A good thing about our supermarkets is they have a section on the price tag that tells you how much the product cost per 100grams. So sometimes it’s cheeper to buy the the smaller pack because it works out cheaper per weight.
@@ThatJohnstonLife Interesting note, Australia was one of the first countries to have the price per volume on our price tags. I remember when they brought them in and it was a big deal, now I can't imagine living without them.
Grew up having raw cherry tomatoes and mushrooms in my school lunch. Still love them. We definitely have Horlicks here. The fresh grated Parmesan from the fridge section is better. Just keep you shredded cheese and grated Parmesan cheese in the freezer. It lasts months…
You will find that we use the passionfruit pulp in lots of desserts. Eg drizzled over the top of cream and fruit on a pavlova or added to cream cheese to make a delicious icing for banana or carrot cakes. It is delicious 😋
Get the frozen chicken tenders sweet chilli ones cook them up then put them into ur wraps with lettuce cheese or whatever u like really good and there cheap too around 3.50 for a pack of the frozen ones
I have both supermarkets close but l mostly go to Wollies because the prices most of the times is better. Especially with specials. The good thing about having 2 competing supermarkets is one week certain things were on special at one place then the next week it will be on special at the other. An example is chocolate bars. When there not on special there usually $2 each, then when ether supermarket has them on special, there 90c each.
I buy those schnitzels! God, I can't believe how excited I got about that. 🤣 Been in lockdown too long, I think. By the way, try Vintage Bega cheese - it's BEAUTIFUL! (You'll have to grate it yourself as it only comes in blocks and slices).
I prefer Woolies but Coles have some items which are no longer stocked at Woolies so we shop at both. Have you tried IGA? They have quite different stock depending on the local community and their preferences. My closest one has a huge UK and Kosher section compared with the nearby majors. Not sure if they’re in QLD though.
Personally I shop at Coles, but that's mainly because they're closer to home. I wonder have you tried the rotisserie cooked chickens Coles sell from their deli department ? They're perfect for when you don't feel like cooking or are pressed for time. Just buy a chicken, maybe a tub of coleslaw, a tub of pasta salad and a tub of garden salad, meal done.
If you haven’t notice yet, coles and woolies won’t have the same things on special at the same time. So it can be idea to check both now and then. How’s the outlander going? I’m loving mine. 😊
Theres a reason they call it Not Quite Right and for that reason l wont go. The amount of freezer burnt items l bought or ice creams that had melted and been refrozen yeah no thanks waste of money.
We were shocked when we first visited Sizzlers!! Couldn't get over so much raw food, particularly the mushrooms, broccoli and cauliflower lol!!! Have to admit, we found the Australian supermarkets so expensive compared to UK.. X
@@ThatJohnstonLife 😂haha, still loads to choose out of and my aussie niece, loved Sizzlers. Just a cultural thing between UK and Australia. I was more use to UK, pub carvery meals lol
I would've thought you have cheaper food because you can get stuff from the US? Well unless a lot of US foods aren't imported due to Canadian food standards like Australia. Most US products when you look on the packaging usually says made in Australia, some ingredients are replaced with approved ones like cane sugar etc.
@@stevenbalekic5683 we do get some stuff from the US like vegetables, fruits and some processed stuff but our standard of living is high like Australia, so the food prices are higher. We also have to pay taxes on any groceries that are processed like potato chips and canned food. Where in Australia your taxes are already added into the price. Yes our food standards are much higher than the US. Our wait staff in restaurants get tipped like in the US but not fast food places. It's crazy how similar some stuff is between Australia and Canada but other stuff is really different.
@@debbiewbd2359 Cool. We also have a 'junk food' tax on fast food and overly processed foods as well. I think this is to make sure that fresh foods are cheaper than junk foods so people are more inclined to cook with fresh foods.
I've found coles to be the most expensive of the 3 main supermarkets here. Woolies is next, followed by aldi, which you may be familiar with. Though Coles generally has more items, the higher cost of groceries makes it a no go...not to mention they don't offer delivery to my little NSW town, whereas Woolies does, which is important whilst we are currently in lockdown. We've gone from 0 - 19 cases in less than a week, the joys of a small town haha.
I agree. I have 2 Coles supermarkets who are on each end of a 200 metre street. Yet I’ll mostly go to wollies which is a tad more away but there specials are always better and frequent.
We have woolworths, aldi and coles in the main Street. Both us and sister in law prefer coles. Mother in law woolworths but we know clearance stock better at coles. I've had clearance salad stock last 2 weeks. Half price during winter
The thing is with Coles and Woolies is they copy the specials, this week at Coles Avos are $1 each next week Woolies will be $1, last week say Red Rock chips on spesh at Coles you know next week Woolies will have the exact same spesh thats what l love about the two l never miss out on a Sale. Ours are only meters apart as well. I do not like Aldi they never have stock of items advertised so they rope you in for something they dont have then bank on you impulse buying since your there and lm a self serve checkout person and Aldi dont have that here. Big no for Aldi for me as well. Great haul. Cheers 👍
I always shop at two shopping centres plus a fruit and veg shop (those are usually cheaper than the supermarkets). Though woolworths is good but it doesnt cater for my dietary needs much eg not much stuff for those who dont have sugar in things, poor range of sugar free chocolate and lollies.
We are Englisb and have lived in W Australia for 13 years. Love almost everything about this country except that I cannot find a really tasty cheddar cheese, I cannot grow proper runner beans and I baulk at the pronunciation of so many words!!!!!!!!!
Nice video with prices to help those wanting to move Down Under. Food for thought (excuse the pun), how about a video with house prices near the CBD vs houses near a beach vs houses with land selling for the present average Australian house price. Show us what we can expect for our hard earned £££'s please. Thank you.
I love tomatoes and mushrooms both raw, I also like mushrooms cooked and tomatoes roasted but not cooked cherry tomatoes. I like green beans raw. Oh and I say broccoli (Broc-o-lie) Lol
I think salary is few times less in the U.K. than Australia and groceries r also cheaper by a fraction….. Cole’s was still better than W . W had major management problems about 2014-2016 I recall
@@ThatJohnstonLife yuk. Hot soggy tomato. I am only a fan of the raw form of capsicum and mushroom and any veggies that once cooked would be mushy or slimy also.
@@ThatJohnstonLife cooked tomatoes with black pudding, fried banana, egg bacon and fried bread. My heart hurts but once in a while great. I get good black pudding from a deli. Trial and error.
@@ThatJohnstonLife the range of products in both Woolies and Coles has just massively reduced in the past ten years or so. We used to have so much more variety across brands and different kinds of things. It’s staggering to me. If you’ve got an IGA or a Supabarn they may still stock it.
Our daughter loves raw mushies in a tossed salad. Invite her over for dinner and there are no mushies in the salad, she'll complain long and hard. I don't mind them either.
I can eat tomatoes any way! When I was a kid, I used to munch on a tomato like an apple! Yum!
Your daughter at the beginning is every woman forever..."I've got pockets!!"
Sometimes she loves them, sometimes she hates them
Hello, I just discovered your TH-cam channel. You both are great. Good luck in your new life.
Thanks Selim. Good luck to you too
A good thing about our supermarkets is they have a section on the price tag that tells you how much the product cost per 100grams. So sometimes it’s cheeper to buy the the smaller pack because it works out cheaper per weight.
I'm always checking the price per volume
@@ThatJohnstonLife Interesting note, Australia was one of the first countries to have the price per volume on our price tags. I remember when they brought them in and it was a big deal, now I can't imagine living without them.
Grew up having raw cherry tomatoes and mushrooms in my school lunch. Still love them. We definitely have Horlicks here. The fresh grated Parmesan from the fridge section is better. Just keep you shredded cheese and grated Parmesan cheese in the freezer. It lasts months…
Get LED light globes as they last for years
I think we're on all LEDs now
You will find that we use the passionfruit pulp in lots of desserts. Eg drizzled over the top of cream and fruit on a pavlova or added to cream cheese to make a delicious icing for banana or carrot cakes. It is delicious 😋
Passionfruit grow on a vine, if you have a fence, you can grow them against the fence.
Get the frozen chicken tenders sweet chilli ones cook them up then put them into ur wraps with lettuce cheese or whatever u like really good and there cheap too around 3.50 for a pack of the frozen ones
Game changer. Thanks
Yuck it's processed chicken these days. The ones in aldi that aren't frozen are better.
@@Yeahnah89001 obviously fresh chicken is better but if ur on a budget they are good
I have both supermarkets close but l mostly go to Wollies because the prices most of the times is better. Especially with specials. The good thing about having 2 competing supermarkets is one week certain things were on special at one place then the next week it will be on special at the other. An example is chocolate bars. When there not on special there usually $2 each, then when ether supermarket has them on special, there 90c each.
Got to shop around for sure
I buy those schnitzels! God, I can't believe how excited I got about that. 🤣 Been in lockdown too long, I think. By the way, try Vintage Bega cheese - it's BEAUTIFUL! (You'll have to grate it yourself as it only comes in blocks and slices).
Will have go look out for vintage Bega, thanks
Woolworths and Coles in Victoria have Horlicks . You should be able to get it somewhere up North. Have a quick look on line 😊
I prefer Woolies but Coles have some items which are no longer stocked at Woolies so we shop at both. Have you tried IGA? They have quite different stock depending on the local community and their preferences. My closest one has a huge UK and Kosher section compared with the nearby majors. Not sure if they’re in QLD though.
I'll take a look at an IGA for more niche stuff from now on, but I'm a tight arse so I can't say I'm going to agree with the prices lol
Personally I shop at Coles, but that's mainly because they're closer to home. I wonder have you tried the rotisserie cooked chickens Coles sell from their deli department ? They're perfect for when you don't feel like cooking or are pressed for time. Just buy a chicken, maybe a tub of coleslaw, a tub of pasta salad and a tub of garden salad, meal done.
There are plenty of times I don't feel like cooking. Will have to give it a try
Coles salads are awful. I'd rather pay more and go to a charcoal chicken shop.
If you haven’t notice yet, coles and woolies won’t have the same things on special at the same time. So it can be idea to check both now and then. How’s the outlander going? I’m loving mine. 😊
Will have to take a look, or may have to rotate between them. Motor is still going strong!
@@ThatJohnstonLife yeah it can be worth going between to get your usual things. I used to do it but it’s a ball ache for me now to go to coles lol
I hope that you guys have a NQR (Not Quite Right) store near you. That can have some awesome affordable stuff.
Will have to take a look
Theres a reason they call it Not Quite Right and for that reason l wont go. The amount of freezer burnt items l bought or ice creams that had melted and been refrozen yeah no thanks waste of money.
@@brilliantbutblue You have obviously not been there in a few years. It has developed so much better than that
@@TheLyds01 : You are right it has been years. Good to know it has improved 👍
We were shocked when we first visited Sizzlers!! Couldn't get over so much raw food, particularly the mushrooms, broccoli and cauliflower lol!!! Have to admit, we found the Australian supermarkets so expensive compared to UK.. X
Never been to a sizzlers. Making me wonder if I want to go now 🤔
@@ThatJohnstonLife 😂haha, still loads to choose out of and my aussie niece, loved Sizzlers. Just a cultural thing between UK and Australia. I was more use to UK, pub carvery meals lol
I'm excited for the pawn star martini! We need a mini video of you making these please.
Might have to!
I'm jealous....all or most of your purchases were lots cheaper (individually) than what we pay in Canada.
I’ll need an update about those Cumberland sausages.
They were awesome
Canadian and Australian money basically have the same value and I noticed that our groceries are fairly close in price
Great to know. Thanks
Canadian minimum wage is less though.
I would've thought you have cheaper food because you can get stuff from the US?
Well unless a lot of US foods aren't imported due to Canadian food standards like Australia. Most US products when you look on the packaging usually says made in Australia, some ingredients are replaced with approved ones like cane sugar etc.
@@stevenbalekic5683 we do get some stuff from the US like vegetables, fruits and some processed stuff but our standard of living is high like Australia, so the food prices are higher. We also have to pay taxes on any groceries that are processed like potato chips and canned food. Where in Australia your taxes are already added into the price. Yes our food standards are much higher than the US.
Our wait staff in restaurants get tipped like in the US but not fast food places.
It's crazy how similar some stuff is between Australia and Canada but other stuff is really different.
@@debbiewbd2359
Cool. We also have a 'junk food' tax on fast food and overly processed foods as well. I think this is to make sure that fresh foods are cheaper than junk foods so people are more inclined to cook with fresh foods.
You've forgotten about "IGA", the other supermarket chain.
Will have to do an IGA one too!
Coles is my ideal supermarket, but I love Woolworths!
They're both very close!
I've found coles to be the most expensive of the 3 main supermarkets here. Woolies is next, followed by aldi, which you may be familiar with. Though Coles generally has more items, the higher cost of groceries makes it a no go...not to mention they don't offer delivery to my little NSW town, whereas Woolies does, which is important whilst we are currently in lockdown. We've gone from 0 - 19 cases in less than a week, the joys of a small town haha.
I agree. I have 2 Coles supermarkets who are on each end of a 200 metre street. Yet I’ll mostly go to wollies which is a tad more away but there specials are always better and frequent.
I find our local green grocers much cheaper and fresher than the big 3, definitely fish is far better at the fish monger too and generally cheaper.
I'm definitely a lover of the quality in the markets
Great vid. I think I'd go mad with my cheap Lidl and Aldi fix, but loving the content. And yes to snacking on Tomatoes, but vine ones only 👍🏻
I'm going to go crazy in a UK Lidl or Aldi. I may visit 2 back to back just to see if I implode.
Vine tomatoes ? Someone's doing well
One thing about the UK 🇬🇧 there is so many choices of supermarkets.
Missing the dine in deals from M&S
Tomato is pretty tasty with a little salt
And deep fried?
We have woolworths, aldi and coles in the main Street. Both us and sister in law prefer coles. Mother in law woolworths but we know clearance stock better at coles. I've had clearance salad stock last 2 weeks. Half price during winter
I guess everyone has their own preference
We generally say Broccoli (broc o lea) for one and Broccoli (Broc o lie) for more than one.
I never knew 🥦 had a plural. We just call them trees
@@ThatJohnstonLife lol
The thing is with Coles and Woolies is they copy the specials, this week at Coles Avos are $1 each next week Woolies will be $1, last week say Red Rock chips on spesh at Coles you know next week Woolies will have the exact same spesh thats what l love about the two l never miss out on a Sale. Ours are only meters apart as well. I do not like Aldi they never have stock of items advertised so they rope you in for something they dont have then bank on you impulse buying since your there and lm a self serve checkout person and Aldi dont have that here. Big no for Aldi for me as well. Great haul. Cheers 👍
But that middle aisle tho...
@@ThatJohnstonLife : All the things you never knew you needed in life but suddenly cannot live without👍
How do you find the general taste of food in Australia?
Pretty good, although I'm yet to have a burger with the works!!
Have you noticed you can not get pottered meat here or a decent pork pie
I wasn't missing one, but I am now
@@ThatJohnstonLife 👍
You can get pork pies. Why would you want potted meat?
I always shop at two shopping centres plus a fruit and veg shop (those are usually cheaper than the supermarkets). Though woolworths is good but it doesnt cater for my dietary needs much eg not much stuff for those who dont have sugar in things, poor range of sugar free chocolate and lollies.
We are Englisb and have lived in W Australia for 13 years. Love almost everything about this country except that I cannot find a really tasty cheddar cheese, I cannot grow proper runner beans and I baulk at the pronunciation of so many words!!!!!!!!!
Ha ha. I definitely agree with some of these. Can't say I've tried to grow my own beans yet
Fancy another country speaking a different variety of English.....
Get New Zealand Epicure cheese. Strong taste. Bit expensive but worth it. From a Deli.
Nice video with prices to help those wanting to move Down Under. Food for thought (excuse the pun), how about a video with house prices near the CBD vs houses near a beach vs houses with land selling for the present average Australian house price. Show us what we can expect for our hard earned £££'s please. Thank you.
It's like you've read my mind, not this week but maybe next!
Maybe one in the near future, a show for purchasing Australian favourite cars? Thanks again
I eat tomatoes and cherry tomatoes and they are great
I'm with you. Except for a slice on a burger or BLT I cannot eat raw tomatoes. Yuck!
Yeah, it's ok if you hide it in with other stuff
I've seen Tesco branded products at The Reject Shop. If you don't know, nothing is rejected it's just a silly Australian name thing.
I don't mind a reject either, I'm not precious
Lavazza is the best coffee ☕️
Would love to know what the childcare costs are in Brisbane? Considering making the move from the UK
We pay around $30 per day after our child care subsidy is deducted
@@ThatJohnstonLife thanks so much for getting back to me :) so subsidy is available for expats or is that dependant on the type of visa?
I love tomatoes and mushrooms both raw, I also like mushrooms cooked and tomatoes roasted but not cooked cherry tomatoes. I like green beans raw. Oh and I say broccoli (Broc-o-lie) Lol
My taste buds are obviously not refined enough
@@ThatJohnstonLife We all like things different I guess. It's just personal choice. I am from England originally and still miss my twigletts
if you want good currys in aus your probably going to have to migrate further south
I think salary is few times less in the U.K. than Australia and groceries r also cheaper by a fraction….. Cole’s was still better than W . W had major management problems about 2014-2016 I recall
Salary does make a difference
I don't like cooked tomatoes except in sauce form.
Ever tried one in a fry up?
@@ThatJohnstonLife yuk. Hot soggy tomato. I am only a fan of the raw form of capsicum and mushroom and any veggies that once cooked would be mushy or slimy also.
@@ThatJohnstonLife cooked tomatoes with black pudding, fried banana, egg bacon and fried bread. My heart hurts but once in a while great. I get good black pudding from a deli. Trial and error.
Foodworks, Drakes/IGA?
Seen IGA but its very expensive and quite small. Surely only a convenience shop?
Raw tomatoes on bruschetta is the only way I will eat them that way otherwise have to be cooked
To be fair, you're right
Ok l have to ask (haven't watched past 1:37 yet) why do you call Samantha Maf or Manf cant tell the exact pronunciation? Love to solve this mystery.
Sa mamph a. British people like me find it hard to pronounce th correctly. So the whole name becomes mamph for short
@@ThatJohnstonLife : Lol
What's it like not having to worry about needing a television license?
I've never felt freedom like it
@@ThatJohnstonLife Thought you might say that. Hope you and your family enjoy living here. All the best.
Love tomatoes
Cooked tho?
We used to have Horlicks here. I drank it as a kid.
Can't find it now!
@@ThatJohnstonLife the range of products in both Woolies and Coles has just massively reduced in the past ten years or so. We used to have so much more variety across brands and different kinds of things. It’s staggering to me. If you’ve got an IGA or a Supabarn they may still stock it.
You can get Horlicks here
Found some thanks 😊
Should make naan pizza
Mmmm tempted
Our daughter loves raw mushies in a tossed salad. Invite her over for dinner and there are no mushies in the salad, she'll complain long and hard. I don't mind them either.
Woolworths 4 me thanks
All Americans eat raw tomatoes with salt
Such heroes
UK curry is crap, your just used to it with huge amounts of sugar, oil and cream, ask any Indian about uk info food.
No booze? Lightweights ;)
Ha ha. It's not like shopping in the UK anymore
One word “ALDIs”
I think it's just ALDI
@@ThatJohnstonLife 🤷🏻♀️
Aldi isn't cheap either.
Raw