Great thread! Really enjoying seeing some Australian figures because US ones always seem crazy low.
Household:
Two adults, both working full time. Home owners.
Spending:
2014-15 $39,223
2015-16 $59,765
Comments:
This year's number includes ~$13,000 worth of medical expenses (we needed to buy medical equipment) as well as flights/hotels for vacations in Singapore, Sydney a few times, Canberra, the Twelve Apostles, and Phillip Island. We also hosted some family and friends quite a few times. Not thrilled about how much we're spending, but our savings rate is still ~70%.
Details:
Electricity: $280.44 (partially prepaid from the last year, but this is about $60/month for us)
Water: $1,030.37
Gas: $586.98
Transportation: $1,691.60 (two Myki passes, except when we're working from home)
Health insurance: $1,196.95
Home insurance: $654.67
Car insurance: $379.93
Car - rego: $619.90
Car - Petrol: $543.32
Passports: $792.55 (we have five passports between the two of us, and some were due for renewal this year)
Home internet: $961.99
Mobile phones: $1,584.78
Groceries: $7,819.26
Rainy day funds: $13,455.92 (health)
Entertainment and eating out: $1,118.93
Pocket money and language lessons: $7,800
Clothing: $2,500
Electronics: $1,694.11
Vacations: $5,724.11
Biking: $3,006.28 (bought one new bike each)
Home improvement: $4,673.91
Gifts and charity: $1,650