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British expats 'shocked' at price of essential item in Australia: 'Mental'
British expats 'shocked' at price of essential item in Australia: 'Mental'

Yahoo

time11 hours ago

  • Automotive
  • Yahoo

British expats 'shocked' at price of essential item in Australia: 'Mental'

It's one of the main cost of living wallet-pinchers that most Aussies dread. For many households, filling up the car each week can be a budget strain, but several British expats had a shock at the bowser recently for an entirely different reason – they couldn't believe how cheap Aussie fuel is compared to the UK. British expat Steff Littleford, currently living in Perth, took to TikTok to share her disbelief after seeing local fuel prices and converting the currency. 'Things that absolutely shock me in Australia. Petrol — 76p. Tell me why in the UK it's like £1.40, £1.50,' she said. '76 f***ing pence a litre in Australia. Mental.' Another UK expat Josie agreed, saying it was one of the 'biggest shocks' about moving to Australia. 'Fuel here is cheap compared to the UK. The average fuel price in Australia is around $1.60 [a litre]. 'In the UK, when you convert it to Australian dollars, it comes out at $2.90. That's basically what you pay here in super remote regional areas.' Aussie floored by petrol prices in the UK Across the other side of the world, founder of Paul Maric, found himself stunned by the prices at a petrol station in the UK. He was touring the country in a twin-turbo V8 BMW M5 Touring car, which can be expensive to run, and took a photograph of the bowser showing £181.9 per litre — around A$3.76. 'I was shocked at how much Britons pay for fuel compared to Australia. People in Australia jump up and down about the cost of fuel, but in reality, we pay barely anything compared to the UK,' he told Yahoo News. 'Even if you have a look at California, we are getting a much better deal when it comes to fuel costs.' Thankfully, his car was a plug-in hybrid, so he was able to use electric power as well to ease the cost of fuel. But even when it came to charging, Paul noticed it was about twice the price of a public EV charger in Australia. 'Charging an EV in the UK is outrageously expensive compared to Australia. We paid £0.49/kWh for a slower charger and £0.79/kWh for a fast charger. We pay about half that in Australia to charge an EV on public charging infrastructure,' he said. So why the huge price difference? According to NRMA spokesperson Peter Khoury, the answer depends on where in the fuel cycle you're looking — and how much tax each country is paying. 'They're probably looking at prices at the bottom of the cycle and going, 'Oh my God', then doing the conversion to pounds, but what they're not taking into consideration is that they pay more tax than we do,' he told Yahoo. 'Australians pay less tax on fuel than Europeans and Kiwis — but more than Americans. That's a big factor.' At the time of writing, the wholesale fuel price sits at 159.6 cents per litre, with Sydney currently near the bottom of the petrol price cycle. Khoury said comparing prices in London with the bottom of the cycle here in Australia will, of course, seem cheap. 'We have price cycles, and when we're at the top of the cycle, that gap's going to be a lot smaller. But if it's comparing it to the bottom of the cycle, it's a lot bigger.' Still, despite how it looks from across the pond, Khoury said many Australians are genuinely struggling to keep up with the weekly cost of fuel. 'We know that there are [people struggling] — especially when they're filling up at the top of the cycle,' he said. Do you have a story tip? Email: newsroomau@ You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube.

Which month's the least expensive to get married in?
Which month's the least expensive to get married in?

Yahoo

time3 days ago

  • Business
  • Yahoo

Which month's the least expensive to get married in?

(NEXSTAR) — With the average wedding cost staying relatively in the same ballpark as it has been since before the pandemic, couples planning their big days have never needed to be more selective about things like venues and days of the week. While the average cost for a 2025 wedding is $33,000, as calculated by The Knot, couples may be able to fly under that number depending on a variety of factors — including which month of the year they choose. Costco recalls: Shoppers should stop using some items immediately Out of 12 months of the year, at least six of them, on average, show an average wedding cost higher than the national average, per data from The Knot. Weddings held in the months of May, July, October, September, June and February all average above $33,000 for the event. May is the most expensive month to have a wedding in (though not the most popular, which would be October), with an average cost of $33,900. The only month with an average wedding cost below $30,000 was January, based on 2024 data. The Knot explains that January weddings do still present some limitations (mostly related to weather), which accounts for the fact that only 2% of 2024 weddings happened in that month. No link found between aluminum in vaccines and autism: Study In addition to lower costs, another benefit of a January wedding, which many users in the Wedding planning subreddit and others like it is that because of the 'off season' nature of the month, more venues and vendors will likely be available. Another reason to be a fan of a January wedding? It's well-known that January can trigger 'post holiday blues,' and a wedding might be just the perfect way for you and your guests to beat the sadness. One Redditor commented, 'January can seem like such a long bleak comedown from Christmas that I'd say a lot of people would enjoy having an event to look forward to.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword

Is Pret's mega salad actually mega expensive?
Is Pret's mega salad actually mega expensive?

The Guardian

time4 days ago

  • Business
  • The Guardian

Is Pret's mega salad actually mega expensive?

Your article says that it costs £8.14 per portion to prepare a version of a premium salad sold at Pret for £12.95 (Supersize me: recreating Pret's £13 miso salmon super plate at home, 11 July). However, Pret's charge includes 20% VAT. It also covers the cost of refrigeration, premises, the wages (and holidays and pension and national insurance contributions) of the staff who fill and clean the fridges, those who prepared and sold the salad, the accountants and human resources managers behind the scenes, the staff training and Pret's work with homeless people to give them employment and a future. If Pret can do all that with the £4.81 left after making the salad, it should be running the CampbellSwindon Have an opinion on anything you've read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our letters section.

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