Australia Vs Canada from my experience

[goodguy_inau]

I have stayed in developing country  for 25 years, Australia 2 years and Canada 3 weeks.


                                                     Canada                                     Australia
                         
Grocery                                             Nominal                                    Nominal
Mobile Phone/Telephone                 Very expensive[1]                         Very cheap[1]
House/car Insurance                           very high[2]                                nominal
Tax                                                   13%[3]                                       low
Rail Network                                         OK-OK                                    Very good   
Jobs                                           easily get survival jobs               Require hard effort even
                                                                                                     for survival jobs
Pay rate survival jobs                          $10 to $14/hr [4]                         $12 to $20/hr
Unemployment                                       8.2%                                        6%



1. I suggest all Australians migrating Canada to bring their mobile phones. plan in Australia cost $30 to $50/m. Here its $40 to $60/m. There are some plans which even charge you for incoming as well(strange for a developed country). In Canada their are long distance call applies after every 40 km. In Australia you call any where in Australia with the cell phone no roaming applies no long distance applies.

2. House tax of about $400 to $600 or more per month. Car insurance of $200 to $300 per month.

3. Govt is purely looting on every thing you have to pay 13% tax. All the items displayed in market are not showing tax. But when you purchase that item you found that you need to pay more. In Australia every item on displayed include all the taxes.

4. Canada got very low pay rates as compared to Australia. 

But I still prefer Canada compare to living in developing country. Thats my personal experience as compared

[carl128]

I have stayed in developing country  for 25 years, Australia 2 years and Canada 3 weeks.


                                                     Canada                                     Australia
                         
Grocery                                             Nominal                                    Nominal
Mobile Phone/Telephone                 Very expensive[1]                         Very cheap[1]
House/car Insurance                           very high[2]                                nominal
Tax                                                   13%[3]                                       low
Rail Network                                         OK-OK                                    Very good   
Jobs                                           easily get survival jobs               Require hard effort even
                                                                                                     for survival jobs
Pay rate survival jobs                          $10 to $14/hr [4]                         $12 to $20/hr
Unemployment                                       8.2%                                        6%



1. I suggest all Australians migrating Canada to bring their mobile phones. plan in Australia cost $30 to $50/m. Here its $40 to $60/m. There are some plans which even charge you for incoming as well(strange for a developed country). In Canada their are long distance call applies after every 40 km. In Australia you call any where in Australia with the cell phone no roaming applies no long distance applies.

2. House tax of about $400 to $600 or more per month. Car insurance of $200 to $300 per month.

3. Govt is purely looting on every thing you have to pay 13% tax. All the items displayed in market are not showing tax. But when you purchase that item you found that you need to pay more. In Australia every item on displayed include all the taxes.

4. Canada got very low pay rates as compared to Australia. 

But I still prefer Canada compare to living in developing country. Thats my personal experience as compared

Seems that canada is a bit expensive to live in, but I hope you dont mind sharing your reason for choosing canada? As I can see it you lived in Australia for 2 years and Canada for 3 weeks.

[explorer101]

2. House tax of about $400 to $600 or more per month. .

House tax depends on the size of house. It is around $100 for 3 bedroom house.

[pooja82]

hi goodguy
wat's ur reason to prefer canada, if u think australia is cheap?
plz furnish some details
cheers
pooja

[gte439u]

I have stayed in developing country  for 25 years, Australia 2 years and Canada 3 weeks.


                                                     Canada                                     Australia
                         
Grocery                                             Nominal                                    Nominal
Mobile Phone/Telephone                 Very expensive[1]                         Very cheap[1]
House/car Insurance                           very high[2]                                nominal
Tax                                                   13%[3]                                       low
Rail Network                                         OK-OK                                    Very good   
Jobs                                           easily get survival jobs               Require hard effort even
                                                                                                     for survival jobs
Pay rate survival jobs                          $10 to $14/hr [4]                         $12 to $20/hr
Unemployment                                       8.2%                                        6%



1. I suggest all Australians migrating Canada to bring their mobile phones. plan in Australia cost $30 to $50/m. Here its $40 to $60/m. There are some plans which even charge you for incoming as well(strange for a developed country). In Canada their are long distance call applies after every 40 km. In Australia you call any where in Australia with the cell phone no roaming applies no long distance applies.

2. House tax of about $400 to $600 or more per month. Car insurance of $200 to $300 per month.

3. Govt is purely looting on every thing you have to pay 13% tax. All the items displayed in market are not showing tax. But when you purchase that item you found that you need to pay more. In Australia every item on displayed include all the taxes.

4. Canada got very low pay rates as compared to Australia. 

But I still prefer Canada compare to living in developing country. Thats my personal experience as compared

Many of the factors you choose to compare Australia and Canada actually depend up on the city in which one lives. 

In Alberta, for example, sales tax is only 5%.  You say that tax is Australia is 'low'.  The tax included in the prices is 10% in Australia.

Cars are cheaper in Canada than they are in Australia, which reduces the need for a rail network.

If you immigrate from Europe or the Americas, you are closer to home in Canada.

Australia has very little fresh water, where as Canada has abundant fresh water water supplies.

[jnathan]

goodguy_inau

Good comparison but you missed out the most important thing: HEALTH
Canada has one of world's best and free Health Care system.

Canada is expensive as it has many kinda social benefits for its residents/citizens which Australia has to some limited extent. 

[destinationBC]

Canada has been judged best country in the country to live in for six years in a row

reason enough to pay a little extra.

[pooja82]

agreed destinationBC

[Lucky11]

but canada has a cap on new immigrants