How much does it cost to travel around Australia?
We show you what it costs our family to travel around Australia. It can help you plan and budget for your own trip so you can have a fair idea of what to expect.
Here are our stats for exactly 12 months of travelling across Australia!
States & Territories in order :
NSW
ACT
VIC
TAS
SA
NT
QLD
We are coming for WA and the entire Top End in 2019 👊🏻
🚗 KILOMETRES TRAVELLED: 34,800
🍏FOOD : $13,324
All groceries, bakery feeds and eating out is included.
⛽️DIESEL : $7,471
That's about .21c per kilometre for the Amarok.
🍺BOOZE : $4,186
That's about .12c per kilometre for Adam.
🔧CAR EXPENSES : $4,925
Includes major service due at 108,000kms, new CV's, upgraded disc brakes, x5 BF Goodrich Mud tyres and regular fluid and filter replacements.
💰CARAVAN EXPENSES : $2,452
Replaced both drum brakes, minor repairs and installed new Tropical rated Dometic 3way fridge.
🚢SPIRIT OF TASMANIA : $2,051
We purchased one way tickets. Could have saved a bit if we planned a return date but we didn't want to be restricted with a time frame.
🎣CAMPING/FISHING/HUNTING SUPPLIES : $2,001
I don't even wanna know how much the boys have spent on bait, lures, fishing rods, speargun accessories, knives, and torches.
📞MOBILES / INTERNET : $1,790
We use Telstra 4G on our phones and have a Belong wifi modem for uploading school work.
🏕CAMPING/ NATIONAL PARKS/ CARAVAN PARKS FEES : $1,521
Having an off grid set up keeps accommodation costs low.
🏟EXPERIENCES / ATTRACTIONS : $1,318
Questacon, MONA, QANTAS museum, Reef snorkelling Tour at The Whitsundays...
🛠HARDWARE STORES : $1,097
Adam built extra water storage out of PVC pipes and the rest must be spent on Bunnings sausages?! 🤷🏼♀️
TOTAL TRAVELLING EXPENSES : $42,136
AVERAGE PER WEEK : $810
MORE INFO ABOUT US :
💸 This is only our travelling lifestyle related expenses. We own properties, two cars and the caravan. Our 2nd car and property expenses have been omitted from the stats because they aren't relevant to travel. I would love to bore you with tales of replacing hot water systems and how amazing our new real estate property managers are, but I won't, for now 😉
⚡️We live off the grid and free camp for 90% of the time. This saves us loads of money on camping and caravan park fees. When we do stay in caravan parks we are able to camp on unpowered sites.
⛰We head off the beaten track and seek out 4wd tracks wherever we go. A family fun day out for us does include 4wding and this means we do use more fuel and we carry spare fuel so we are always prepared for an adventure.
✔️Our set up is modest and works well for our purpose and our budget. The caravan is a breeze to tow and our vehicle is very fuel efficient. Our current set up averages 14.0L/100km while towing on Mud Terrain tyres and when fully loaded.
🍾We like good food and drinks. Its not uncommon for us to have a gourmet cheese platter at the ready. We rarely eat junkie take away food but we do drink so you could save a lot by being alcohol free!
THANKYOU !
🙏🏻 Thank you for following along, we love sharing our experiences of #lappingozlife and look forward to another year of epic travel across Australia!
WHAT'S NEXT FOR US :
💪🏻We are super excited about heading north in 2019 and exploring Cape York, the Top End and WA.
We are saving the BEST til last, what do you reckon??
