Friday 19 October 2007

South Africans visiting Sydney - costs

For a South African visiting Sydney, here is an idea of costs. The rand is between R5,80 and R6 per Aussie dollar.
  • coffee $3 (if you're lucky $2,80 but can go up to $4,40 for the shmancy ones)
  • train from inner west into city, after 9am, return $4.40
  • meal in a food court $6 to $11, without drink usually
  • meal in a cafe $12 to $19
  • breakfast with all the bits in a cafe about $10 - 12
  • ferry tickets - best to buy a pack of ten for inner harbour ferries - $27 for 10
  • swim in a public pool - between $4 and $5,50, book of 10 about $37
  • $1.80 for the Sydney Morning Herald
  • tango milonga $15 - $20
  • tango lesson $15 - $20 (combine a group lesson with a milonga to save costs)
  • RSL Clubs (no, not Rosemary Shapiro-Liu clubs - these are Retired Servicemen Leagues) offer cheap but often good meals, often in an eat-all-you-like format - about $12 - 15 for lunch and $15 - $18 for dinner (if you join, usually for $2, those meals will cost a few dollars less)