[pooria]

Hi
I have a job offer and i signed the contract and i am waiting for my working visa
My salary will be 90,000 NZD per year
My working location will be Wellington

I really need help
Is this salary enough ? can i have good lifestyle and save money ?

thx

[Oregonkiwi]

Welcome to the forum, and congratulations on the job!
Whether or not it is enough for you depends on what you mean by "good lifestyle", but $90,000 is 2x the average NZ salary, so it is a good income in NZ.

[Moorf]

Hi Pooria and welcome to the forum :nice1

It also depends on the sort of home you want to buy/rent, the area you want to live in and how many there are in your family, if any.

If you give more detail we can be more precise :)

Best
Moorf

[pooria]

I will rent an apartment in wellington intercity
I found that i can rent a good apartment for 350 NZD per week
Also i have to rent or buy some required apartment furniture and something like this

I am alone and no family will be with me in NZ
more detail you need i will tell you just ask
and i am so happy that i find this forum it really help and thank you so much

[BaldyBeardyBloke]

In purely financial comparison terms (no other factors taken into account) $90,000 is a pretty high salary, probably in top 10% for NZ. As mentioned above certainly at least double the NZ average salary.

Obviously if you then have a $500,000 mortgage it starts to look a lot less!

[gpbenton]

I live very well on that kind of salary in Wellington.

Money will not be a problem to you.

[Jo Jo]

The parent site of this forum has a cost of living calculator you can use to see what sort of income you need depending on your lifestyle. It's here: http://www.emigratenz.org/cost-of-living-in-new-zealand.HTML

[tigerlily]

I think if you are sensible about your budget you should be very comfortable. We are a family of 4 hoping we are lucky enough to make that much and live in Wellington.

[leachio]

$90K, no family!!

I wont say what I thought when I read that :roll :roll