Commitment to Living in Northern Territory

Question: Discuss about the Commitment to Living in Northern Territory. Answer: Introduction: I am a qualified Sports administrator. I am writing to express by commitment to living and working in Northern Territory for a minimum of two years. It has been my great wish to residence in Northern Territory for a long time. I am passionate about sports and am attracted to the sports industry in NT. I have noted that the people of NT passionately like sports and have good participation which makes me feel it a good place to settle and develop my career. This will give me an opportunity to practice my skills in sport administration. Apart from contributing my skills to NT, I love the tropical climate in NT and the nature. In addition, I admire the vibrant metropolitan culture in NT. The NT lifestyle is admirable to me. I like the sport culture and traditional events which are part of NT lifestyle. I also like residing in a less sparsely populated area as NT. This lifestyle is only in NT compared to other city in Australia. The cost of living in NT index is 90.40% relative to New York standards. The rent index is 47.33% and groceries index is 90.18%. A one bedroom apartment outside the city center is AU$ 1629.17. A restaurant meal in a restaurant is AU$ 20 on average. The transportation cost by local transport is on average at AU$ 3. The basic utilities cost on average is AU$ 306.6 per month. In comparison to Sydney, the rental prices are lower in Darwin by 28.45%. The restaurants prices in Sydney are lower than of Darwin by 25.12%. The prices of groceries in Darwin are 11.85% higher than in Sydney (Numbeo.com, 2017). The cost of local transport in Sydney is AU$4 while in Darwin is AU$3. The costs of basic utilities in Darwin are 71.63% higher than in Sydney. In general the cost of living in Darwin is lower than in Sydney. References Australiasnorthernterritory.com.au, (2017). Housing cost of living - Australia's Northern Territory. [online] Australiasnorthernterritory.com.au. Available at: https://www.australiasnorthernterritory.com.au/Living/Pages/housing-cost-living.aspx [Accessed 20 Mar. 2017]. Numbeo.com, (2017). Cost of Living Comparison Between Sydney, Australia And Darwin, Australia. [online] Numbeo.com. Available at: https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Australiacountry2=Australiacity1=Sydneycity2=Darwintracking=getDispatchComparison [Accessed 21 Mar. 2017]. Topendsports.com, (2017). Sport in the NT (Top End). [online] Topendsports.com. Available at: https://www.topendsports.com/world/countries/australia/northern-territory.htm [Accessed 20 Mar. 2017].