full time (many with a young family) and wonder just how they do it without having fulltime/or even part time jobs to cover say an average of $60k to $80k pa expenses.
I don't believe having a youtube channel (most on the road fulltime do) would generate much income unless your a celebrity.
Selling the family home to fund a van & 4wd and hit the road especially with a young family, which is becoming more common these days does not sound like a wise choice to me - placing yourself out of the real estate market with the bleak possibility of never affording to get back in when the travel venture comes to an end.
We worked hard to pay our mortgage off (with 5 kids now all working) and in that time the market value of our house more than trebled (now worth aprox $1.5m). We own our 4WD & Caravan with no debt and do lots of trips away but not fulltime on the road as i like my space and my mancave workshop with a hoist.
Have explored most of Aust but in many different trips at different times vs fulltime travelling, but you guys seem to be having a blast as much easier than having kids on the road in a confined space- enjoy
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO TRAVEL AUSTRALIA? easy $1000 a week to do the lap
Agreed! Have to be realistic when travelling amd I hear stories of others saying 500 to 700 a week which would be pretty tight and not much fun 😊
next week…….how much money does you tube pay? any other income besides Sue working or rent?
They will be making about $50 per week from you tube
Thanks for the question. CZcams all depends on the number of views you get so we can't rely on it as it is not a foxed amount an always changing. My salary pays all our expenses. The rental property used to co er itself but doesn't anymore sadly die to all the rate increases so we are now paying in to cover the difference.
We did a Golive with another travel couple
House living VS living in the road
Let me know if you’d like me to tag you in it
Matt @ozroamerz
Oh that sounds interesting!
You guys will be happy when you retire as you can afford to travel 🧳 on your projected Budget costing if ya don’t Drink 🚱 🤪🤪🤪 Top stuff you two keep on Bobbin along
That is very true Paul! Will have to go dry 😂😂😂