Americans React to The 10 Best Places To Live In Australia

[@ozidanni]

Wow she glossed over the cost of housing in Sydney. Haha. Some of the most expensive in the world, and she was just like, "it's a little higher." lol.

[@oliverrevis4190]

At this point most Aus cities are so bad it's not even that much higher than Melbourne now

[@ozidanni]

@@oliverrevis4190 Legit. 10 years ago I moved from Melbourne back to my home town up in CQ. The rents here were higher than what I'd been paying in Melbs. I couldn't find even one place in Rocky near to what I'd been paying. Now, a halfway livable house in a bad location on the outskirts of town is about the $350 if you're lucky. We have the lowest incomes in the country, and they're asking $350-400 for a basic 3 bedder 20-30 minutes drive from the cbd. False-inflation.

[@oliverrevis4190]

@@ozidanni yup

[@ozgal6929]

A basic two bedroom unit on the southern part of the Gold coast starts at $450 a week

[@kennethbell6912]

The realestate boom in Sydney is due to the market values skyrocketing which is because people with upper to high incomes are prepared to pay astronomical prices though not because they need accommodation but as investment properties. Keep in mind that the market values are set by the purchasers themselves ie If one house is on the market and it is over valued and someone ignores the trend they’re setting and pays regardless than every property surrounding that high priced purchase will be automatically valued at a similar or higher price. It’s the people that determine the fluctuating value of realestate. Some may suggest the it’s the market that sets the value of realestate but guess who sets the market values.

[@1MP_C3LL]

Perth has the world's largest park within a city called Kings Park. It's bigger than Central Park in New York

[@planetpetey]

Indeed. It’s about 5 times bigger I heard. The video didn’t show much of Perth’s incredible beaches or riverside.

[@oscarborsa]

Perth is elite

[@stephanieyee9784]

Yes but it's nowhere near as interesting or accessible as CP is.

[@planetpetey]

@@stephanieyee9784 it’s a very different type of park. CP with hundreds of thousands of people surrounding is people interesting. Kings Park is about nature and keeping a large chunk of original flora and fauna intact as it has been for eons. So it all depends on one’s interpretation of interesting.

[@1MP_C3LL]

@Mase Williams well not that much when you don't say km2 haha

[@stevesymonds7724]

When you look at aerial shots of cities, you see the new buildings. There are plenty of old buildings but they are dwarfed by the new. Sydney goes back to 1788, Hobart 1804, Perth 1829, Melbourne 1834 and Adelaide 1836. Of course the USA has older buildings, it has been around a lot longer. It was the American War of Independence that led to the colonisation of Australia. Britain could no longer transport its criminals to the American colonies so they had to find somewhere new - and that was Australia. As far as house prices are concerned, the closer you are to the beach, the more expensive the housing. They don't show the outer suburbs of places like Sydney and Melbourne but it is cheaper to live 50+km out of the centre of the city than it is in the areas shown in the film.

[@SH-qs7ee]

Also have to remember Australia recently went through that mining boom. So many places, especially Perth and Brisbane, could afford huge infrastructure projects, which is why may of these places look so modern and new; they're basically 10 years old

[@suebroderick5145]

I live in Cairns. Originally from Victoria. I been here for 8 years. Beautiful warm tropical weather. The Great Barrier Reef.The gorgeous Daintree rainforest. Absolutely beautiful 🌴🌞🐊🐠

[@joannemurdock7899]

I agree! It has it all! But more laid back!

[@majorlaff8682]

Shush ... keep it quiet or every man and his dog will move there and spoil it.

[@XaviRonaldo0]

As far as places to live in terms of climate I would have to say the Gold Coast/Tweed Heads region. Under the Sydney part they including wine tasting in the Hunter Valley. That is a 2-5 hr drive away from Sydney.

[@elapid68]

The narrator basically got the name Wollongong right. It’s my home town and as beach people Wollongong has a stupid amount of incredible beaches.

[@tempsitch5632]

I stayed with a friend in Campbelltown many years ago. That's close isn't it ?

[@elapid68]

Yeah, not far.

[@marksanders7988]

We love the GONG!

[@hadescollectables7196]

Newy/port stephens/lake Mac is the best place in Australia tho

[@zja_official5711]

Me too, it's an awesome place to live.

[@jazzycat8917]

This video seems designed specifically for university students, its lazer focussed on things that someone moving for school would care about instead of things that make a city as a general good place to be.

[@tempsitch5632]

Yes, and the writing and diction seems to be geared towards non-native-English-speakers.

[@VampireQueen247]

Very true as I think if they where not they would have talked about the theme parks in the gold coast and different areas of living.

[@brandtube2]

I'm biased but Brisbane is my pick. Moved here from Sydney in 1984 and never wanted to leave. It's 45 minutes from the Gold Coast and 90 minutes from the Sunshine Coast by car. The climate is sub tropical so we enjoy 9 months of warm temps and summer is the wet season, when storms and rain cool us down in the afternoons.

[@SalisburyKarateClub]

Sydney is expensive and busy. But it has a vibe. I live in Adelaide and yes some of the city buildings are old, they are heritage listed and has some lovely architecture. If someone wants to develop them they have to get extensive planning permission to try to maintain the original look.

[@nasigoring1525]

Glossed over the fact that the best wines in the world come from the surrounds of Adelaide, one of the best sports stadiums and the amazing beaches.

[@c9828413]

The Hunter Valley would argue they too have some of the best wines.

[@nasigoring1525]

@@c9828413 they'd lose that argument, but points for trying.

[@trodengore]

Only thing Adelaide has going for it is the wine.

[@Mav_F]

@@c9828413 I fought the fires in Hunter Valley in 2002. South Australia has more and bigger wine regions that NSW has to offer. Every winery has good wines but a couple of the wineries here are famous around the world. Plus we have the oldest vines in the world because Europe lost all theirs due to a disease.

[@c9828413]

@@Mav_F Would still rather live in the Hunter Valley, and it has nothing to do with the wineries, I was just saying they were an option.

[@Areyousayingidontknowmyname]

Adelaide is the most liveable city in Australia, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Index 2021. Its also something like the 3rd most in the World. Double checked it and Auckland, Osaka then Adelaide. Adelaide has for a long time been teased by other Local cities for being a bit old school. But She is proving herself to be quite the Gem.

[@nissy9220]

I’ve always pondered on the term ‘liveable’. What factors impact on it being liveable? I think Adelaide is it’s a church filled boring place with shit beaches

[@trodengore]

South Australia (where Adelaide is) Most expensive electricity in the world, frequent blackouts. police change laws whenever they like without it going through parliament. $250 fine for use of offensive language $2000+ if you're found with a knife in the boot/trunk of your car, inside of a tackle box/fishing kit because you forgot to remove it when you unpacked in the dark the previous night while tired, and because you need an approved reason to carry/transport a knife. summery: Adelaide is a boring corrupt police state that costs way to much to live and is where fun comes to die.

[@tempsitch5632]

As a half-australian, 12 year habitant, well travelled visitor to Adelaide, I would have to say it was the "simplicity" of it's ppl. They are nice, but you're not going to mentally stimulated.

[@shaz464]

Absolutely. GO RADELAIDE.

[@ozgal6929]

Too cold for this Queenslander. You are welcome to your Adelaide, and I will stay here on the beautiful unlivable Gold Coast lol

[@westnblu]

Gold Coast was modeled on Miami US. There's even a suburb called Miami as a tribute. It affords an outdoor lifestyle pretty much all year round having a subtropical climate. But its more affordable than say Miami in the US where real estate is very steep. In Australia real estate on the Gold Coast is surprisingly cheaper than any of the other mainland capital cities.

[@Jeni10]

I live in the southern suburbs of Sydney. When my parents built the house in 1981 it was under $80,000 AUD. Today it’s valued at over half a million.

[@FionaEm]

Yay! Melbourne is no. 1 😊 We have mix of old and new building styles, lots of festivals, quiet suburbs with lots of greenery, and some of the country's best universities. A decent one-bedroom apartment costs $350-$450 depending on location, level of renovation etc.

[@Uzyvan6]

Yes!

[@joepowell7025]

If you like cold stormy weather most of the year yeah, Melbourne is the place for you

[@Liamvilliers96]

I live in downtown (CBD) of Melbourne, and I gotta say, the average cost of a high-rise apartment is $300-$375 Australian dollars per week, DURING COVID. Because many people left town before lockdowns and there are no international student arrivals, cost of living has been wonderful in terms of the rental market :)

[@Sarahsemails09]

I’m from Perth, and it is the most beautiful in Australia…and so far relatively COVID Free, being so far away from the rest of Australia…

[@hdmccart6735]

Only someone from Perth would say that 😅

[@katherineschmidt2075]

Well we do have 1 smart stubborn Premier don't we?? All 100% for the good of the state. And the greater majority are behind him on his decisions.

[@8aitch8]

@@hdmccart6735 I'm not from Perth. Perth is a fantastic place to live. Earn lots and lots of money.

[@hdmccart6735]

@@8aitch8 I lived there for 7 years - great place but the folks can be very parochial without ever really experiencing the rest of the country...

[@ZodiacKillers]

​@@hdmccart6735 Nothing compares to Perth

[@shiyoushi5778]

Eyyyy, Tasmania! Funny you say it looks older, Hobart is the second oldest capital city in Australia, after Sydney.

[@karnihiggins835]

Love Tasmania, I’m from Geelong but holiday in Hobart and the east coast.

[@kathytrembath5748]

I live between Brisbane and the Gold Coast and you're pretty close in your ideas of the costing of living. Sydney and Melbourne are expensive af

[@jadeitegray3531]

Australia is super expensive no matter where you live now , I live in a small country town rent is getting ridiculous of late

[@jadeitegray3531]

@@johndespo5551 nothing under $350 not good if the unemployment rate around there is very high

[@chook2870]

@@jadeitegray3531 My home town still has houses under the $200 mark, and it's one of the most picturesque places in Aus

[@jadeitegray3531]

@@chook2870 lucky my towns dying because the council is useless

[@chook2870]

@@jadeitegray3531 Bugga, Iv lived in rural SA and thats still relatively cheap, but also lived in Alice Springs where you are in the most remote part of Australia and still you wont find an apartment cheaper than 350. If you want a house your looking at 500 plus, in a shit town too,

[@cake94309]

I laughed when I saw comments from Americans about Zac eforn moving here. Apparently you must be broke if you're moving from Hollywood to Australia 🤣

[@geenev3]

Sydney in the state of New South Wales (NSW) is busy, and expensive too! But the state of Queensland (QLD) is your better choice with towns like - Brisbane, gold coast, Cairns & Townsville are sweet value especially if you like the sun and surfer/fishing life style. NSW Sydney medium house prices are around $800K-$1.2Mil +..but QLD Medium house prices are $500K-$800K, or there abouts!

[@wilhelmuskruize9681]

As requested my son lives on the gold coast and he has just bought an apartment, 2 bedroom an the fifth floor with a balcony facing the ocean and he paid AU $360,000 and pays about $2000 corporate fees. We live in Townsville and the medium price is about 475k and cairns is just a bit higher.

[@NotAnotherCar]

Prices have jumped about $50,000 for places on the Gold Coast in the last month. People are looking to move up from Sydney and are buying houses sight unseen, no conditions and offering a lot more than locals usually would. Source: Started looking to buy my first home on the GC about 3 weeks ago. Example: Went to an open home knowing a place had sold last October last year for $360k, they were looking for offers over $450k. The place sold for $525k.

[@katherineschmidt2075]

Wow I need to live there.!!!! Over Perth here for 1 bed apartment on the beach is like $395 minimum. With $800/ quarterly strata fees. That's North Coogee. Fremantle would be $500k for a 1 bedder, Scarborough is like $495 for a 1 bed aswell. But Rockingham(45mins south) would be like $320 for a 1 bed or $380 for 2 bed by the beach.

[@c9828413]

Better to live in the Hunter Valley than Sydney, Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Port Stephens has some beautiful coastal areas and you are 1 to 2.5 hours from Sydney depending on where you live, plus it has the luxury of far less traffic, plus you are on the door step of some amazing wineries and the airport is right up the road.

[@capatheist]

On the architecture… in Brisbane and Melbourne it’s even more amazing on the ground… it’s like 150 year old court house, next to brand new office building, next to old brick house… there’s no rhyme or reason and when your smashed on the street at night it’s awesome to look at lol. Just don’t do too much hanging around in fortitude valley lol

[@YepItsMeLily]

i live in perth :) the best city, for sooo many reasons, more relaxed, best beaches and landscapes, best weather, friendlier people etc etc

[@PjRjHj]

Best looking women too

[@timjohnun4297]

And you can buy a decent house, near the beach, for a fraction of the price of one in Melbourne or Sydney

[@crazymusicchick]

And Can go to the pub n footy atm lol

[@blackdatto]

Shhhhh! Can you guys keep it down, we don’t want everyone here.

[@crazymusicchick]

@@blackdatto lol ok its raining n cold

[@telfud2]

Guy on the left of screen was astute saying Melbourne had mix of old an new.spot on mate

[@parkourjedi]

for Melbourne it really depends on what suburb your looking to buy a house or apartment in

[@ellaberglas]

Sunshine Coast is a cheaper, more relaxed version of the Gold Coast and very liveable and cheap. The beaches are some of the best in the world and it’s an hour or two drive north from Brisbane which is convenient.

[@LordDavid04]

It's Canberra, Australian Capital Territory is the territorial name. It's the nation's capital with some of the conveniences of the other major cities like a reasonably large shopping mall, IKEA, Costco etc.

[@bigmanhowareya6236]

Everyone looks like millionaires in Sydney cause those photos were from the inner city and Eastern Suburbs. West Sydney isn’t quite as fancy 😂

[@tyonesmithurst3832]

Tasmania is $462,750 to $601,567 in median house prices. In each year it increases in property value and it depends were you live in tassie like some suburbs sell over the $1000000 mark.

[@andyossie]

They left out the Sunshine Coast which is a little bit north of Brisbane. At the moment most is a lot of people moving to where we live on the Sunshine Coast because of what’s happening in New South Wales and Victoria. One bedroom unit over $300 a week depending on the part of the coast, whether it’s looking over the beach or the canal front, you can be looking at paying $400+ per week rent.

[@Aussiegal28]

Melbourne and Adelaide are classed as old time living and the surroundings are more older then the other cities. In Sydney you would pay up to a minium of 600 a week in a small apartment. Sydney is the most expensive place to live. Brisbane and the Gold Coast are not that bad at around 400 and up a week but that's in the city. Living in the suburbs is way cheaper.

[@emeraldmyles2171]

Canberra is only 3 hours drive from a beach, 2 hours from the snowfields in snow season... an 8 hour drive is just down the road and kind of normal here so a day trip to the beach is easy

[@latenightlogic]

As far as first glances go looking at the cities you’ve picked up the old/new vibes they give out very well.

[@lynprice1825]

I meant to say there is plenty to see if someone wanted to see Western Australia, we also have Broome, Geraldton, The Kimberleys , and five mile Beach in Broome. Best wishes. From Western Australia,

[@exc3ss]

To buy a house - Avg Sydney price is $1.1-1.2M, Melbourne ~$900-950k, Brisbane (my home town) ~$650-700k. Very rough guide. The housing market in Australia is currently skyrocketing... increases expected to increase up to 20% in the 2021 calendar year.

[@honbee2021]

Morning guys. Thank you for the upload. Really enjoyed this. Have to say. I live in Brisbane and it's more a lay back city compared to Sydney or Melbourne. Every city is nice, it just depends on your lifestyle I guess. Have a great day guys.

[@patriciaedwards2833]

University of W.A. Is only a few kms from Perth. The other unis are located further away. Cairns is warm all year but not Perth, which gets days 13 Celsius to 20 Celsius, nights in single digits celsius in winter. A warmish winter, not too cold but not warm.

[@tara1206]

I've lived in Hobart as a student and now living in Brisbane. In Brisbane CBD 1 bedroom apartments go for around AUD $400 per week (USD $300) without car space and $450-$500 with. In the suburbs its about $350 per week ( USD $260)

[@reddog5378]

Wollongong, 40 minutes from Sydney but none of the city hustle.

[@johndoherty2864]

40 minutes ? maybe during COVID lockdown.

[@HuyLy94]

@@johndoherty2864 It's about 40 minutes from the northern suburbs of Wollongong to Sutherland which is technically metropolitan Sydney?

[@johndoherty2864]

@@HuyLy94 it’s also 30 minutes to Campbelltown which is also part of Sydney, but very misleading as to time to Sydney CBD.

[@bonza6451]

a crappy old weather board house in Melbourne, with say a 1600ft block of land 6 miles from the city, would be a starting price of $800,000 USD. if its in a sort after area then 2-6million starting depending on land size. houses in other cities around Melbourne can vary from $300k usd to 1.5 million. depending on the house size condition and style. first home buyers generally go for new suburbs that a developer would create with a large plot of land, and buy a house and land package. they usually start from about $400k usd and at the moment about 50 miles away from Melbourne cbd

[@Mpmpmpmmppmpmpmp]

Probably the reason Melbourne looks like a mix between dates and modern is due to the fact that it was the richest city in the world during the late 1880’s and it was built up a lot more than other city’s

[@Ishlacorrin]

This, the gold rush did wonders for Melbourne and Victoria as a whole. Even now the 2 major regional cites in Vic are the result of the gold rush.

[@stopbunsen]

Yep, without the gold rush Melbourne would be a very different city

[@marinarothemund9414]

I live in sydeny and there are nice suburban areas that aren't busy but are still only a 15min drive from the main city. It is a very expensive place to live though...

[@zwieseler]

The universities in Perth are a long way from the city centre? The two main universities are 5 and 15 minutes drive from town. Average house price is $AUD500,000, a Camry is from $AUD31,000, and a carton of Budweiser is just over 50 bucks. Average weekly earnings for a full time adult in Australia is $AUD1,725.

[@PjRjHj]

UWA is probably sub 5min from the CBD

[@jimspink2922]

@@PjRjHj Your right about UWA being 5 mins from the CBD also Edith Cowen is about 15mins from CBD in Mt Lawley. Edith Cowan is also the HQ for West Australian Academy of Performing Arts(WAAPA).

[@crazymusicchick]

Only ones that would be too far is jonndulp ecu and Murdoch also there few rural ones

[@jimspink2922]

@@crazymusicchick Also not far from Murdoch is Notre Dame located in Fremantle

[@crazymusicchick]

@@jimspink2922 oh yea forgot about that one lol Curtin uni is not near the city but close enough

[@rachelryan5805]

The long building in the 1st pic of Perth is locally known as the cockroach. Mining here in WA is mainly fifo (fly in fly out) and the salaries are VERY healthy. 💰💰💰 Perth beaches... Cottesloe, Scarborough and so many more are amazing. 🏖

[@kieranhoare7239]

SO to put price into perspective, I live in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, about a 30 minute drive (although it about 1 hour when it's peak/rush hour but if i drove into the CBD/downtown (i think that's what you call it), at 7pm on a monday night google says a 29 minute drive). But it's also only 40 minutes by a train (a very reliable train service compared to lots of places). SO i'm not exactly in the city but close enough that it's not an issue, i can easily go out for drinks with friends, I could choose to drive to work (if i drove, had a car and could be bothered paying for parking). We pay au$1400 a month for a smallish old 3 bedroom house which is fine, on the cheaper side of things, but for the price range we could afford is more than we were expecting. Nearby 1 bedroom apartments in neighbouring suburbs (my suburb doesn't seem to have apartments) seem to be about the same price. To buy a 3 bedroom house in my suburb it's about $860,000 or a 3 bedroom unit it's $760,000 or a 2 bedroom unit for $630,000. But like I say, not known for 1 bedroom places here. Leafy green suburbia. (all prices in aussie dollars)

[@paulrichardson5892]

there is an old saying in sydney. "If you are not in sydney you are camping out " cost of houses in sydney . about 10 km from cbd house costs about 1.3 mill. apartments 800k$ . rough figures .those houses on the waterfront approx 5 mill.

[@leiflala]

Melbourne is definitely the best city but they didn't show or give any detail. It has one of the largest stadiums in the world holding 110,000 called the MCG. It has its own Botanical gardens in the city. A river running directly through it and beaches close by.

[@LordDavid04]

Also didn't show a proper shot of the skyline!

[@lgh2052]

James Cook University is in Townsville & the marine institute AIMS is based in Townsville. Townsville is larger than Cairns, roughly 4 hours drive south. They even used at least one photo from Townsville not Cairns!

[@jac4423]

She got wollongong partly right, Wool-an-gong or the gong

[@reddog5378]

Just call it The Gong.

[@oldhatman6769]

I lived from birth till age 48 in Wollongong and it was pretty good. Small flat start from 300k (aus), normal house say 600k, 8 to 900k for a big house and waterfront or near waterfront in the millions. I have lived in Perth for almost 10 years now and I think it’s great. Good job market, great weather, excellent infrastructures (roads/rail/schools/hospitals) but incredible places to go. All pristine and not crowded.

[@danjam888]

YAY Adelaide!! My state Capital. Adelaide was voted the 3rd most livable city in the world just this year, after Auckland, New Zealand and Osaka, Japan :)

[@davehocking4091]

Fellow Adelaidean here. Not sure how they just kept reusing the same pics of the city centre over and over. Not a beach, winery or the flinders rangers to be seen.

[@reddog5378]

Adelaide's too hot in summer and too cold in winter.

[@davehocking4091]

@@reddog5378 uh what? Yeh it's hot but it's dry heat. Much more comfortable than top half of the country.

[@reddog5378]

@@davehocking4091 I spent many years on a sheep and cropping property on the York Peninsula where it topped 53° on the property and Wallaroo recorded 47&49°. That was and hopefully will be my last S.A. summer. Getting a bit soft in my old age I think.

[@davehocking4091]

@@reddog5378 haha fair enough mate. I'd rather 40 here than 30 in Qld or Darwin. Growing up here I can handle the dry heat but not the humidity

[@andreagriffiths3512]

The Good Coast also gets inundated with schoolies most years so yeah avoid around Schoolies ‘week’

[@harysmith1024]

I grew up on Bondi Beach, I 1975 a two bedroom apartment was worth 76000 Australian dollars, now the same apartment is worth 3 million. Get down here when you can, you'll enjoy, love from Australia.

[@bagnathmari2282]

Apartment living in Melbourne, like in most major cities is very expensive- living in inner city or surrounding suburbs around the CBD (Central Business District) in suburbs such as Fitzroy and Carlton, you could be paying upwards of 800k for a 2 bedroom apartment. The further out you go the 'cheaper' it gets. But you'll be hard press to find an apartment ( even 1 bedroom) for less than 340k within a 30-40km radius of Melbourne.

[@EnaMariee]

I live in Melbourne, a one bedroom apartment can go for 450k - 550k AUD to buy in the heart of the city. It’s crazy expensive here!

[@cocoacoolness]

For Brisbane, it actually has quite a bit of old architecture that I find quite pretty, but big buildings have been built on top of them. So it's like, 4 floors of old building and then 20 floors of new building. I think this is similar in many American cities? I'm Brisbane I think the rent probably averages at about $500 per week for a small apartment in the middle of the city, or a three bedroom place a bit outside of the city.

[@alisonholland7531]

Thanks for posting this, I didn't really appreciate how lucky I am to be an Aussie ❤️

[@maniacmitch1]

800 sqft in melbourne would vary from how far from the city centre/beach you are but to buy would be about $400-500k in the city (as prices has plummeted due to covid for apartments), Beachfront/waterfront would be about $600-700K, if you go into the outer suburbs it would vary from $200-400k depending on suburb. As for buying a house in Melbourne or Sydney it is very expensive as the medium house price now is over $1mil (some suburbs you won't even find a house under $10mil)

[@joshuatimmer4173]

How to pronounce each place: Cans Goldy Hobart The Gong Brissy or Bris-vegas Perth Adalaide or Radalaide Sydney Melbun

[@joshuatimmer4173]

Oh and I forgot Canbra

[@astonishedhoplite2510]

Melben

[@pensiveboogie]

Pronouncing Brisbane and Melbourne is easy. Don’t pronounce the “R”s. It’s Brisbn and Melbn.

[@davidbarlow6860]

Cid knee

[@ZosiaDabrowski]

The median house price of Melbourne and Sydney is now just over $1 million AUD. Before the pandemic the cost of housing in Australia was one of the biggest nightly news issues, and the federal and different state governments have brought in grants programs to help first home-buyers get into the market, but that in turn has driven the prices up continually higher. There was a federal-legislated moratorium on evictions and rent increases throughout 2020 until end of March this year but since then rent prices have also climbed and with only a 1% vacancy rate in Perth and 0.5% vacancy in my hometown regional city.

[@luckysunbird8862]

I have spent the last 40 years living in Cairns ... great place. And I was lucky enough to get a science degree in Tropical Biology at James Cook Uni. Fabulous experience. CAIRNS IS Pronounced Cans. haha

[@GavinSouthern]

If you ever come to Melbourne, I’d be happy to show you around

[@robertosale7339]

Don’t be surprise but Sydney houses like two bedrooms apartment could cost you more than $850k

[@robertosale7339]

@@Rtyyyqwr Yes it’s insane how the houses prices is this much… agent’s ring me every other day asking me if I wanna sell my house they are annoying

[@nissy9220]

If baffles me that people would want to live there. It’s an over priced over crowded dump

[@wilhelmuskruize9681]

The gold coast is not that expensive for it has supplies available from cities close by, by far itis Cairns and Townsville that are expensive to live in due to the remoteness and everything has to come 1200km or more.

[@jessealbert2272]

Born in NSW but moved to Tasmania and been here for about 18 years love it too much!! Big city is only good for holidays not to live.....

[@bigoz1977]

Sydney is busy for sure, and all those houses will be at least $1.2M aud going up to $10M depending on size, area and view. Wollongong is an awesome place , it’s where all the beautiful people live lol I live in outer west of Sydney at the bottom of the blue mountains and it’s a lot cheaper than the city but prices are creeping up. Hard pushed to get a 3 bed 2 bath house for under $650,000. Rents are between $300-$600 per week depending on apartments or house. And I’m about 40 miles from the city, and hour to the northern beaches(of Sydney) or hour 10 mins to Wollongong south of Sydney. And a hour west is the top of the blue mountains.

[@ApparentlyIamcorrect]

I live on the Gold Coast, it's cheaper to live here than Melbourne or Sydney. No it's not just private schools, I'd say nearly all suburbs have their own public and private schools. I'm biased, but I think the Gold Coast is the best place to live in Australia, it's very family orientated. My second choice would be Cairns. I like visiting Melbourne because they have the best food but I could live there because of the weather.

[@siwoo8209]

I love Australia so much.😍🥰💯

[@pronumeral1446]

Wollongong has crazy high house/rent prices now, due to the close proximity to Sydney. It's still a lovely city though. Multicultural, nice mild climate, nestled between temperate rainforest mountains and coast. And not as busy as Sydney. Hobart, Sydney and Melbourne all have some very old (by Australian standards) buildings. But Sydney and Melbourne also have modern skyscrapers.

[@murbella7]

The cost of living may be high in Australia compared to the USA but the standard of living is also higher, by a big margin. Not only that but everything we buy, we know exactly what the cost is. There are no extra taxes. We also don't tip because we don't need to. Our wages and salaries are higher by ratio for jobs done than in the USA. We get 4 weeks annual leave, guaranteed. We get paid sick leave. Living in the suburbs is actually enjoyable and most Australians do rather than in the cities. City living used to be ridiculously expensive but is dropping. There are more facilities in the suburbs and more job opportunities. And Melbourne is till the best place in Australia, outside of the Kimberleys.

[@gaeshows1938]

in melbourne, apartments are dirt cheap to rent or buy. one bedroom apartment is about $250k to buy and $1000/month to rent. won’t last long once the pandemic is over

[@WaDarkPhoenix]

Hobart Represent. Thought it was weird they didn't mention anything about education here, UTAS is pretty decent.

[@muikthemad3933]

Most houses here will cost you around a million dollars ATM, mines worth almost that 3 bedroom, On 311 square metres with a house size of 86 square metres. That works out to land size in feet as approximately 3300 square feet land size( or 0.0768498 of an acre) and About 900 square feet house size ( or approx 0.02 of an acre

[@stanleywiggins5047]

I've got no idea who compiled the video, but they clearly have never been anny where near Australia... Wollongong, the sea cliff bridge is north of Wollongong.. the river with the island at the mouth, in the Minnamurra river the island has 2 names Stack isl & Ragoon isl.. & is in Kiama munisapalety, south of Wollongong.. the beach that stretches for ever is 7 mile beach in the Shollhaven reagon of Nowra even further south.. I know, because out of my 63 years I lived in Kiama at least 48 from birth..

[@julzhunt7790]

Perth has an Awesome skyline, great beaches. Friendly people. Stunning sunsets. To visit all the beaches in Aussie would take 30 years even if you visited one every day.

[@sallycook]

I live just north of Cairns, 400yds from the beach, in a resort style complex. Kangaroos regularly hop along the grass verge nearby. Don’t even think of trying to outrun a ‘roo, they move like lightning

[@tommygunreleased]

i live on the northern beaches of sydney still with parents but its quiet expensive $910 aud a week for a 3-4 bedroom 2 story house to rent here but its a lovely place with the beaches etc

[@mistybirdbush]

As of July 2021, Adelaide is the 3rd most liveable city in the world! I’m from Adelaide and it’s a well laid out city with beaches not too far away from Suburbs. They used to say it’ll take you 30mins from the ‘burbs to the City in RADelaide, but it’s really 45-60mins 😉 4 distinct seasons, summer is hot and dry, winter is cold but no snow to really talk about. Similar to San Francisco Bay weather maybe. People from other states/ countries buy property here because it’s cheaper and liveable. Also, Adelaide, South Australia is wine and stone fruit country. Also, first to ban plastic bags and plastic straws in the Country. Lots of things to do throughout the year! Known as the city of Church’s and the Festival State. We also have serial killers and summer can get so hot you can fry an egg on the bonnet of your car 😂

[@neilcampbell3212]

Sydney and Melbourne are absurdly expensive to live in. Average house costs $1m. But you can buy a small 1 bedroom apartment for around $350 000

[@TheCommodity]

That is insane!

[@davidhammersley2869]

Interesting that Tasmania was left off the map such a beautiful natural place over a 3rd of the state is protected a wild amazing place.

[@aquaticwombat4570]

im a miner in perth, originally from sydeny but due to the border closures i cant go home so im looking at renting in Fremantle. 1 bedroom unit is between $350-$500 a week

[@blackdatto]

Or you could buy a dumpy house for $ 200-300 k Rent it for top $ when your done…..

[@aquaticwombat4570]

@@blackdatto need a deposit for that but its a good idea

[@blackdatto]

@@aquaticwombat4570 oops. I didn't think of that. Maybe find a work mate on the opposite swing and share a two bedroom place? How are you enjoying Perth?

[@tonyclarke7151]

Actually being a miner is a very good job, extremely high wages, $200.000 00 a year as a starting wage. And you never go underground as your probaly imagining, it's all above ground open cut mining. With 2 weeks off out of 4 in some cases.

[@TheAussieSamurai]

where do I apply? sick of being a chippy in Adelaide for less than 80

[@blackdatto]

@@TheAussieSamurai Your kidding right? Dude, get over here in perth. If you want to visit I can introduce you to some local employers. I have 10 people working with me (in another industry) and no one is on 80 or less. Message me on here. I would be happy to help you out.

[@karnihiggins835]

Melbourne is mixed in its architecture, it is a nice city tho. I live an hour away from Melbourne, in Geelong, it is closer to the coast south of Melbourne. It is a lovely little city and worth visiting if you are in Melbourne, especially in summer. I priced a 1 room apartment in Melbourne for my Daughter a year ago, it was about $250,000.00 aud. This was in the city and had no car parking facility. Adelaide is also beautiful with some really great wineries. Sydney super expensive and not as nice as other cities, in my opinion. Good video tho, thanks

[@bluecedar7914]

Sydney harbour is beautiful, but not worth the hassles.

[@lifesavid]

Love reaction videos but you have to watch videos by Australians who know something about Australia.

[@lynprice1825]

I live in Perth Australia and an average 3bedroom, 1bathroom, main bedroom with ensuite, games room, dining room, kitchen and patio is approximately $400,000 depending on how he suburb you choose! It is a modern city, clean and has beautiful beaches. The weather is lovely, Summer is 1st December to 1st March, autumn is 1st March to 31st May, winter is 1st June to 31st August, spring is 1st September to 30th of November, however Summer sometimes comes early, and winters in recent years have been short. We have winery's, Crown Casino, The Swan River thru the city is f Perth itself, the zoo close to Perth city, and you can get there and back by ferry. We have International cricket, AFL (Australian Football), Cottesloe Beach which is beautiful, plenty of nice Restaurants, and Margaret River, Dunsborough where we hold world Surfing heats, and Margaret River for beautiful wineries, chocolate factory, freshly made cheeses and wines etc. There is much more for those

[@suelynch]

Adelaide is by far the best place to live in Australia. The view from the lookout at Mount Lofty is a beautiful sight night or day. The weather here isn't mild by any stretch of the imagination. +40C temps in summer for 18 days straight is common (PS: there is no night time relief from the heat during summer, it is relentless) The single bedroom unit/appartment that I rent is $170 per week. I have a small rear private courtyard. The unit is 6mx8m. I have a lounge/dining area, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom/toilet and seperate laundry. Sliding glass door to private courtyard from the bedroom. Sliding glass door to the front courtyard. The unit came with reverse cycle A/C and are fully insulated. Solar hot water system. Rainwater supply for toilet flushing with backup mains water supply. NOTE: I have never run out of rainwater in 11 years. 5 x 30,000 litre rainwater tanks for watering gardens. The block units I live in have an 80% green rating.

[@rosalierobertson1253]

I don't think that it was the best presentation of our cities, as many of their highlights were omitted. For example, being born & bred in Adelaide, notable places that apply to us were left out, but were mentioned in other cities. Adelaide is a pretty city, surrounded by parklands, with quick & easy access to the Mt. Lofty ranges which adjoin the eastern suburbs. We also have been listed as one of the world's most livable cities too, have great beaches & walking trails throughout the hills, the perfect climate for our numerous award winning wine growing regions, the Barossa Valley being the most well known & less than an hour from the city. We are also well known for our Festival of Arts, & other popular festivals throughout the warmer months, and daylight savings to enjoy the extra outdoor activities. Housing is more affordable than the larger cities, & being a smaller city, it is possible to live in the Adelaide hills or close by rural areas north & south of the city, & do a daily work commute. I 'll bet that all of the other cities will have plenty of attractions that weren't mentioned either. It also would have been more appropriate if the narrater was was an Aussie.

[@sheyone9075]

I’m Malaysian live in Australia , I’ll say Melbourne is the best!

[@MrReallogs]

tell me you lived anywhere else? because you sound exactly like every person from melbourne that has never lived anywhere else other than melbourne :)

[@CAFCkiwi]

@@MrReallogs I spent 15 years in Sydney and now one year in Melbourne. Makes me wonder why I took so long to move here, even started the year in hard lockdown and I still prefer it to Sydney. I liked Sydney, don't get me wrong, that's why it took so long to leave, but I much prefer Melbourne now that I'm here. Haven't live outside those two cities in Oz though so can't comment on other places.

[@mattyreardon3593]

@@CAFCkiwi and Melbourne loves you too. Welcome and stay as long as possible. Most liveable city welcomes everyone. Sydney translates to narcissistic wanker in Latin.

[@trodengore]

every one who does not live in Victoria thinks Melbourne is a shit hole, and all Victorians are stuck up vegan/animal rights activists that don't know how to wear a mask and like to spread viruses by protesting about said virus, then once they get sick they sneak into other states so they can spread it more.

[@sheyone9075]

@J S Melbourne won more than 7 times as most liveable city in the world even top 10 this year

[@queenslander954]

Obviously Cairns. (Thumbnail picture). is a great spot to live in North Queensland , no cold winters ever to deal with & surrounded by high mountain ranges , rainforest & the Great Barrier Reef on its doorstep. With the Daintree rainforest north & Port Douglas only a hour away on one the best coastal drives in Oz. .

[@timdunn1201]

Wollongong isn’t cheap…. I live about 10 mins drive from there. My neighbour just sold his house for 1.2million and that’s pretty standard for houses in my area

[@kimg9676]

Yeah, they missed out a shit ton about Adelaide, clearly because it’s aimed at students. It missed the wine regions of McLaren Vale, Clare & The Barossa Valley, the beaches around Victor Harbor, the Flinders Rangers, Mt Loftyand suburbs like Glenelg, Semaphore, Port Adelaide, Unley etc etc etc. cost of living wise, it’s average. Things cost money, and people pay. There’s some cool places to spend a day or two. And we’re a lot more laid back, big country town vibe. And fun fact, our sister city is Austin, TX. 🇦🇺👍🏼🦘🐨

[@norsehall309]

The best thing about Australia citys is the view from your rear vision mirror when your driving back the Country areas, cheers boys.

[@crazymusicchick]

Haha perth warm all year im in Perth been raining and cold as its winter. But Oct to April its Generally warm to very hot peaking jan/feb. Oh they just show u the nice bits of the city can get cheap houses in outter suburbs

[@capatheist]

For Brisbane a one bedroom apartment will cost 4-600 k Australian in the suburbs. And 6-900k the closer you get to centre city… Average rents are 350$ per week to 450$ per week. Again depending on centralisation.

[@capatheist]

And for extra context I live with my family in a 4 bedroom 2 bathroom house in a town 1 hours drive from Brisbane. And 40 minutes drive from the Gold Coast. And we pay 450 a week rent. So unless you want to be actually IN the cities themselves it’s much more reasonable

[@justinholley6579]

Melbourne is both old and new once a building gets to a certain age here its heritage listed and you can only renovate not demolish

[@shaz464]

Just an update. Adelaide is currently the most liveable city in Australia and the fourth most liveable city in the world. Relaxed lifestyle, world class wine region It sits between beautiful beaches to the west and magnificent hills to the east. GO RADELAIDE.

[@aryanphoenix2856]

I lived in Cairns for a few years, actually born and bred 2 hours south of Cairns. I love my country.

[@capatheist]

When you said that must be so expensive referring to the shot of the Gold Coast… Not really… a couple of suburbs are but unless you live in one of those skyscrapers next to the beach (surfers paradise cbd) It’s a very middle class city

[@danharvey3096]

Have to say the angles of shots for Melbourne were quite odd & didn't show much of the skyline for eg which is the biggest CBD skyline with the most & tallest skyscrapers in Australia, actually has almost as much ongoing skyscraper construction as Toronto even, the amount of construction was insane! But with far more interesting designs, while at the same time Melbourne has lots of Victorian buildings from it's post Gold Rush era days when it was the richest city in the British Empire at one point. It's recognised as Australia's most European city architecturally, but it's also one of the most multicultural cities in the world, with the biggest Greek population outside Greece, & a huge Italian population as well. plus the later waves of Vietnamese & Lebanese too. So every type of cusine you could want. As for places to party, pre-covid Melbourne had the latest & most vibrant nightlife in Australia where all other cities had bar lockouts after 2am whereas Melbourne in the weekend had many clubs open til 6am & a small no even open over night till the afternoon, or some even with day clubbing on. The nightlife in Melbourne was actually nuts, it was too easy to spend money lol & i had quite a few Mondays where i should never have been at work using power tools haha! ;) but you could also get a hot-pot or a go to a Ramen restaurant, or get a curry at 4am as well, all facilitated by 24hr public transport in the weekends, so for 7 years i barely took an Uber because there was always trams or trains available at any time of the night, & the tram network is the biggest in the world. Then there's the arts & sports scenes, both the biggest in Australia in terms of events, & among the top in the world. There's a reason that Melbourne won the most liveable city award for 7 years in a row. It's also the closest to a New York style city in many ways, while still being a 2nd city without the Alpha-city ego. Though it was (pre-covid) the fastest growing in Australia, set to overtake Sydney within 8 years or possibly less.. As for foreign students, pre-covid, Sydney & Melbourne both each had the biggest foreign student hubs in the world, much of them from China, so it will be interesting to see how this goes once borders open, with the China-Australia trade war.. As for rent & house prices. Australia is well known as being very expensive, So i had to laugh at the extremely vague "more affordable than Sydney & Melbourne" lol with no prices given. But the insane thing is that despite much higher wages & more & better amenities, Sydney is cheaper than Auckland, & Melbourne is cheaper than Wellington, I believe Hamilton & Tauranga, both just regional NZ cities but growing as Aucklanders seek cheaper prices, those 2 cities are around the same price as Brisbane. The NZ housing market is absolutely insane & recognised as the OECDs most unaffordable when compared to wages. Auckland is around Vancouver & Toronto price, more expensive median sale price i believe than even San Francisco as crazy as that sounds. On average, Melbourne is cheaper to live, rent & buy than Wellington. And Sydney is cheaper to rent, live, & buy than Auckland. Melbourne median house price is around $960,000, Wellington is around $1M. Sydney median is around $1.1-$1.2M, Auckland is $1.2-$1.3M.. Crazy i know! NZ national median is $870,000, we went up 26% in about a year. I live in Christchurch, NZ, in the South Island, a beautiful part of the world & the mountain biking is amazing, but i have to say i really miss living in the culture & bustle of pre-covid era Melbourne..

[@vk3crg]

That video didn’t actually show the Melbourne CBD from the air. It’s a big city with a great skyline.