How much salary should I ask?

tambay7

consider mo yung tax, housing cost, and transportation cost, kung IT ka most jobs nasa city center/downtown areas, flat or room rentals possibly higher, kung sa mga outskirts ng city/downtown area ka naman, relatively cheaper pero gano ba ka efficient yung public transport (travel time + frequency ng public transport) to/from home/work.

niresearch ko na yan years back, yan yung prime factors that made me decide to stay here, kung outside town titira mas mura at pwede naman kumuha kotse pero additional expense din yun plus maintenance.

another factor eh yung pagiging air transport hub ng SG kung may plans/dreams/bucket list ka mag travel. More convenient = shorter trips + airline options + cheaper to travel to ASEAN & EMEA countries from SG. Pero kung non-issue naman sayo yung extra hours + extra cost + extra layover during air travel, I guess ok lang to move there.

Vincent17

@apple kung programmer ka syempre mas malaki sahod.
yup tama sila depende sa location, kung outside Auckland ka medyo mababa cost of living at bahay..

apple

Thank you po sa mga response nyo. Helpful maybe 100k aud is good na per year, may savings pa.

AhKuan

May kaibigan ako na nag migrate na din sa AU. Family sila at nasa Telstra siya ngayon at IT field din. Annual niya around 70K and so far ok naman daw.

tambay7

@AhKuan family of how many? both husband/wife working? combined annual income na ba yung 70k?
parang mahirap ata sa family yung 70k/annual. Dito pa lang sa Sg mahirap na yan kung family of 4.
Pero sabagay mas mababa ata tax pag family sa AU.

AhKuan

@tambay7 Family of four. Si padre de pamilya lang nagtatrabaho. PR sila doon kaya may binibigay daw na allowances sa mga bata na pandagdag nila sa gastusin. Depende pa rin talaga sa lifestyle. Di kasi na approve PR nila dito kaya nag migrate sila..

tambay7

Thanks, yun nga may supplementary help from the government, dito naman more than enough na din 70k/year kung PR or local kasi laki ng tipid sa ibang expenses lalo na sa medical, education, dahil sa supplementary help from the gov. Pero hirap talaga pag family tapos pass holder at isa lang ngta-trabaho dahil laki ng taas ng rate ng ibang essential needs kapag foreigner.

AhKuan

Yung 40% na tax na kinukuha ng gobyerno doon nababalik din as grants at iba pang benefits. Yun nga lang nag umpisa ulit sila doon at nagastos din nila yung cpf na winidraw nila dito. Umpisa ulit sa pag save.

tambay7

Yup, moving/relocation is always expensive for families, unless may expat relocation allowance/budget na bibigay company. Otherwise, sariling savings kukunin yun at mabigat talaga sa bulsa lalo na kung may pamilya.

jm2017

65K na annual ko dto sa SG. so kung lilipat ako ng A/NZ konti nlng difference..hmmm....

Admin

malupit ang tax sa AU/NZ more beneficial talaga pag may family ka. pero kung single ka, parang ikaw ang bumubuhay sa mga mamilya sa AU/NZ dahil ung benefit sila ang mas nakikinabang.