Moving to Australia from the UK | pros and cons of moving across the world!
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- If you're considering the big move from the UK to Australia then you NEED to watch this video first!!
I've been living in Australia coming up to 5 years now so I would say I'm in a fair position to compare the two countries. Whilst both places have their own unique things that make them special, I know moving to the other side of the world is a huge deal and I hope this video helps you.
In this video I'm going to run through the pros and cons of moving to Australia from the UK including:
Healthcare in Australia
Finding a job in Australia
Cost of living in the UK vs Australia
Quality of life in the UK vs Australia
Pros and Cons of moving to Australia
Travel in Europe vs Australia
If you've made the move please leave a comment down below so you can share your experience with others!!
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Let me know your experiences of moving to Australia!
Milly your accent sounds more Aussie every video. I love it ❤
I was going to say that. 😀
I get told this all the time! I still think I sound very English but no one agrees with me 😂
@@MillyRobinsonI agree, I can't hear ANY Australian accent.
@@MillyRobinsonyou do have a Aussie accent developing! I came from Uk too and picked up the Aussie accent quickly because I was working with the public and you definitively pick it up quicker working face to face or on phones, not hidden away somewhere.
Really informative video from someone who did a whv and now going back with a skilled non sponsorship visa. You should create several videos out of this one. I never realised fiji was so close and easy to travel too. I will need to add it to my bucket list. I would fly to Singapore and Thailand from WA.
Thanks Milly, loads of great advice! My wife and I are looking into different visa options and figuring out points. Just wondered what visa you went over with?
Glad you mentioned Vanuatu. Go there regularly and love it! Bali is great too if you avoid the really touristy areas.
I actually just booked flights this morning! What would you recommend doing / seeing there?
@@MillyRobinson If you're going to Port Vila there are quite a few activities you can do. Just walking along the downtown seafront taking in the beautiful harbour view is nice. Make sure to check out the colourful central market with all the locally grown fruit and veg. Don't hesitate to flag down a local minibus (when you don't want to walk) to get a nice local vibe. When you flag down a bus, tell the driver where you want to go and he will either say yes or no. Don't ask him how much as the price is always 150 vatu and no more unless you are going well outside of town. A nice place for a sunset pizza and a few drinks is the Beach Bar which is a bit out of town. On the weekends they have a great fire show and a circus performance. In that area is Tanna Coffee where you see them roast the excellent local coffee. A bit further along you've got Island Magic Resort which sometimes has a cultural performance but otherwise has a lovely location, super friendly owners and excellent snorkelling when it's not too choppy. Highly recommend driving around the island. A great lunch spot is M Resort and Spa (wonderful location and nice snorkelling too) or, if you have the money, The Havannah. Top Rock is a beautiful locally run place with some of the best views and snorkelling. Eden on the River is recommended if you like swimming in fresh water rapids in a beautiful location. The best part of Vanuatu, however, are the local people. More than a few visitors have fallen for the charm of Vanuatu and keep going back.
@ thank you so much for all the info! really appreciate it
Defintiely so many more pros to living in Aus!
@@StephenBergin-zn9hw I agree 🤭
Healthcare in Australia is provided by the states not the federal government and federal government funds the states health budget - in the states of Queensland and Tasmania the Ambulances are free of charge.
In NSW you pay if you call the ambulance but not if your doctor or local hospital calls it. So only time wasters pay.
Some states you dont pay for ambulances
Fantastic video 😊looking to move to Australia 🇦🇺 is September from Ireland.
The house comparison is way off, 2700 in zone two in london you can get a three bed apartment, Battersea is one of the most expensive areas in london and it’s not in the suburbs
Absolutely love this! Yes totally agree with friends! You have to be so open about people coming and going and being open to making new friends 🙌🏻 This is so helpful
Absolutely! Putting yourself out there is key
Hey Milly :)
Thanks for your video. I've lived abroad for 4 years in different countries in my 20s, now I'm 34 and currently living in Australia (been nearly a year so far). I'm interested to know what made you decide to permanently move to Australia? I'm still in a split state of mind about it and am currently on a WHV, but as a teacher I'd be able to apply for a points related skilled visa pretty easily to get PR. You weighed up the pros and cons really well.
For me really the only thing that would make me want to be in the UK is family. Aside from being far from family I feel my life / quality of life etc are superior in Australia. I also was living in Manchester for 5 years before moving out here and I don’t think I could put myself through the English weather again 😂.
My advice would be to get your PR / citizenship and then you have more flexibility if you did ever want to try living at home again. Personally everyone I know that decided to move back to the UK regretted their decision after a while
UK has more annual leave but you have to spend that flying or going abroad to get some sunshine. Aus you can just drive a few hours for a beautiful place.
work life balance depends on your job, ie in financial you are expected to work 2/3 hrs a day unpaid, so it really depends, I do agree with most of your other comments though. i would say the weather is the plus here you have outdoor lifestyle.
I can understand the British English accent in Australia is easier to understand but I am from the United States to understand the American accent but in Australia talks a little slower than in Great Britain to understand same British words but in England is harder to understand the accent they talk. I love traveling to Australia and and love the country.
Do American schools not teach punctuation?
Fantastic video 👏. You come across as a v respectful
My brother and his gf moved out there for a year in mid-summertime (uk) and she got a haircut recently that was expensive, but she also got a pair of Uggs that were cheap compared to uk price! They’re not long back in Sydney from a week away in Fiji. They’ve said it’s been wet and cold since they got back and have said it’s been “only 19 degrees”. If it was 19 degrees at home I’d be happy 😂 A very interesting and informative video 🙂
Thanks for watching!! It's strange which things are more expensive in each country.
You definitely do acclimatise - sometimes I find myself wearing a coat when its 20 degrees 😂
@@MillyRobinsonI’d be in a t-shirt or at the very least a light jumper 😂 I already can’t wait for spring and summer and we’re not even really in winter yet, although it has started to really feel like it. I don’t mind the cold in winter. It’s more the darkness that goes for me. Noticed it more in the last few years as well. It’s horrible 😂 Hope all you guys enjoy your summer. I’ll enjoy seeing it through the screen 😆 Didn’t know about the free healthcare in Australia. That’s interesting to know!
I personally enjoy travelling to Asia more than to Europe. It's cheaper and the people are nicer.
That’s true, I LOVE travelling to Asia. Only downside is the flight length
It’s all pro’s moving here my humble opinion anyway.
Not true about unpaid overtime Im afraid. Thst might be this woman's exprerience but Australia has quite a high level of unpaid overtime. It tends to depend whether you work in a unionised or non-unionised industry. Having said that , the positions where there is an expectation that you do some unpaid overtime tend to be reasonably well paid salaried positions in non-unionised, private sector professional
roles like IT. But it varies quite a bit from employer to employer. The best working conditions tend to be in government jobs at least in terms of salary, overtime and leave entitlements. Mining and construction pay very well with good overtime rates and leave but of course the physical working conditions can be challenging. The education sector too has a lot of unpaid work. There is an expectation teachers will do a lot of lesson prep in their own time.
$1200 per week on rent 😳😳😳😳 you must be a CEO or something, my 3 bedroom house in Melbourne 30 minutes from the city is $1600 per month
shes defo on OF, how else can she afford all of this?!
@@ac5819-s6f shes too sophisticated for OF, im guessing high paying office job
privileged Indian IT or banking or OF?
Question should be how is your rent so cheap. 1600 per month? That's like 400 per week near the city in Melbourne should be impossible
You only get 4 weeks holiday in the uk and then 8 bank holidays.
140 for council tax in zone 2
Have you been outside the Eastern suburbs? Most people doing these videos think Sydney is Bondi coogee and that's it basically 😅
I have but of course I live in the East so a lot of my experiences are based on that 😊
How is it possible to have an accent changed in just 5 years? Where's the British accent?
It's loud and clear to me.
Mine did too,
somemisinfo here. Property is cheaper in UK
What is your job? It seems crazy for someone soo young you can afford to live out there, save for the future, go on many weekends and holidays away? or is easier as you are with that guy there? and you go halves on everything?
“That guy” is her boyfriend. Don’t be so rude.
@@stephaniemcquillan1930 whatever he is but just curious how people can afford such things. she didn't actually say what her job is... you reckon it could be the whole only fans gimmick to get ahead in life these days :)
No cons all pros in moving to Australia
Ambulance just to see you is $500, even if they don't pick you up 😮Drive to emergency!
It actually varies state to state, 500 should be just in NSW but aslo only if you call them. If you want to wave the fee then you can call your gp to explain and get them to call you a ambulance
@K_ngsley_K Yes, lots of ifs and buts. Generally, if you call them in NSW in the middle of the night, it's a minimum of $500 just to say hello.
I heard of a lady in labour with baby outside a ED of a major hospital while her husband parked the car. An ambulance saw her, picked her up and took her inside the ED she’d been sitting outside of!
She got a $300 bill! Unusual but true story.
Hello 👋. Welcome too Australia. Very very beautiful. Australia Sydney. ZAman Australia Sydney
I just love your accent 😃
I can't hear ANY Australian accent, just pure Pom. Where does it cost $500 for an ambulance? I have lived in 3 states, never been charged anything ! A lot of this is from her imagination.
as a brit to me she sounds aussie. no need for rudeness
Western Australia has no tolls hopefully never happens
I hope so too! The tolls in Sydney are a joke - sometimes $40 for one return journey 😅
Love this! Definitely has got pros and cons but the pros outweigh them! 🤍