SINGLE STUDENT
LIVING ON-CAMPUS
SINGLE STUDENT*
LIVING OFF-CAMPUS
STUDENT WITH
DEPENDANTS LIVING
OFF-CAMPUS
(TWO ADULTS, ONE CHILD)
ongoing monthly expenses
Rent – including gas, electricity
and water
$2030***
$905**
$2035
Food
$0 (included in rent)
$430
$1075
Mobile phone
$40
$40
$80
Internet
$0 (included in rent)
$20
$60
Public transport
$30
$70
$290
Photocopying
$40
$40
$40
Recreation
$100
$250
$625
Monthly Total
$2240
$1755
$4205
36 Weeks
$18,610
$14,580
$34,934
oTHER ANNUAL expenses
Clothing/personal
$600
$600
$1500
Textbooks and course materials
$850
$850
$850
Health (dental/medicine not
covered by OSHC)
$520
$520
$1300
Annual Total
$1970
$1970
$3650
oVERALL
36 Weeks
$20,580
$16,550
$38,584
52 Weeks
N/A
$23,030
$52,550
EXPENSES GUIDE
The charts at left and below do not
include establishment costs. If you
plan to live in off-campus rental
accommodation you will also need to
factor in money for approximately eight
nights of temporary accommodation
when you frst arrive; buying furniture;
setting up electricity, gas, home phone
or a mobile phone account; rental bond
(usually the equivalent of a month’s
rent: rental bond is refundable when you
leave your rental property, provided the
property is in a good condition); and two
weeks’ rent in advance.
In 2014 estimated establishment costs
for one student living off-campus are
AUD$3085, and for a family (two adults
and one child) living off-campus they are
AUD$6910.
ADDITIONAL CHILD
PER YEAR
School tuition fees for children (per child) $8,835
Additional school expenses
$1300
Childcare (based on 3 days per week) $13,000
– *Based on sharing a communal household with two
other people with a commute time to university of
less than 30 minutes.
– **Please see
r examples of
rental costs near UQ campuses.
– ***This cost may vary from college to college. College
fees are drawn from average 2013 prices and may
vary in 2014.
– Students may opt to reside in the colleges during
the summer vacation period – a fee per night will be
charged. Ongoing additional costs during this period
have both been included in this guide. Please note
that some residential colleges close for approximately
fve weeks each year. During this time you may opt
to stay in temporary off-campus accommodation
or otherwise return home. Costs associated with
temporary accommodation and other ongoing
additional expenses during this period are not
included in this guide.
– Not all items stated in the expenses guide can be
used by USA Financial Aid Students in their cost of
attendance (COA) calculation.
– In Australia, all consumers pay a Goods and Services
Tax (GST) of 10 per cent on most purchases. GST
is included in Expenses quoted above. There is no
refund of GST on departure from Australia.
– Students should allow for a four to fve per cent
increase in living expenses each year.
– Australian Government and UQ scholarships/
stipends are paid in Australian dollars and are not
affected by changes in exchange rates. However,
home government and private sponsor scholarships/
stipends will be affected.
– Prices for textbooks and materials may vary and will
be higher for professional courses.
– UQ tuition fees (see pages 28-55) and OSHC (see
page 74) are not included in this table.
LIVING
COSTS
International Postgraduate
UQ Guide 2014
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