Relocation planning

Household Cost Estimator

Build an indicative monthly and upfront budget by city, housing mode and household profile, with living costs and setup costs separated for easier planning.

Estimated monthly cost
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One-off / setup estimate
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Monthly income benchmark
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Monthly room against benchmark
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Household profile

Child-linked rows follow the household profile as a starting quantity, and you can still edit any row manually.

Use the household profile to prefill child-linked rows such as childcare, school setup, nappies and children’s activities. Grocery, transport and lifestyle quantities stay fully editable.

Housing

Renting uses rental benchmarks. Owning uses a mortgage example plus optional homeowner costs. Purchase benchmarks now use city median prices by dwelling type rather than price per square metre.

Include purchase benchmark in one-off estimate

Owning costs

Toggle the homeowner costs you want included in the monthly estimate.

Monthly living costs

Select the ongoing costs that fit the household. Benchmarks are intentionally summarised rather than shown line-by-line.

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One-off / setup costs

Use this section for setup items such as vehicle purchase, school setup, furniture, appliances and clothing.

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