Moving to Australia: rental costs
06 November 2016 by News DeskMoving to Australia you will find Melbourne offers the lowest rents.
Moving to Australia you will find Melbourne is one of the cheapest cities to rent a house or apartment. But it costs more to rent an individual room.
Sydney has the highest rental prices per room at almost $250 a week, followed by Canberra, Darwin and Melbourne.
Around 7 million people in Australia rent their homes and families are the most common kind of renters, accounting for 40 per cent of tenants
When renting a house it costs the same to rent per week in Perth and Melbourne.
But when renting a single room or house-sharing it costs more than $30 extra in Melbourne.
The difference between Adelaide and Sydney is over $120 per room.
Moving to Australia – Weekly House Rents
Sydney $520
Canberra $430
Darwin $470
Melbourne $380
Brisbane $400
Hobart $330
Perth $380
Adelaide $340
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