Cost of living
In order to manage your money well, you need to have an idea of likely costs.
Living at home
If you continue to live in the family home, your living costs will probably be less. They may include:
- Board (to help your family with household costs)
- Clothes
- Mobile phone
- Transport (public transport, car ownership - petrol, insurance, parking, maintenance...)
- Sport, entertainment and socialising
Living on campus, independently or in shared accommodation
If you move out of home to live on or closer to campus, your living expenses will likely be more.
Accommodation is a major expense:
- Rent or
- Monash residential services costs
Additional costs (to those listed above) may be:
One-off set-up costs
- Utilities connection
- Bond (see Bond loan scheme)
- Furniture, linen, crockery, cooking utensils etc
Ongoing costs
- Food and household items eg bathroom and cleaning products
- Gas and electricity bills
- Internet access
- Insurances
Cost of living tables (estimates only)
These cost of living tables list expenses that:
- International students may incur while studying in Australia
- Domestic students not living at home can expect (many costs are similar)
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