When you do those day trips , always have an Esky , You will always get Good Deals Roadside So have cash and Change . The market is Lots cheaper than the Supermarkets .Buy Fresh where you can .
Although the newer AirCon systems are more energy efficient, they will still chew the juice quite a bit. If you haven't got it yet look into solar panels. They won't eliminate your power bill but it will bring the bill down considerably. The Queensland government has good incentives to install as well.
Its better if you buy your fruit and vegetables from a fruit and veg shop rather than supermarket, usually cheaper and much fresher so it lasts longer.. or even better go to a farmers market
You may like Mersey Valley Vintage cheese or Cracker Barrell extra sharp cheese - both sold at Woolies or Coles. Coles also has a selection of Brittish sausages/bacon etc.
Yes we love Uncle Dans. Owned by Woolies & cheaper than everywhere else. Note: most ALDIs have a alcohol area. There is some things that for me I have to get from Coles or Woolies. Button mushrooms are sold loose, ice cream & Zooper Doopers ( popsicles) imperative & OJ. Go to an independent bush for me
I have lived in Brisbane now north Brisbane all my life I will still watch you shop at Dan Murphy's I like watching you take on the differences between the two counties love the channel guys keep it up. cheers!!!!
I'm not familiar with Brisbane so I can't say for sure but it's probably worth looking into your local markets. In Melbourne quite a lot of people do their grocery shopping at Queen Victoria market, Prahran market, Preston market or Dandenong market. It's especially good if you go around 11am on Saturdays because the vendors sell meat, seafood and poultry way cheaper than any supermarket. Food for thought (excuse the pun) I'm sure Brisbane has fresh produce markets too. You probably should look into it. Supermarkets are ok as far as convenience goes but you pay considerably more for that convenience.
@@ThatJohnstonLife there was/is a Sunday market at Carseldine. The University at Carseldine /Taigum. Not sure since COVID. Also market at Redcliffe along the waterfront on Sunday.
If you like a sharp cheese you may enjoy Mersy Valley Classic flavor. It has a nice crumble but it could be really soft in QLD heat - not sure. Also, on the heat, La Niña has made this a mild summer on the East coast. Yes, there have been hot days, but you can expect runs of baking hot days during summer over the next couple of years. Having AC upstairs will be a blessing!
Everyone who moves to Australia moves here for a better life style. You guys seem to be getting right into the new lifestyle enjoying the sun and everything that goes with it. I don’t understand why some other families that move here choose to try and recreate their old lifestyle in a new place sure keep some family traditions and culture of course. We love learning about and experiencing other cultures and often our friends will oblige and we enjoy doing similar in return. When my parents first arrived in Australia their new friends invited them for a barbecue and ask them to bring a plate. My mum thought they must be short of plates and brought a plate, an empty plate. Yep mum and dad soon learned. As a kid I remember inviting friends over for a barbecue mum was perplexed that our guests would bring their own meat what was wrong with hers was it not good enough? They soon adjusted however to this day please don’t bring food when you’re invited as a guest to a European-Aussie household. But everything else is complete Aussie spec. Welcome guys! Hope to see ya on the west coast some time. Look me up.
Thanks bud. While we will try and preserve some traditions that fit our new lifestyle, we knew for the beginning that it would be more important to adapt and get on with our new life. We really enjoy our new lifestyle and all that comes with it
@@ThatJohnstonLife Queensland weather is unrelenting. Becomes unbearable when you get older. Hot weather may be a novelty when you're fresh from UK but just wait till the novelty wears off LOL
Queensland - beautiful one day, perfect the next. Victoria, worst weather on the planet, it is beyond me why people choose to live in the place that is miserable every day of the year.
That comes out to about $6.90(USD) per pound, which would be a great price for Porterhouse(New York steak in the US). In the US, a "Porterhouse" would be that same section but with the bone and a large cut of the Tenderloin attached. In conventional non-regional English that is a boneless loin strip steak. "Potato Gems" are called "Tater Tots" in the US, they were invented in the eastern portion of my state of Oregon in the US, in 1953. Eggs are cheap!
Thank you for fulfilling my request for this video! Awesome. Sending it to my hubby who’s worried about prices. The Dan Murphy video would probably be more of interest to him 🤣 so would love to see it!
Don't worry mate . As a born and bred Queenslander, I've found the heat this week really oppressive and I'm an older carpenter whose worked up around Mackay in the middle of summer. I'm sure you've already discovered some of the water parks around the place.Not sure which area your in but there is a huge free pool with area for the kids.,at Orion shopping area at Springfield lake. I have not been to South bank in years but I think there is a free beach type swimming lagoon there still. Now you understand why Queensland has produced some dynamite Olympic swimming legends 😀 it's a place where the water is part of your childhood. Even if it's just at the local creek 😃
The meat is so good here. Steaks are the best. We eat well and fresh. Aldi do good salmon and at Christmas a great marinated half a salmon, also their frozen prawns are Australian sourced. Find a deli and buy New Zealand epicure cheese. Get an aldi coffee machine and they coffee is ok, much better than instant.
You really missed your calling .... you are soo funny bless you! AC is a must in the summer ! Food seems expensive for me here in the USA! 2.5 kilos for sugar here in the USA 1.79 I just went today! Raisins are expensive too , we are spoiled here when it comes to prices that’s why everyone is big! Lol Pasta is the same but ours is like 1 kilo! I’m Greek so I use kilos! Alcohol in our state is sold at State stores except in some areas you can buy at supermarkets outside the big citiesBe well your baby girl is a doll! X You all did good moving to OZ but me I’m trying to get my hubby to move to the UK! Lol
Just in case you don’t realise the Australian dollar is lower than US dollar so those prices not as bad as they look. Eg 2kg sugar in Australia is $1.36 in US dollars. There is a country wide minimum wage above $15 US dollars as well so salaries make things cheaper.
Weetbix is the original product that was then released in the UK as weatabix. The 'a' in weatabix kinda makes no sense since they are 'wheat biscuits' But maybe it's a naming copyright thing?
@@ThatJohnstonLife our local is the same size as the normal Woolworths /Coles and it has loads of options for every desire. And the brands the big companies ignore and good local stuff. They can stock what they want not what head office tell them to.
If you want to get more upmarket food the "dumpster dives" at Woolies and Coles are pretty good. Both have tried to go for some more upmarket salads and meat dishes but they usually have relatively short use by times which means they tend to have discounted ones that need to be used in a day or two pretty often. If you are near one of those it's worth checking those sections now and then to get those sort of things at a discounted price - they often tend to do discounts late afternoons on bread and that sort of baked stuff that always have pretty short use by dates so if you know when they normally do that at your local you can time a shopping run and snap up some nice stuff that you can eat that night or the next day. Also Coles and Woolies tend to alternate discounts so for instance I like the various Uncle Bens Rices as side dishes with meals but the regular price is about 3.20 but probably once a month it's around 1.60 so you just have to watch out and snap those sort of things with long distance use by dates up in bulk when they are cheap. It's worth noting too that ALDI is cheaper for most things but not all and it's worth comparing - things like meat skewers are actually pretty cheap at Woolies and they are perfect Barbie fodder and the ALDI versions are actually slightly more expensive a lot of the time. Prices do tend to vary by area too so where you live can effect what you pay by a lot more than you'd expect sometimes.
@@ThatJohnstonLife - In general Aldi is cheaper but if you want more gourmet stuff like those nicer sausages then Coles and Woolies are definitely the more likely port of call. Hope you are enjoying your new home.
Food is fairly expensive, I spend $300 a week for two of us. Costco are great for families if you can get to one. You’ve shopped at the cheapest place around. If you did that shop at Woollies or Coles you would have paid about $40 more. I shop at woollies cos I like my ‘brands’
Hey there, Costco (Melbourne) is lethal!! Everything in such large quantities its useless to a small family, despite buying in bulk its seriously no cheaper than regular supermarkets per item count. Who in the heck wants kilos and kilos of the one item, thats the downside. More for large family👍👍
@@ThatJohnstonLife haha Yeah I've watched about 12 videos from you guys today! Just another question about income taxes ? Obviously if I get a permanent visa would I pay the citizen tax or the foreign tax bracket?
This was a very helpful video and yes would love to see a shop in Dan Murphy. My family and I have flights booked to move to Perth on 1st June and we are all finding your videos extremely helpful. Thank you so much 😄
@@ThatJohnstonLife thank you so much. We were already bumped from a flight back in October so we have everything crossed that we make it out to Perth in June 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
I've lived here 3 years and found those aldi thin sausages the nices tasting and also great for xmas doing pigs in blankets cut in 3rds . Dunno if you noticed either but Aldi have a good few selections of British cheeses :) Red Leicester is my fav , its about 3.99 which compared to others find not bad price , also seen Wensley Dale and Yorkshire cheddar. We're a fam of 4 , 5 if you count the dog and we spend $120 max pw . Also reject shop has a good range of items now like pasta for 50c and bonus is the Tescos range of foods , baby items.
I tried the Tesco's products at The Reject Shop out of curiosity. Are they all reject Tescos? Because I thought they were almost universally awful and inferior to equivalent Australian products. Penguin biscuits compared with Tim Tams, are terrible and cost way more. I threw away a lot of the sweets. if I had blind tasted the liquorice I'd have struggled to tell what the heck it was.
@Master Yoshi where do you shop then? Is it just really exxy little supermarkets? You’re right, we have some fantastic produce up here and a couple of decent markets. My issue is that Coles and Woolworths have monopolised grocery shopping in Australia.👎🏼
The problem with ducted to all rooms but with only 1 control in the upstairs common area, usage can be wasteful n inconvenient. We were renting a new house in sydney which had a Samsung AC. While only 2 rooms upstairs needed the AC... All 4 rooms come on too. To adjust the temp... We had to walk out of the room. Having a control panel per room may be costly but is more economical in the long run. Aldis.. Do try the Choceur range of chocolates. My fav is the hazelnut n rum n rasin. The block is milky n so full of fresh tasting nuts. Cheap too. To me, it beats Cadbury, Aero, Nestle.... Enjoy..
Will definitely look at those chocolates. We had the same concerns with ducted, but ours is all wifi controlled with individual controls in each room to. Every room can be individually pre-set and the unit is designed to shut off once the rooms have reached the desired temperature to save energy. The unit will even run at reduced capacity if we only need cooling to 1 or 2 rooms. The technology nowadays is much better
It would be great to know how much plant based alternatives are? Heard Australia is good for vegans but I imagine the cost is a little more for a standard shop?
Having lived as a dual citizen on and off in the UK and Australia for the past 30 plus years - one of the few things I miss about the UK is the ability on occasion to go to "top of the range" supermarkets. My dinky-di , fifth generation Australian wife agrees. I know it is expensive but we really miss Waitrose - nothing compares in Australia for quality and choice. I even think Sainsbury's is actually better than Coles or Woolies which I would rate along with Asda and Tesco's. My local Aldi here in Sydney is better than the ones I can remember where we lived in Caversham in the UK - though I am almost grateful Lidl abandoned plans to come here. From what I remember it was cheaper than Aldi but a bit depressing. Not sure how Brexit might impact on choice. M and S threatened to come to Australia for years - the nearest they got was Singapore and I am not sure that one is still open. The M and S online service is excellent and their value is very good if you want something a bit better than Target or Big W. But having accounts on both their UK (so I can send stuff to my UK friends and relatives) and Australian sites, they charge Australians more (and it is just not the delivery costs). It is a bit like international airfares (if you remember them). The same ticket will cost you more to the same destinations on the same airline depending whether you buy and start your journey in the UK or Australia. In Qantas' case it has been up to 30% more for me (a few years ago) - they say they price for local market conditions.
We know Caversham well having lived in Reading. We never really shopped at the premium supermarkets in the UK, however think they're missing out over here with some of the dine in deals that M&S used to do
@@ThatJohnstonLife We liked Caversham as I could bike to the station as I worked near Paddington and my wife worked at Henley. At the time both Caversham and Henley had Waitroses. My wife said Henley was the best place in the world for Charity Shops - rich older people and no young uni students. We left in 2010 after 5 years in UK. I can still vote in Reading until 2024 as I have both UK and Australian passports. Reading Borough Council send me a reply paid airmail postal vote. I wouldn't have bothered except (to be controversial) I wanted like most Aussies to vote no to Brexit. Partly ideological, partly because a UK passport is now a lot less useful and partly because I have a few assets in the UK and Brexit has hit the pound exchange rate badly. When I first moved to Australia in the 1990s it was 47p to the Aussie Dollar - I daren't look now but it must be 20% weaker. (you need not comment!). Just in terms of moving abroad my wife as an Aussie had to go through as many immigration hoops as you - "Life in Britain tests" etc, plus it cost us about 2,000 pounds in total to get her a visa. She actually got in on a speeding ticket! When we went down to the Home Office in Croydon we had twenty documents in our joint names but then they asked us for something in her name only (which was not on the form). If we did not produce anything we did our 950 pounds for that part of the process. So she gave up her speeding ticket - I thought we might "fail" but the bloke said "that will do - we all have them, they give them out at ASDA".
I commented on one of your beer tasting videos that you should check out the Aldi beers for taste/value but watching this I've just found out that Aldi don't sell alcohol in their QLD (or SA) stores! How unfortunate that you have to miss out on their good value grog!
Well I liked hearing about your new house troubles and about the new air con and it's costing (bet you are really glad that was fixed quickly and you can live more comfortable. Also loved hearing about your shopping trip we don't have Aldi in Nz - looking forward to the next video post :)
@@ThatJohnstonLife i know i'm an old age pensioner but I have a few things like checking the Coles and woolies weekly catauloges for check stuff that we use
Yep cider is expensive I remember I wanted a pack of 4 kopparberg and couldn’t believe how expensive they are. Anything imported is expensive Now sausages. My father in law uses a butchers in kawana. Found it’s the closest place he can find to traditional Uk sausages
Hey man just so you are aware it does say your address in this video not sure if you want it out there. I’m not gonna time stamp it or say where coz then others will try find it but if you want me to then just reply.
You guys are doing so well, you take everything in your stride and you have a real Aussie attitude - you seem to ooze "she'll be right, mate". You are really doing damage to the winging pomme stereo type.
All the things you are saying are not available, we buy every week from Woollies. Loads of cheese options at Coles and Woollies. Aldi is still relatively new to Australia is not really indicative of a normal Australian supermarket.
Wellllll , ""A"" in wheAt bix is not too much for us it's just hard to find it in all the "" fields of wheAt "". Besides we like to save some the A's for the end of the sentence when were r asking a question like Lets go to the bottle-o A? or We better stop at the Serv-o and fill up A? When an Ozy puts ""A ?"" at the end of a sentence there telling u that what they want to do . ;p
Loved your video little tacker is growing up really quick and as you where saying trying to be Australian well that depends on the amount of fly's you have swollowed when you get to 100 then you have the right to say good day mate fair dinkum
F Me! That’s a huge job. I’m born and bred Ipswichian and AC was not the thing in homes as a kid. Every Summer Day was over a 100F and No breeze. AC is a gift not a given. Cocktail Frank’s … CHEERIOS … they’re cheerios guys. Kids parties - fairy bread and cheerios (served hot … with Tom sauce). Adult parties - cheerios.
Plenty of mature crumbly cheddar cheese available but unlikely you will find it in Aldi which sticks to standard/basic products. Aldi is generally, but not always cheaper. I don't buy their fruit and veg and there are whole sections which are definitely not cheap/not good. Never touch their ice cream, crisps, bisciuits, or chocolates or coffee/tea, which are all rubbish. Except for frozen fish, nearly all their frozen foods are somewhat more expensive. Shop wisely.
You don't seem to understand that we have seasonal produce in Australia in a way that you do not in the UK. Go to Farmers markets ,butchers and fruit n veg shops, rather than awful supermarkets. The prices of fruit and veg will change with the season. It is a far healthier way to eat and better environmentally. Its alarming how much packaged food you've bought in a country with such superior quality fresh produce. Get out of supermarkets!
Aldi is cheapest by far but the fridge and pantry would be very boring if that was your only supermarket, with basically their generic brand and that's it. Their meat range is pretty good but for other goods I mix it up a little with the other supermarkets for variety and choice.
When you do those day trips , always have an Esky , You will always get Good Deals Roadside So have cash and Change . The market is Lots cheaper than the Supermarkets .Buy Fresh where you can .
Will have to make space for the esky next time thanks
Although the newer AirCon systems are more energy efficient, they will still chew the juice quite a bit.
If you haven't got it yet look into solar panels. They won't eliminate your power bill but it will bring the bill down considerably.
The Queensland government has good incentives to install as well.
We do have solar panels, considering a few more and maybe even a battery
Yes that's true and if you can afford it get a battery for it that way you save more as you use what you save at night
@@ThatJohnstonLife We're with Alinta Energy.
Only around $120-$150 a quarter.
Its better if you buy your fruit and vegetables from a fruit and veg shop rather than supermarket, usually cheaper and much fresher so it lasts longer.. or even better go to a farmers market
This si definitely something we do, and will be making a video showing it soon
You may like Mersey Valley Vintage cheese or Cracker Barrell extra sharp cheese - both sold at Woolies or Coles. Coles also has a selection of Brittish sausages/bacon etc.
Thanks for the tips Natalie
Would be great to see a Dan Murphy alcohol shop. Thanks.
If that's what the people want...
@@ThatJohnstonLife one of the cheapest bottle shops that's true but didn't know you liked aussie beer yet aussie. wines and spirits too
definitely need to go to coles or woolies to get a true appreciation of australian food!
Will be going there soon
Would definitely be interested in hearing all about day care and what's involved and costs etc... loving these videos thank you for all the info.
Will do one soon! Thanks for watching
Yes we love Uncle Dans. Owned by Woolies & cheaper than everywhere else. Note: most ALDIs have a alcohol area. There is some things that for me I have to get from Coles or Woolies. Button mushrooms are sold loose, ice cream & Zooper Doopers ( popsicles) imperative & OJ. Go to an independent bush for me
Not in QLD they don't. Miss that about Aldis
I have lived in Brisbane now north Brisbane all my life I will still watch you shop at Dan Murphy's I like watching you take on the differences between the two counties love the channel guys keep it up. cheers!!!!
Thanks Jimmy
I'm not familiar with Brisbane so I can't say for sure but it's probably worth looking into your local markets. In Melbourne quite a lot of people do their grocery shopping at Queen Victoria market, Prahran market, Preston market or Dandenong market.
It's especially good if you go around 11am on Saturdays because the vendors sell meat, seafood and poultry way cheaper than any supermarket. Food for thought (excuse the pun)
I'm sure Brisbane has fresh produce markets too. You probably should look into it. Supermarkets are ok as far as convenience goes but you pay considerably more for that convenience.
We have some nice markets where we were but we have recently moved. Thanks for the tip, we will look for some new markets near us
@@ThatJohnstonLife there was/is a Sunday market at Carseldine. The University at Carseldine /Taigum. Not sure since COVID. Also market at Redcliffe along the waterfront on Sunday.
If you like a sharp cheese you may enjoy Mersy Valley Classic flavor. It has a nice crumble but it could be really soft in QLD heat - not sure.
Also, on the heat, La Niña has made this a mild summer on the East coast. Yes, there have been hot days, but you can expect runs of baking hot days during summer over the next couple of years. Having AC upstairs will be a blessing!
Thanks, we'll look out for that cheese. I also think it's been a nice intro for us having a cooler summer too
Just watch your power bills with the ducted system. Make sure you keep zones off when not using
I can control ours from my phone, so always able to check
Maybe go solar
Everyone who moves to Australia moves here for a better life style. You guys seem to be getting right into the new lifestyle enjoying the sun and everything that goes with it. I don’t understand why some other families that move here choose to try and recreate their old lifestyle in a new place sure keep some family traditions and culture of course. We love learning about and experiencing other cultures and often our friends will oblige and we enjoy doing similar in return.
When my parents first arrived in Australia their new friends invited them for a barbecue and ask them to bring a plate. My mum thought they must be short of plates and brought a plate, an empty plate. Yep mum and dad soon learned. As a kid I remember inviting friends over for a barbecue mum was perplexed that our guests would bring their own meat what was wrong with hers was it not good enough? They soon adjusted however to this day please don’t bring food when you’re invited as a guest to a European-Aussie household. But everything else is complete Aussie spec.
Welcome guys! Hope to see ya on the west coast some time. Look me up.
Thanks bud. While we will try and preserve some traditions that fit our new lifestyle, we knew for the beginning that it would be more important to adapt and get on with our new life. We really enjoy our new lifestyle and all that comes with it
So basically if your Australian neighbours invited you over for a bbq,then you are expected to turn up with a plate full of food.
@@michaelknight2721 yes, that is exactly right! Do Europeans it just doesn’t make sense but it’s okay
Queensland is always hot and humid all year round, come and live in Victoria, a lot colder climate.
In Vic, if you don't like the weather, just wait an hour. Queensland hot and humid in summer and fantastic for the rest of the year.
Although it's tough to get used to, we have always wanted to live in the warm
@@ThatJohnstonLife Queensland weather is unrelenting. Becomes unbearable when you get older. Hot weather may be a novelty when you're fresh from UK but just wait till the novelty wears off LOL
Queensland - beautiful one day, perfect the next. Victoria, worst weather on the planet, it is beyond me why people choose to live in the place that is miserable every day of the year.
@@RolandjHearn I got bored with Brisbane weather, just the same all the time, 28-32, boring, rather VIC variety, 4-45.
Very informative thank you. I would like to encourage you to make sure you're supporting Australian producers and buy local and Australian made.
Thanks for watching. We try to as much as possible
You can purchase British style sausages from Coles and Woolies. Great haul. Welcome to Australia!
Good to know! Thanks
Try the Mersey Valley Extra tasty or vintage cheese. You’ll need to get it at woollies or a delicatessen though.
Will take a look next time we go shopping there
Yep I have to second that!
My mum buys that and gets the shits at me when i eat it in 2 days lol
Thanks for the interesting videos, on differences between UK and Aus. Which central aircon did you put in?
Thanks for watching. He have a Daikin on the ducted and a Mitsubishi Heavy on the split
That comes out to about $6.90(USD) per pound, which would be a great price for Porterhouse(New York steak in the US). In the US, a "Porterhouse" would be that same section but with the bone and a large cut of the Tenderloin attached. In conventional non-regional English that is a boneless loin strip steak. "Potato Gems" are called "Tater Tots" in the US, they were invented in the eastern portion of my state of Oregon in the US, in 1953. Eggs are cheap!
Thank you for fulfilling my request for this video! Awesome. Sending it to my hubby who’s worried about prices. The Dan Murphy video would probably be more of interest to him 🤣 so would love to see it!
You are so welcome!
Would be great if you could do a video about your experience finding child care/nursery. Thanks!
It's on the to do list
Don't worry mate . As a born and bred Queenslander, I've found the heat this week really oppressive and I'm an older carpenter whose worked up around Mackay in the middle of summer. I'm sure you've already discovered some of the water parks around the place.Not sure which area your in but there is a huge free pool with area for the kids.,at Orion shopping area at Springfield lake. I have not been to South bank in years but I think there is a free beach type swimming lagoon there still. Now you understand why Queensland has produced some dynamite Olympic swimming legends 😀 it's a place where the water is part of your childhood. Even if it's just at the local creek 😃
not sure about brissy but in sydney i go to to the chicken factory for our chicken breast and whole ones quit a bit cheaper
Will have to take a look for what they have up here
@@ThatJohnstonLife that's fresh chicken not frozen
I’ve lived in Northside Brisbane after coming here from England in 1973 if you need any advice I’d be happy to help
Thanks for the offer, really appreciate it
beat you by 11 years
When we came in 1975 my mother was blown away at the price of meat. I think for the first month we ate meat 6 days a week.
Lifestyles have definitely changed since then
Yeah, back in the 70s meat was very cheap here but (among other reasons) the export market has driven up the relative prices.
In NSW you can buy alcohol in the Aldi stores: beer, wine, stong spirits.
Same as back in the UK. Great isn't it?
@@ThatJohnstonLife QLD and SA are the only states that don't allow liquor to be sold in Supermarkets
Cracker Barrel Extra Sharp- which you can get from woolworths. what i use when i need a aged cheese
Thanks, will have to look out for that one and give it a try
ALDI rocks! we also like it here in Michigan... a little low on variety but a great value overall...
Yeah, if you can get over the limited choice, then there are some great products.
The meat is so good here. Steaks are the best. We eat well and fresh. Aldi do good salmon and at Christmas a great marinated half a salmon, also their frozen prawns are Australian sourced. Find a deli and buy New Zealand epicure cheese.
Get an aldi coffee machine and they coffee is ok, much better than instant.
We like to meat too, but also go to a butchers if we fancy something special
cracker barrow vintage cheese worth a try
Will take a look
You really missed your calling .... you are soo funny bless you! AC is a must in the summer ! Food seems expensive for me here in the USA! 2.5 kilos for sugar here in the USA 1.79 I just went today! Raisins are expensive too , we are spoiled here when it comes to prices that’s why everyone is big! Lol Pasta is the same but ours is like 1 kilo! I’m Greek so I use kilos! Alcohol in our state is sold at State stores except in some areas you can buy at supermarkets outside the big citiesBe well your baby girl is a doll! X You all did good moving to OZ but me I’m trying to get my hubby to move to the UK! Lol
Hey thanks, those prices sound cheap to me..
Just in case you don’t realise the Australian dollar is lower than US dollar so those prices not as bad as they look. Eg 2kg sugar in Australia is $1.36 in US dollars. There is a country wide minimum wage above $15 US dollars as well so salaries make things cheaper.
@@newbris I do have relatives in OZ and have visited as recently as 2017 it’s very expensive compared to the USA!
@@greekxstitcher5379 yes just pouring out higher minimum salaries can make things seem more expensive to visitors than locals.
Weetbix is the original product that was then released in the UK as weatabix. The 'a' in weatabix kinda makes no sense since they are 'wheat biscuits'
But maybe it's a naming copyright thing?
Every day is a school day, I hereby retract my comment about weetbix
IGA are the best, they can get whatever they want to sell, not led by head office they're independent, most of them have good local dairy options.
We do like an IGA if we need to pick up something quickly on the way home. Great shop
@@ThatJohnstonLife our local is the same size as the normal Woolworths /Coles and it has loads of options for every desire. And the brands the big companies ignore and good local stuff. They can stock what they want not what head office tell them to.
Well done guys great u tube x
Cheers Terri
When I lived in Australia aldis was a new supermarket that arrived 2000, it took off like a rocket. Cheap as chips.
If you want to get more upmarket food the "dumpster dives" at Woolies and Coles are pretty good. Both have tried to go for some more upmarket salads and meat dishes but they usually have relatively short use by times which means they tend to have discounted ones that need to be used in a day or two pretty often. If you are near one of those it's worth checking those sections now and then to get those sort of things at a discounted price - they often tend to do discounts late afternoons on bread and that sort of baked stuff that always have pretty short use by dates so if you know when they normally do that at your local you can time a shopping run and snap up some nice stuff that you can eat that night or the next day. Also Coles and Woolies tend to alternate discounts so for instance I like the various Uncle Bens Rices as side dishes with meals but the regular price is about 3.20 but probably once a month it's around 1.60 so you just have to watch out and snap those sort of things with long distance use by dates up in bulk when they are cheap. It's worth noting too that ALDI is cheaper for most things but not all and it's worth comparing - things like meat skewers are actually pretty cheap at Woolies and they are perfect Barbie fodder and the ALDI versions are actually slightly more expensive a lot of the time. Prices do tend to vary by area too so where you live can effect what you pay by a lot more than you'd expect sometimes.
Thanks, we're going to try Coles and Woolies as a comparison next
@@ThatJohnstonLife - In general Aldi is cheaper but if you want more gourmet stuff like those nicer sausages then Coles and Woolies are definitely the more likely port of call. Hope you are enjoying your new home.
Aldi is always fun. But I still can’t work out why they were selling snow chains in the Qld summer.
Ha ha. They do sell some random stuff but that one doesn't make sense!
Woolies brand extra mature cheese is great, also Aldi have a 18 or 21 (can't remember) month mature vintage cheese which is really nice.
Oooh, will give it a try
Yes, their cheese is like a Cracker Barrel wannabe...
😂 Oh it's been a while since I've watched the channel. Forgot how much I miss the Brit in Brisbane updates. Thank you for making your videos 🙏🏻
Missed out on a top name there. I bet "Brit in Brisbane" is already taken!
Food is fairly expensive, I spend $300 a week for two of us. Costco are great for families if you can get to one. You’ve shopped at the cheapest place around. If you did that shop at Woollies or Coles you would have paid about $40 more. I shop at woollies cos I like my ‘brands’
We do have a Costco near us, will be trying that one soon
Hey there, Costco (Melbourne) is lethal!! Everything in such large quantities its useless to a small family, despite buying in bulk its seriously no cheaper than regular supermarkets per item count. Who in the heck wants kilos and kilos of the one item, thats the downside. More for large family👍👍
$300 for 2?!! 😳
$300 avg. for 4 here, and thats at woollies.
@@chrisrosie0584 gonna have to save up before I go there then
Very helpful for people thinking of moving to Australia.
Thanks Kris. Glad it helped
cocktail franks, also known as cheerio`s or little boys. boil them in water and eat with tomato sauce.
sounds good!!
Go to a butcher for good sausages.
Can you drive in Australia with a UK full licence? And how many points did you guys have when applying for the visa ?
Yes you can, and we had 75 points pre covid. We have video topics on both, check out our channel!
@@ThatJohnstonLife haha Yeah I've watched about 12 videos from you guys today! Just another question about income taxes ? Obviously if I get a permanent visa would I pay the citizen tax or the foreign tax bracket?
@@WeixDraqz ha ha. Thanks for the support. As a PR you can apply for a tax number then you pay the citizen tax rate
Nice
How much cost for agent who did migration,
Try True Blue Migration. Tell them we sent you
This was a very helpful video and yes would love to see a shop in Dan Murphy. My family and I have flights booked to move to Perth on 1st June and we are all finding your videos extremely helpful. Thank you so much 😄
Good luck with your flights. We hope you get here safe
@@ThatJohnstonLife thank you so much. We were already bumped from a flight back in October so we have everything crossed that we make it out to Perth in June 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
I've lived here 3 years and found those aldi thin sausages the nices tasting and also great for xmas doing pigs in blankets cut in 3rds . Dunno if you noticed either but Aldi have a good few selections of British cheeses :) Red Leicester is my fav , its about 3.99 which compared to others find not bad price , also seen Wensley Dale and Yorkshire cheddar. We're a fam of 4 , 5 if you count the dog and we spend $120 max pw . Also reject shop has a good range of items now like pasta for 50c and bonus is the Tescos range of foods , baby items.
Ooh, will have to try the reject shop too. Thanks for the tip
I tried the Tesco's products at The Reject Shop out of curiosity. Are they all reject Tescos? Because I thought they were almost universally awful and inferior to equivalent Australian products.
Penguin biscuits compared with Tim Tams, are terrible and cost way more. I threw away a lot of the sweets. if I had blind tasted the liquorice I'd have struggled to tell what the heck it was.
Try living up in Cairns. Zero choice other than coles and woolies. 💩 How I miss the little independent shops and high streets 😢😢😢
Oh wow. Bet that's tough!
@Master Yoshi where do you shop then? Is it just really exxy little supermarkets? You’re right, we have some fantastic produce up here and a couple of decent markets. My issue is that Coles and Woolworths have monopolised grocery shopping in Australia.👎🏼
@Master Yoshi how do you live?
The problem with ducted to all rooms but with only 1 control in the upstairs common area, usage can be wasteful n inconvenient.
We were renting a new house in sydney which had a Samsung AC.
While only 2 rooms upstairs needed the AC... All 4 rooms come on too.
To adjust the temp... We had to walk out of the room. Having a control panel per room may be costly but is more economical in the long run.
Aldis.. Do try the Choceur range of chocolates.
My fav is the hazelnut n rum n rasin.
The block is milky n so full of fresh tasting nuts.
Cheap too.
To me, it beats Cadbury, Aero, Nestle.... Enjoy..
Will definitely look at those chocolates. We had the same concerns with ducted, but ours is all wifi controlled with individual controls in each room to. Every room can be individually pre-set and the unit is designed to shut off once the rooms have reached the desired temperature to save energy. The unit will even run at reduced capacity if we only need cooling to 1 or 2 rooms. The technology nowadays is much better
@@ThatJohnstonLife Yup... I only realised as I read further on.... But I had already send off my message 😊.
Hope u enjoy the Choceur chocs.
Definitely do a Dan Murphy video- would be great to watch!
Going to enjoy filming it
It would be great to know how much plant based alternatives are? Heard Australia is good for vegans but I imagine the cost is a little more for a standard shop?
I regularly see plant based/ meat alternative foods on special at Woolworths, as it’s not as popular as the real thing
Having lived as a dual citizen on and off in the UK and Australia for the past 30 plus years - one of the few things I miss about the UK is the ability on occasion to go to "top of the range" supermarkets. My dinky-di , fifth generation Australian wife agrees. I know it is expensive but we really miss Waitrose - nothing compares in Australia for quality and choice. I even think Sainsbury's is actually better than Coles or Woolies which I would rate along with Asda and Tesco's. My local Aldi here in Sydney is better than the ones I can remember where we lived in Caversham in the UK - though I am almost grateful Lidl abandoned plans to come here. From what I remember it was cheaper than Aldi but a bit depressing. Not sure how Brexit might impact on choice. M and S threatened to come to Australia for years - the nearest they got was Singapore and I am not sure that one is still open. The M and S online service is excellent and their value is very good if you want something a bit better than Target or Big W. But having accounts on both their UK (so I can send stuff to my UK friends and relatives) and Australian sites, they charge Australians more (and it is just not the delivery costs). It is a bit like international airfares (if you remember them). The same ticket will cost you more to the same destinations on the same airline depending whether you buy and start your journey in the UK or Australia. In Qantas' case it has been up to 30% more for me (a few years ago) - they say they price for local market conditions.
We know Caversham well having lived in Reading. We never really shopped at the premium supermarkets in the UK, however think they're missing out over here with some of the dine in deals that M&S used to do
@@ThatJohnstonLife We liked Caversham as I could bike to the station as I worked near Paddington and my wife worked at Henley. At the time both Caversham and Henley had Waitroses. My wife said Henley was the best place in the world for Charity Shops - rich older people and no young uni students. We left in 2010 after 5 years in UK. I can still vote in Reading until 2024 as I have both UK and Australian passports. Reading Borough Council send me a reply paid airmail postal vote. I wouldn't have bothered except (to be controversial) I wanted like most Aussies to vote no to Brexit. Partly ideological, partly because a UK passport is now a lot less useful and partly because I have a few assets in the UK and Brexit has hit the pound exchange rate badly. When I first moved to Australia in the 1990s it was 47p to the Aussie Dollar - I daren't look now but it must be 20% weaker. (you need not comment!). Just in terms of moving abroad my wife as an Aussie had to go through as many immigration hoops as you - "Life in Britain tests" etc, plus it cost us about 2,000 pounds in total to get her a visa. She actually got in on a speeding ticket! When we went down to the Home Office in Croydon we had twenty documents in our joint names but then they asked us for something in her name only (which was not on the form). If we did not produce anything we did our 950 pounds for that part of the process. So she gave up her speeding ticket - I thought we might "fail" but the bloke said "that will do - we all have them, they give them out at ASDA".
Loved it👍 Glad you got the AC fixed but the price blew the budget!! Another great vid as always. Cheers from Melbourne.
I know, really was an unwanted expense right now
Yes Ross!! Do Dan Murphy’s :) you are mydan’s member?
Of course!!
I find that cheese in Australia is tasteless, as is the bacon. We live in WA. Maybe it is different elsewhere?
Aldi do a Harabanero, spicy bacon . There are flavoured cheeses as well, Costco has some interesting varieties.
Try the Mainland Vintage cheese!
Will give it a look. Thanks for the tip
Can I buy a home in Brisbane Open homes (Sub urbans) ?
I guess
That Dan Murphy’s haul is going to cost you a fortune 😆 - great video, super helpful for anyone moving over ❤️
Ha ha. I'm going to have to think carefully about what to get!
@@ThatJohnstonLife you may need to get that bar built sooner rather than later 😆🥂
I commented on one of your beer tasting videos that you should check out the Aldi beers for taste/value but watching this I've just found out that Aldi don't sell alcohol in their QLD (or SA) stores! How unfortunate that you have to miss out on their good value grog!
Can't have everything in QLD I guess
Well I liked hearing about your new house troubles and about the new air con and it's costing (bet you are really glad that was fixed quickly and you can live more comfortable. Also loved hearing about your shopping trip we don't have Aldi in Nz - looking forward to the next video post :)
Thanks for watching. ALDI is missing a trick not being in NZ
@@ThatJohnstonLife i know i'm an old age pensioner but I have a few things like checking the Coles and woolies weekly catauloges
for check stuff that we use
Yep cider is expensive I remember I wanted a pack of 4 kopparberg and couldn’t believe how expensive they are.
Anything imported is expensive
Now sausages. My father in law uses a butchers in kawana. Found it’s the closest place he can find to traditional Uk sausages
*googles Kawana
Hey man just so you are aware it does say your address in this video not sure if you want it out there. I’m not gonna time stamp it or say where coz then others will try find it but if you want me to then just reply.
Thanks bud. Think it's sorted now
Yes, Murphy’s, please!
You guys are doing so well, you take everything in your stride and you have a real Aussie attitude - you seem to ooze "she'll be right, mate". You are really doing damage to the winging pomme stereo type.
Ha ha. Thanks for that Roland, guess the Aussie attitude must be rubbing off on us
Hi. I may have missed it but, what does wife do for work?
She's a disability support worker
@@ThatJohnstonLife thanks for the reply. My wife is a nurse and we’re looking to apply for visas in the next year or so.. 🤞
@@lula2e good luck!
All the things you are saying are not available, we buy every week from Woollies. Loads of cheese options at Coles and Woollies. Aldi is still relatively new to Australia is not really indicative of a normal Australian supermarket.
Wellllll , ""A"" in wheAt bix is not too much for us it's just hard to find it in all the "" fields of wheAt "".
Besides we like to save some the A's for the end of the sentence when were r asking a question like
Lets go to the bottle-o A?
or
We better stop at the Serv-o and fill up A?
When an Ozy puts ""A ?"" at the end of a sentence there telling u that what they want to do . ;p
😄 🤣 Kris, thanks
Would love to see a Dan Murphy's video :)
I'm going to enjoy filming one
Cocktail Franks....AKA little boys
Lol 😆
Aldi sell a block of British mature Cheddar and it is delicious
I must be missing it!
It is on the shelf with their Red Leicester. Not a very big block of cheese but so worth it
@@goodwracha They don't stock it now as all the fancy UK cheeses are discontinued since covid
Pressed the like button before actually watching it because of the Aldi 😂 🇩🇪
Ha ha. Love the ALDI
I shop for food at a market - I pay less than Aldi usually although they are a good alternative.
We like going to the market too. Much fresher for the veg and a great selection for the meat especially if we're doing a BBQ
He only thing I get in Pints is beer 🍺
Absolutely
Loved your video little tacker is growing up really quick and as you where saying trying to be Australian well that depends on the amount of fly's you have swollowed when you get to 100 then you have the right to say good day mate fair dinkum
Thanks for the tips!
F Me! That’s a huge job.
I’m born and bred Ipswichian and AC was not the thing in homes as a kid.
Every Summer Day was over a 100F and No breeze.
AC is a gift not a given.
Cocktail Frank’s … CHEERIOS … they’re cheerios guys.
Kids parties - fairy bread and cheerios (served hot … with Tom sauce).
Adult parties - cheerios.
You will spend much more nowadays here in the uk to buy same stuff.. Trust me i believe its cheaper in Australia 😅
My in laws said the same when they visited
Bit of junk food there guys! 🤣🤣🤣
Just a little!
where? lol
Your channel as grown so much since your move. Think i need move haha. Well done though. I am going brag about been on of your first 100 subs 😅😅
Ha ha. Thanks bud. You're an OG!
Australia gets to name wheat bix because they had them first.
Plenty of mature crumbly cheddar cheese available but unlikely you will find it in Aldi which sticks to standard/basic products. Aldi is generally, but not always cheaper. I don't buy their fruit and veg and there are whole sections which are definitely not cheap/not good. Never touch their ice cream, crisps, bisciuits, or chocolates or coffee/tea, which are all rubbish. Except for frozen fish, nearly all their frozen foods are somewhat more expensive.
Shop wisely.
Great video guys!
Thanks Nelly. Hope it helped
Thats 4 pound a day per person .or $7.
dan murphys video please :D
Already done one
ALDIs the best!
You don't seem to understand that we have seasonal produce in Australia in a way that you do not in the UK.
Go to Farmers markets ,butchers and fruit n veg shops, rather than awful supermarkets. The prices of fruit and veg will change with the season. It is a far healthier way to eat and better environmentally.
Its alarming how much packaged food you've bought in a country with such superior quality fresh produce. Get out of supermarkets!
Get the beers in 🍻
Dan Murphys vid coming soon!!
Aldi UK has cheaper prices than Aldi Australia. One pound is $A1.88c
Great upload..stay connected 👍
I call eggs, bum nuts!
That should go on the label
Please consider free range eggs. Caged production is horrendously inhumane.
We'll definitely take a look next time. We like the free range eggs from our local greengrocer
I'm sorry, but Aldi does sell alcohol.
ister.
Mate you need to stop scratching and touching your neck! Queensland heat can make things flair up really quickly. 😜
Thanks for the tip
Aldi is cheapest by far but the fridge and pantry would be very boring if that was your only supermarket, with basically their generic brand and that's it. Their meat range is pretty good but for other goods I mix it up a little with the other supermarkets for variety and choice.
We're going to try a Coles or Woolies next