Living in Perth vs Living in Sydney | Expat Life | Say Hello

After living in Perth for two years and Sydney for 18 months, I thought I'd do a comparison of the two with the positives and negatives! SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE EXPAT CONTENT!
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Note: I am slightly biased towards Perth as I've travelled there every year to visit family/friends since the age of 7 as well as living there for two years. Soz.
Basically, Perth is great for families and is super laid back and chilled with amaze beaches and food. Sydney is great for young adults who love bars and beaches and a city with lots going on.

[@mikaela8127]

As a Perth citizen myself, I absolutely loved your video! I don't know why the eastern states (and the rest of the world, mind you...) hate us so much, Perth is honestly one of the most underrated cities out there, their loss though.

[@leightongosson4171]

my dad lives in perth and i visit him almost every year from nz and its such an awesome city

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

Thank you! I don't understand either, I always have and always will love Perth!!

[@TheSallye33]

Wow! I'm from Victoria and I've never heard any Perth or WA hatred. I tried to look for work there too but was told outright that they wouldn't consider anyone from the eastern states, regardless of how well qualified, unless they already live there, so perhaps it's not all one way.

[@chillwin9831]

Perth and WEST Australia my dream I save lots of money to move there have enough of Europe especialy North Europe

[@Booya9272]

It's the othed way around. Grew up in Perth but live in Sydney, no one in the East hates West Australians, West Australians (including myself in the old days) hate East Coasters.

[@troybailey9524]

Im from the east coast and I only just recently visited Perth for the first time. It astounded me how great it is over there. I was so ignorant about how good they have it. I loved it that much that I am moving there in 2022 and will settle down there! I feel everyone is aggressive and obsessed with status on the east coast. Everyone on the west coast is way nicer and just wants to have a good time.

[@blueconstinople62]

I feel the same !

[@javiershields329]

I’m jealous i wanna move there now after my first visit too

[@julzhunt7790]

Awesome. Welcome to WA. Hope you got here safe and sound.❤️🇦🇺😊

[@julzhunt7790]

@@javiershields329 just do it. Rentals are rare though.

[@phoebemaughan]

I grew up in Perth and will never move to another Australian State because I love it so much here( I live in Mandurah)

[@pubudulasith7973]

Im a sri lankan and hope to come to Perth for higher studies. Actualy how is Perth?

[@emilyyoung8552]

I’m about to live in Mandurah for 9 months (I’m American) and I’m so excited! It’s so beautiful!

[@zaidmahbub9128]

Grew up there now I'm missing it😫

[@jxxck7480]

That’s not another state lmao

[@moonakhanchannel]

How can I contact you

[@868spark]

As a Perth native I agree 100% nice to know hasn’t changed much. I love and miss Rottnest I would go 6 times a year or more. I like that it’s closer to the islands and Asia. I agree Perth is great to raise children.

[@GR-kw1es]

I still go twice a year on holiday to rotto :D 4-5 days of great fishing.

[@Quinctili]

@NotRllyJoey that's funny. Perth is closer to everywhere else in the world than Eastern Australia. We zip over to Bali for a weekend, Singapore, Malaysia, the Seychelles and that is brilliant, we're 5 hours closer to Europe, Africa, all of Asia, and ALL their Islands! You guys only get New Zealand! Wake up.

[@Cloudscoreee]

@@Quinctili NZ, Papa New Guinea, All the Eastern cities in Australia, all Pacific islands are within 1-4h, lots of direct flights to North America, Fiji, and better flight connectivity to Asia than Perth. Wake up

[@Quinctili]

@@Cloudscoreee complete and utter bullshit.

[@CovidConQuitTheCensorship]

Perth has the best beaches in the world

[@kenchristie9214]

The metropolitan beaches were a lot (and I mean a lot) better 60 years ago. Regular 4 metre waves at Scarborough and Triggs. These days you're lucky to get a wave over 2 metres. Scarborough beach has been systematically destroyed since 1964.

[@Woowoo19]

And the most sharks :D

[@shampoo_conditioner]

@@Woowoo19 I’m only 15 which isn’t that old, but I’ve never seen or encountered a shark in my life. I go to the beach at least once a month, and I’ve heard of less than a dozen shark attacks in my time. So it really isn’t bad.

[@emilyyoung8552]

I’m about to be an au pair near Perth and this video was so helpful! Thank you!! 🙏🏻

[@chloemwip]

I’ve grown up in Perth and I think it is a great place to live 🤗 I am thinking about moving to Sydney next year as I am graduating uni and my boyfriend lives in Sydney, but I know I will definitely be back within a couple of years 😁

[@timleem3609]

Great video! I just got back from Perth after visiting my sister and family and loved it. 2nd time visit. Thinking of relocating possibly to Perth. Havn't been to Sydney so good to get your views on it. Thanks!

[@carlapavao2955]

The best video about Perth X Sydney I’ve seen on KZbin. I’m going to Study in Australia for a year and I’m in doubt about Perth or Sydney. I’ve read great things about both places but I just can’t make my mind. Your video was very helpful. Thank you!!

[@Courtside_Banter]

Hope you ve decided for perth. Absolut dreamland :)

[@Anne-0710s]

Carla Pavão heyy, I have to make the same decision right now, which city did you choose?

[@ujjwalbanstola9751]

Okay 🤗 Maybe it's a great ootion for me. I am now applying for Aus. So please suggest me which city you have gone and your experience please 😥😥😥😥😥😥

[@emmanuelufot4947]

Thanks for this video, I’m planning on moving to Perth and I hope it’s good for me. This video has been useful.

[@NoQualmsTheArtist]

I lived in Sydney for 20 years and just moved to Perth 10 months ago. It is amazing how beautiful it is here. I'm beyond the clubbing time in my life now so this lifestyle it perfect. The quality of life, work/life balance and the price of living in Perth is unbelievable after being in Sydney for so long.

[@zoltanhorvath7454]

Moving to Perth as well. I used to lived 14 years in Sydney and I had enough from this City. I moved to Brisbane recently but all the same shit happening here too... Ever growing property prices and too many people in Brisbane area now. I will not stay here for too long. Buy my first home in Perth and settle down there for a life.

[@fullsendit292]

I saw rent is very cheap in perth

[@fullsendit292]

@@zoltanhorvath7454 thinking to move to brisbane what are the cons?

[@fullsendit292]

@@zoltanhorvath7454 does perth get cold?

[@NoQualmsTheArtist]

@@fullsendit292 Perth gets all 4 seasons. But if there are no clouds it's always quite hot.

[@derek777]

I just got back from Sydney it was amazing

[@coolchristina5831]

Perth in my opinion is the best (I haven’t been in Sydney longer then a day, not judging) 1. We don’t get earthquakes, tsunami or anything like that, 2. Beaches are more calmer 3. It’s very green ❤️❤️

[@myworld2622]

How about bushfires all around WA every summer???

[@akjvoksn]

@@myworld2622 I don’t know if they do this in the eastern states but we kinda like burn up the trees and stuff during winter so that in the summer it won’t burn up. We don’t like actually BURN it we kinda like heat them up.

[@VS-yk3gu]

How about floods ? Recently seems terrible ? And is it usual and last long or just May be 2 days once in a decade or sthin

[@shampoo_conditioner]

@@myworld2622 we rarely have dangerous bushfires. The most recent one I can think of was the Kelmscott fires in 2011. And those fires you see are indigenous techniques to make sure the fires DON’T happen. They pretty much prime up the bush so that it’s harder for the fire to spread.

[@alanmay1945]

Really good, watched it all thru with great interest. To the left of you, probably without you realising it, you've arranged the white cushions on the settee to make the Sydney Opera House!! Alan, UK.

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

Omg I didn't even notice haha!

[@nemac23]

Haha amazing

[@louisaklimentos7583]

The inner city houses are semi attached in Sydney but the outer suburbs the houses are mainly free standing

[@helenpaul67]

I came to perth 30 years ago as a student (coming from KK & KL Msia), & i fell in love with its bluest n vast blue sky, the smell of wood & absolutely unique landscape ive never seen before coming from.Borneo. Kota Kinabalu for me is like a mini perth. We have beautiful blue sky fine white sandy beach, lots of outdoor & fresh seafood n fresh produce! Ive been to sydney only for 2 nights (unfair to judge a city), but its enough for me to run away from it. Its another city of Kuala Lumpur! Mind you i live in KL for 30 overs & yeah work opportunity is great but certainly its about rat race there. Now we took our family back to perth & i love it still. Its less people..less hectic & easy going...

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

I went to Kota Kinabalu in 2018 and loved it! Such a beautiful place, and I loved the marine park there!

[@VS-yk3gu]

Hi Helen - you lived in KL for 30 years? wow.. you are Australian Citizen or Malaysian?

[@hearingvoices]

This was amazing! Thank you! As a person from Perth that lives in Sydney you're spot on.

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

No worries! :) glad you agree haha!

[@kc1973able]

I backpacked around Australia in 98/99 for a full year and Perth was the Place for me. Loved Melbourne also. But Perth was Cool.

[@allinmohana5289]

Karl Convey what about sydney?

[@thedownunderverse]

Melbourne’s turned into a hole. Lived here my whole life… am about to move to Perth

[@kc1973able]

@@allinmohana5289 omg 4 years later lol . Sydney was fun I was only there for 10 days and was there on bondi beach from Christmas Day and I was on the Sydney harbour bridge where you walk right to the top of it where the Aussie flags are. That was on Boxing Day 98 and we saw the start of the Sydney to Hobart boat race but it was a very sad ending to that race lots of fatal casualties 😢

[@kc1973able]

@@thedownunderverse oh me really Melbourne such a colourful city I had a blast there. I worked on the 1999 F1 Grand Prix

[@keeponsearchingearth1543]

I just discovered you and your channel and enjoyed this video very much as I want to visit Perth and other cities in Australia. I also just subscribed. Cheers from Canada

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

Thanks Martin! Glad it made you want to visit :)

[@AlexBollich]

Awesome video. Thank you. You just confirmed my intuitive feeling towards Perth. Cheers=)

[@HallyuHagdom]

Perth born and bred (55 years) Never been happier to live here (especially now with COVID-19) Not only beautiful but a safe place to live.

[@myworld2622]

Safe place perth???? Ahhahhha wat a load of bs !!!

[@Uhstraalis]

@@myworld2622 What do you mean, there isn't a lot of crime here?

[@vhghfgshjvgjhvghjdsgvhg4494]

I’m born from Sydney but I grew up in Perth but at 2019 i move back to Sydney and I love SYDNEY ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@akjvoksn]

OMG! I haven’t found anybody that was born in Sydney and raised in Perth! I’m the exact same! When I was like 5 I went over to Sydney and realised I had sort of a British accent so I’ve always felt insecure after that. A few years I later I thought I should search it up and found out that Western Australia is basically full of cultivated accent speakers. So basically we barely have an Aussie accent and don’t use slang as much. I honestly felt 100% better about my accent Authorised by the Australian Government, Canberra

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

I guess I'm a Perth type of guy :D

[@TheTennessyean]

I’m watching this because I was born in Perth (and my brother was born in Sydney), but my parents moved back to the US before I could remember living there. I really hope to go back to my country of birth and see it one day.

[@redhammer9910]

You won't recognize it lad, the kangaroos are much taller 😀 Your still young, take the plunge. Plenty of work, good money as a skilled tradesman or if you can land a job in the mines as a fly in fly out. Just do it, check out the types of Visa's you can use, it's easy.

[@lilromance95]

Go to Garie beach in the Royal National Park in Sydney outer area It isn't as busy as Bondi etc

[@abilea4081]

Tbf if you go to Coogee and Bondi ofc they're full those are the tourist/expat beaches, go to La Perouse or down to the Shire where it's just locals

[@louane22m31]

I prefer Perth! I love this city. I'm French.

[@Kdaljeet]

is there a french speaking community or french schools in perth?

[@louane22m31]

@@Kdaljeet yes, there is a little French community in Perth.

[@kesoatyler1379]

Salut, je parle anglais grace à mon père mais du coup si tu es française je me demandais si je pouvais te poser des questions en français? J’ai 17 ans et j’aimerais partir vivre dans un autre pays après mon bac (je suis en première), j’avais penser à perth pour l’école d’art dramatique WAAPA car je veux poursuivre des études d’acteurs. J’hésite entre plusieurs endroits comme New York, Los Palos Verdes (Californie) ou Perth du coup. J’ai peur que Perth soit trop calme car beaucoup de personnes me disent que Perth ne vaut pas le coup pour s’amuser. J’aimerais juste savoir comment est la vie là bas? Les plages sont-elles trop dangereuses pour surfer? Et est-ce que je pourrais trouver rapidement une collocation?

[@kangaroo4847]

@@Kdaljeet you won’t be able to to live in Australia while speaking French, please learn English if you want to live there, but there are some small communities.

[@nathr7375]

@@kangaroo4847 they clearly speak english the comment is in english.

[@DreamingDownUnder]

Thanks for your review about Perth. I am originally from Sydney and Noosa and am thinking of coming back to Australia after many years abroad and thinking of checking out Perth. Would love to know more about the best places to live near the beach for a single person and the choices of beach suburbs and rough costs.

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

I would say Cottesloe, Fremantle, and Scarborough are the best beach places for single people. Fremantle if you want more of a big town vibe on the beach with great transport options, Cottesloe for more of a backpacker/small town vibe on the beach (and it's good for the train), and Scarborough for more of a local surfing vibe with cool bars and shops (but there's no train to Scarborough so it's bus only or you'll need a car)! Scarborough and Fremantle are both reasonably cheap, but Cottesloe can be pricey as it's a fancier suburb.

[@DreamingDownUnder]

@@SayHelloExpatAdvice Thanks for your input, will keep it in mind.

[@emblack8480]

Wow! Thank you so much for this video

[@SHinch-eq2dd]

Excellent presentation! Thanks for the great vid.

[@royalladin5276]

Iam from Amsterdam and have been in Both cities. A close friend mine emigrated to Perth so went there. The life style of Perth is as you discribe. I was there with my wife and the little daughter and we where started at. We are a mixed copple black and white. It was a strage experience because in Amsterdam people dont pay attention to that. Perth and surroundings are beautiful but i found it a quait dull place. Its more like a expanded villidge. For me i like buzzy vibrant cities with lots goig on so i liked Sydney more. And even Sydney i found not that special. But i do agtee with everething you said in the video.

[@Mary-ss6mv]

Amesterdam more dull because of their weather and the weeds that you can smell on Air !

[@haydencooper_]

There are definitely things you can do in Perth you can't do in Sydney. Like get somewhere 10 suburbs away without it being a coordinated mission, be on a beach that feels pristine and uncrowded, get the train to the footy hassle free in a beautiful new stadium. Cleaner air under bluer skies. Kings Park and Rottnest Island Sydney equivalents? Sydney overall is obviously dirtier, older infrastructure, more humid and doesn't feel any less souless than Perth city itself. No toll roads in WA. In Perth you can go to outdoor places and feel like you're in your own little area to yourself, in Sydney you're sharing it. Was in Bondi earlier this year. Whereis in Cottesloe they'll have a van set up doing free skin/mole checks, in Bondi they had a fυcking body contouring surgery marquee set up. Complete with a model with line markings over her body being sculpted/performed on. It was a novelty to see it but also a wtf is going on moment. I should've drawn a jokey comparison to Scultpures by the Sea but incidently Bondi shares that with Cottesloe too. You could just take it as part of a lot more going on everywhere too which can be taken as a pro or con depending what you like. Maybe Perth is more what Sydney used to be like in a lot of respects. You don't just easily drive to the beach for a swim and drive home again like in Perth.You're paying a lot to park, you're looking for a spot to put your towel down anywhere near the water that isn't packed with people and you're crawling in hideous traffic in both directions. Again, that's if you want to drive and want to go to the beach so might not be an issue. Overall Sydney has a more dog eat dog and a more impatient, impersonal, more vanity, superficial culture. I think Perth is more "down to earth" and modest even though it kills Sydney in many respects. Love visiting Sydney for a holiday but i always notice the things I've mentioned and nothing there makes it any more appealing than Perth in terms of what day to day life must be like. It's probably unfair to compare the two places much beyond the basic day to day living experience. Pro's and con's galore. Sydney has the advantage and disadvantage of an extra 3m+ people so it's always going to have dramatic differences.

[@helenc2987]

Moving to Perth in 9 days from New York... You had me at Beach

[@jasonngeno1651]

Wait for me! I'll be there soon inshallah

[@russe19642]

Hows it been,have you ventured down to the summer beaches from Augusta to albany?they're the best

[@christinafanioudakis4774]

Hi Helen, Great to see a comment from NA! I am just wondering about your experience in Perth after moving there from NYC? I currently live in Toronto, CA which is similar to NY (just slightly smaller) and would love to hear a little about your experience/ thoughts if you don't mind ☺️

[@helenc2987]

@@christinafanioudakis4774 I'm in Brisbane now 😁 I was at the start of a break up, hence leaving America so my Perth experience was topsy turvy. Not in the best head space. However I liked Perth city central. Shops, food, public art pieces and the water playground. The whole train system was great and the trains themselves were so clean. The trips were very smooth to ride. My highlight was my visit to Esperance. Worth the 8 hour drive. Google the beach you will see why, if u like beaches. Weather beautiful cool nights, warm days.

[@christinafanioudakis4774]

@@helenc2987 Wow thank you so much for your reply! Yes I've seen photos of Esperance it looks incredible! Thank you so much for the info and glad to hear you're still there and enjoying yourself. I'm looking forward to my visit 😁

[@camtinley]

That was a great video. Thanks for posting it.

[@jnf_media_]

I think Perth beaches are more empty because as you said, it’s basically one whole beach, so everyone is so spread out. There’s probably the same (if not more) people on Perth beaches than there are on Sydney beaches, but it’s more spread and out.

[@TheArtbdw]

I haven’t been to Sydney, but years ago in the Navy we stopped in Darwin and Perth for port visits. I loved Perth, I didn’t want to leave! Ever since then I have always wanted to move there, would be the perfect place for me. The people were amazing, very friendly, beautiful women too 😎 The Roo burgers were awesome, I always dream of going back

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

Haha, there was always great excitement amongst my female friends when the Navy stopped in at Fremantle ;) But yep, Perth is an incredible place!

[@TheArtbdw]

@@SayHelloExpatAdvice oh yeah 😎 I believe it was Fremantle where we docked at

[@nathr7375]

@@TheArtbdw Yeh the navy always docks at freo

[@julzhunt7790]

You should. Perth has grown and blossomed beautifully😊❤️🇦🇺

[@explorewithbonnieproductiv7936]

Perth beaches are crowded only in Cottesloe and Scabrough others not so much.

[@KuldeepSingh-jg9xz]

You are amazing mam. i liked all your videos ... keep sharing

[@redhammer9910]

I'm from Perth but have been to Sydney several times, Melbourne too. West Australian's by enlarge are very in tune with their wild life because it's all around you. You can set the seasonal changes on how the wildlife behaves, I never found that in the east coast unless we stayed in the bush towns which I really enjoyed. I think another thing is Perth is not really a tourist city so it's not particularly set up for tourists so near all the attractions are set up for the locals which are overwhelmingly used by families. I also found men in Sydney and more so in Melbourne to be very feminin if that's a fair thing to ssy. Men in Perth I guess because of mining, fishing, farming and construction industries are better built more out doorsy and more masculine but without the bravado, more like polite gentlemen but tough as nails and very very family orientated. Sydney harbour is beautiful as is country Victoria, love the snow fields, think I've had a go at just about every one of them. There's good and not so good in every city, it just comes down to what you like and the lifestyle you live.

[@StuAus]

As someone from Perth I can't stand crowded beaches because I'm so used to having space. It's great! I get annoyed if someone sets up camp within 50 meters haha, definitely spoiled on the amount of beach space in WA.

[@julzhunt7790]

Ikr😆 people are just too peopley🤣 kinda funny in lockdown… the 2 metre rule🤔😆 I would’ve preferred 10 metres😊👍🏼❤️🇦🇺

[@Ninaraxox]

Great video, it really highlighted the pros and cons! I have been thinking about moving from New Zealand to Perth. I work as a registered nurse and what drew me to WA was the great nursing pay, beach and sunny weather! I'm 24 years old and while I don't go out that often I do really enjoy a night out every once in a while and doing things/activities on my days off. Would Perth suit a young adult like me? I don't want to feel like I have nothing to do on my days off :)

[@khileshmamtani1237]

This is exactly my concern with the city as I'm deciding to move to Perth myself and I'm 21 years old

[@lindafukuyu5767]

@Nina Terpstra: The best thing to do is first take your time off to explore Perth and judge for yourself. IF You like it and the lifestyle matched .. then .. search for a job and ready to move. Love Perth :-)

[@aceman4403]

Interesting city.🇧🇸

[@satah5045]

Perth people are very friendly but can be quiet " clicky " and hard for a young single person to break into having said that if your outgoing you should be okay.

[@zerocurry]

Is nursing pay better in WA than say Victoria?

[@petyrbaelish1718]

A few contradictions here i.e. that Perth beaches are more like Florida and Sydney is more Mediterranean... when Perth actually has a Mediterranean climate, with beaches that resemble the best beaches in Italy, Greece & Turkey (Med). Whereas Sydney is more sub-tropical, like Florida, with beaches similar to those found in northern Florida and the Carolinas. I wouldn't call Sydney 'Mediterranean' at all. So she got it completely the other way around...

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

I really disagree, I find Perth's beaches very Floridian and not at all like the beaches in the Med! They may have different climates, but Sydney's coastline is very similar to the Mediterranean coastline where it's very cliff-y rather than dune-y! So no, I didn't get it the other way around - just my views on them after years of visiting Florida and The Med and my comparison between Perth & Sydney! The beaches and coastline have nothing to do with the types of climate (agree with you on the climate obvs)!

[@ephemeralinspiration1218]

@@SayHelloExpatAdvice It's not "cliff-y" - it's just got sandstone rock breaking up the little cove-type beaches. There aren't many natural coastlines left in Sydney because it's been so developed. There are dunes still around Maroubra etc and further down the coast.

[@petyrbaelish1718]

@@Pfondeena Perth's beaches do not look like Florida though, as she said. Perth's beaches look more like the beaches of northwestern Africa, the Canary Islands and southern Spain. I think Perth's beaches look very similar to Fuertaventura's beaches.

[@wroughtironmgtow9558]

Love from San Antonio,Texas. I love both cities.Peace 🇺🇸🇦🇺

[@nenadcubric2663]

Love TX

[@868spark]

You should be a marketer for Perth, lol. What I do I can do from anywhere in the world....so lucky

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

Haha thanks ;) I work in media and Tourism Australia used to be my client when I worked in Sydney, and I was ALWAYS pushing them to promote WA more - they knew I was biased though haha

[@vicle4621]

If you think Perth has horrible public transportation, just ask people who lives in Los Angeles.. probably the biggest city on earth with no reliable public transportation. Traffic can be a nightmare. Very long drive almost anywhere.. I used to live in LA before moved to Perth and I think Transperth is much better than MTA in LA..

[@thisguy976]

Delhi is much bigger.

[@alfredhawkins2971]

account account has Delhi got good public transport

[@868spark]

OMG. So true never even had a drivers license until moving to California from Perth. God, I have changed so much being in the states for too long. I will probably have an American accent, lol

[@hayleykoroua3587]

A quiet beach is my type

[@maggieqiu5645]

Does anyone in Perth know if Perth has easy found kids education opportunities?

[@phoebemaughan]

仇拖拖 yes they do I've lived here my whole life

[@michelledingle4501]

I have immediate family living in Perth, how would I stand for living there with my Son, Daughter in-law and granddaughter ?

[@RG-NYC]

I love Perth beaches ❤️

[@RedWazzies]

Perth night life is terrible!!! Thankfully I am older and don't go clubbing anymore! My bed time is 9pm 😂😂😴😴😴 Your description of Perth nightlife is very accurate!

[@markh9246]

Thats why i left Perth as a backpacker originally from UK in 2015. Now lived in melbs 5 years and I'm 36 years old, my bedtime is 9pm too with a family so thats why im moving back to Perth up north next to ocean reef. Best beaches, good fishing, good golf courses and a Brittish chippy..sorted

[@ephemeralinspiration1218]

Lol yeah but you can go up and down the coast in NSW (and WA) and get to quieter, more natural beaches. You just travel south an hour and you get to Illawarra beaches...or north, but better 3 hrs either direction from Sydney to get to really nice beaches with soft white sand, natural foreshore etc. Every time I've lived in Sydney I'd never go to Bondi/Bronte/Coogee - they're way too packed and overdeveloped.

[@heystevo82]

you don't need to travel to get soft white sand and undeveloped foreshore in Perth. It's right here on our doorstep ;)

[@TzeiEm]

Sydney clubs close at 2 am? I lived there for a few months in 2008 and I remember partying till 5 or 6 am. Although I think most of them were gay clubs just because they always had a great party going on :D How are the pubs in Perth though? Now as I'm older, I have close to zero interest in night clubs but would much rather sit in a pub and talk with my friends. Rock music in the background is always a plus.

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

Things have changed a lot in Sydney since 2008! A thing called Lockout Laws has come in, and as such the majority of the Kings Cross area has completely closed down. Live music venues, bars, and clubs have gone under because of Sydney's ridiculous nanny state, and now the only Central Sydney clubs that stay open until 5/6am are the two gay clubs: Stonewall and Arq on Oxford Street.

[@sineadosullivan7597]

Such an informative video. For someone who loves the beach life and looking for somewhere more lively where would u recommend?😊

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

Maybe look at the Gold Coast for somewhere lively but by the beach! But if it's between Perth and Sydney, I would say Sydney just because there's more going on (especially around Bondi/Coogee).

[@mohamedrifkey1826]

As a international student which one I should choose is it Perth or melbou Joondalop is it a good place to get part time jobs

[@ManpreetKaur-vv7dw]

hello man plz could you tell me about perth housing area for couple. near around Murdoch university. like renting in cheaper or not over there..

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

Renting in Perth is MUCH cheaper than Sydney! And Murdoch and the surrounding suburbs are pretty cheap areas in Perth.

[@Will0w_Th3rianPawzz]

I have lived in Sydney for 23 years and I want to move to Brisbane or Perth. I heard Brisbane is becoming another Sydney, yikes. I agree with everything you said. Beaches and Housing is better in Perth. Job opportunity is the main problem. :(

[@southwest3671]

You have to create your own job, that way more independence too.

[@TheLatiosnlatias02]

I appreciate you differentiating between Sydney and Perth. Although I initially wished to live in Dover Heights, you convinced me about living in Perth. I found out how underrated it is. My parents and I are living in UK and we're thinking about moving to Australia. I would like a cheap bedroom house anywhere in Perth. What's your suggestion on that?

[@marieravening927]

Go online to Domain Australia and then to W.A. It's a big site all about the sales of housing, with full details and photos as well as prices. You just type in what you are looking for and your price range.

[@TheLatiosnlatias02]

@@marieravening927 thanks

[@nathr7375]

You don't want just anywhere trust me, just like any country there are areas you don't want to be in. You probably want somewhere closer to the coast.

[@TheLatiosnlatias02]

@@nathr7375 What are your thoughts?

[@nathr7375]

@@TheLatiosnlatias02 depends what you can afford tbh

[@dunkodownunder]

I live in Perth and I 100% agree with you. People don't live in Perth for night life. Perth is a working city we travel on our days off or annual leave. Perth ppl earns more so they can afford to travel interstate or overseas few times a year. Food is better and cheaper in Perth. Even my Sydney friends said the same and they also said the people are better looking in the west.

[@milutreesasiby]

Are Civil Engineering Jobs like 'design engineers' role available in PERTH??

[@mariahyoung1492]

I’m gonna be an exchange student in Perth next year from California I’m so scared lol

[@lollol5234]

It’s not that great here, pretty boring :(

[@haylapentland-withington5365]

I am from Canberra and planning to move to perth aswell!! I’m sure you’ll have a blast!

[@AbhiG28]

I went in student exchange in ECU joondoolop in jan and it was amazing super quite chill environment

[@heystevo82]

did you make it here with the pandemic?

[@markh9246]

I'm from sheffield UK and backpacked oz in 2015 but 1st lived in Scarborough, Perth at WBL backpackers for for 8 month. Got bored of Perth nightlife and moved to Melbourne to party, said I would never return to Perth, but after 5 years and now got kids I'm moving back to 'boring' Perth, but I'm boring now and like it, I can't wait its such a better city for family life, better weather, not so much traffic, more chilled out, I will actually visit the city rather than avoid it, much better beaches 10 mins from Currambine so i will go beach weekly instead of once a year living in Greensborough Melbs, plus its got 2 British chippys where I'm going to live so I'm sold. Perth is how I expected Australia to be, Melbourne is more like Europe/UK all crammed up and I dont take advantage of Melbs because too big. In 1 day in Perth i could go CBD in morning then Scarbs beach for few hrs, then Joondalup golf course, then Northbridge at Night. Would take 2 days to do that in Melbourne

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

I'm not surprised you moved over there when you were younger tbh, Perth nightlife is dreadful! Melbourne has a much better nightlife scene! But yep, Perth is so amazing for kids and very family friendly. It's the best place to grow up - your kids are so lucky! Ugh I miss Scarborough Beach, enjoy it!

[@iinspiredmantic2301]

I've lived in Sydney & Perth, I personally prefer Sydney. I was absolutely shocked by the customer service in Perth, it took me over a year to stop mentally listing all of the things my old boss would've fired them for. I also found Perth people very hard to read like their personality was like the stepford wives movie & I found myself thinking wtf are they on?. Jobs in Perth are non existent & employers are very demanding of applicants, which doesn't make any sense given the display of customer service I've seen/experience there. I often felt like I should've said socialising with colleagues takes a higher priority than the customers at interviews. Perth is better suited to families & retirees, it's not a place you go too for a career.

[@royalladin5276]

I agree. In some way i found the mantality of Perth old fashion and dated. Small town people. Perth is not for Young people who want to discover there life.

[@haydenrichardson6545]

@@royalladin5276 it has over 2 million people it's not a town it's a city

[@heystevo82]

@@haydenrichardson6545 its physically a city but the mentality and lifestyle is like a big country town, compared to places like Sydney.

[@harvey9508]

@@royalladin5276 im young as hell but personally i want to live somewhere laidback where i can relax away from the city life and perth is that

[@redhammer9910]

To your point about Perth people being odd. I met a lady on a tram in Melbourne. I was a bit lost so she picked up I was not from Melbourne. She asked I said Perth. She went in to this rant about what a backward shithole Perth was. Taken back a bit I asked her what she hated the most and she replied the shopping " You don't have any decent bloody shops" she said. I asked her what type of shops and she replied " cloth shops you don't have anything". I smiled and said " my dear Perth Women don't really do their shopping for clothes in Perth, they fly up to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur have them tailer made whilst having a holiday. I went on to say " the ey could fly to Melbourne but with accommodation it is way to expensive besides Sydney and Melbourne are so very isolated from the world and too far away from anywhere else. I do believe the insides of her cheeks were cutting on her teeth, loved it. After a week of being told Perth is too far away to matter I took great delight in her puckered reaction. But it's true, why would you spend $2000 on a swag of cloths when you can do exactly as I have said. My brother spend 5 days in Singapore having his curtains made, thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

[@kiyanriahi]

what about the rent/living costs in comparison to sydney.

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

I spoke about that in the video, Perth is much cheaper (about half the price) than Sydney.

[@yahmomotor122]

I’m moving to Perth from Sydney after I pay my phone bill lol

[@leopardpower9990]

I never been to Perth but after watching this video i feel like i wanna switch from Melbourne to Perth

[@lindafukuyu5767]

The best thing to do is first take your time off to explore Perth and judge for yourself. IF You like it and the lifestyle matched .. then .. search for a job and ready to move. Love Perth :-)

[@leopardpower9990]

@@lindafukuyu5767 I'm looking forward to that but hopefully later this year after covid-19 restrictions fully eased

[@nathr7375]

@@leopardpower9990 i get the feeling our borders wont open until maybe even 2022

[@bday55]

Question: What jobs do Australians work at to afford a $900 a week apartment? I live in NYC and I'm amazed about prices here but Australia is not cheap. Where does the money come from?

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

Jobs in Australia are very well paid! Even service jobs, you can get paid $30 an hour for waiting tables.

[@bowenwinterbottom]

Yes, busses in Perth are shocking. However the trains are really good.

[@BeeBee-ez7hr]

Hello...i am from Indonesia. i wish some day i can visite Australia.

[@julesk6380]

I’m moving over in feb and trying to decide between Perth or Brisbane. I’ve heard Sydney is very expensive

[@lindafukuyu5767]

The best thing to do is first take your time off to explore Perth and judge for yourself. IF You like it and the lifestyle matched .. then .. search for a job and ready to move. Love Perth :-)

[@Ash_Tiller]

Moving to Perth tmo

[@lucasmin3757]

Oh wow! I was looking for the tour videos about Australia and your video is one of the perfect videos that quite explains almost every aspect of it from head to tail that I needed to be answered and solved... Now my confidence level is going up to move Australia from Myanmar... I will be studying at Curtin University which is located in Perth 🤣...you happy about Perth so do I... Thanks my big sister 😊....

[@julzhunt7790]

There’s around 9000 Burmese here in Perth. They have the BAWA - Burmese Association of WA. So a group of local Burmese get together😊❤️🇦🇺

[@rrafaelpaz]

I live in Sydney and It's not worth it eating out most of the time! Even though we have many restaurants here, I found the prices extremely high by what's offered! I don't mind paying high prices for good food, but most of the times I always regret it and feel scammed! Been to US, Brazil and Thailand and these countries when you pay high prices for food, usually food is extremely good, but in Australia food is rubbish with higher prices!

[@sumatoli.]

How is train connectivity between Perth to Melbourne and Melbourne to Sydney Or only flight and by road ?

[@Booya9272]

Sydney to Melbourne daily train (XPT) or an 8 hour drive. Perth to Melbourne train I think is once a week (Indian Pacific) or about a 3 day drive if you drive 12-14 hours a day. Best to fly from Perth its only 4 hours

[@sumatoli.]

@@Booya9272 thanks sam

[@AbhiG28]

Is there job opportunities for undergraduate i don't have any experience i would just work in fast foods and cleaning to pay my uni tution fees??? Will i get jobs like in fast food or maybe barista??

[@innocentbeast1917]

U need to do coffe making Course for Cafe jobs...

[@officialfennecsforfoxes]

Of course i think perth is better it smaller but sydney wayy more expensive

[@thilinamadushanka2251]

My dream country Australia ♥️♥️

[@bonnkaner]

Great video thanks

[@gracegale522]

Bondi and and the Eastern Suburb beach are not the only beaches in Sydney. You have not gone to the other beach in the Northshore like Palm beach, Narabeen, Coloroy and in the south Cronulla beach. So it is not fair about your comment in regards to beaches.

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

Lol, I have been to Palm Beach and Cronulla. Why are you making an assumption that I haven't been to them? Sorry but they're still nothing compared to Perth beaches. Maybe go to Perth and see the beaches there and then tell me which are best :)

[@Clickybux]

I miss Perth too but as you say limited job opportunities...

[@taiteellendoherty5861]

Hiii - i'm hoping to move to Perth in September (covid-19) depending. what area do you recommend we look at where to live? i love the beach, walking and eating out!

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

You should check out Fremantle, Cottesloe, and Scarborough areas. Fremantle has a bit of everything, especially if you love eating out and the beach!

[@Westcoasteagles2018]

You forgot about Mandurah Say Hello . If you love beaches and great eating out and don’t mind travelling a bit it’s the place to be !!!👍😁

[@shampoo_conditioner]

Hello! If you love the beach definitely live along the coast (obviously) in places like Fremantle, Hillarys, Cottesloe, Coogee or places like that. I know this comment is very late but yeah. If you love walking, the hills are great, and just walking along the beach. Walking along the swan river and checking out the more urban side of Perth is great as well. And eating out is pretty easy, there’s heaps here! :) I hope you enjoy your stay here! Or if you like it, life!

[@lorennechrisou8287]

i live in perth and l live in citybeach

[@delly4l244]

Hey me too❤

[@pocoloco3231]

i live in morley

[@russe19642]

Well lardy dar

[@pleasestopleavealone2981]

cottesloe 💕

[@Westcoasteagles2018]

Mandurah

[@lamll123]

Hi guys what do you think about studying at Perth? I am planning to do my masters and I am deciding between Adelaide and Perth..

[@Westcoasteagles2018]

I live in Perth so I’m biased but I would move here Adelaide is very quiet Perth has better beaches and restaurants and more to do , better education as well.

[@alexiaptineo]

Girl if that Sydney picture is what you call crowded, don’t ever come to the USA. Like ever. I’m from Long Island, NY. Sydney looked empty to me. Perth looked absolutely lonely, deserted and depressing. Like a serial killer could be just behind me and nobody else would see me die. 😂

[@heystevo82]

having a beach (almost) to yourself is the best. Although having said that, more popular Perth beaches (Cottesloe and Scarborough) are usually busier than that in the middle of summer. Not as busy as the Sydney beach, but certainly busier than in the photograph. Other suburban beaches further north or south might well be like in the photo :) I love it, you don't have to worry about your belongings getting stolen when you leave them on the sand and go for a swim, there's plenty of room for volleyball, cricket or frisbee, and the cops don't usually bother patrolling quiet beaches so you can bring a picnic and booze and drink to your heart's content (it's illegal to drink on Perth beaches). It's ace :)

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

@@heystevo82 Yeh, my fave beaches in Perth are Leighton, South Cott/Mosman, and Floreat which are the quieter beaches! I tend to avoid Cottesloe and Scarborough on the weekends and busy times.

[@Inthemixmedia]

Fantastic erudite synopsis.

[@julianandsnowy8886]

I loved Perth. I am an Indonesian but I live in Meltham, Perth.

[@yushanbhujel5456]

With whom?

[@MDBowron]

selamat datang! namasaya Matthew. apa kabar?

[@julianandsnowy8886]

@Matthew David Bowron Hi Matthew! Salam kenal. Tapi saya sekarang sudah kembali ke Indonesia. My last name is Matthew as well 😃

[@MDBowron]

@@julianandsnowy8886 I'll have to go translate that I haven't studied Bahasa Indonesia for 22 years but I know how to greet people in under 20 or so languages

[@mohdjunaid856]

Hello ...i completed my bachelor's in petroleum engineering ...how is perth to study master's in petroleum engineering....can i find part time jobs easily in perth like Sydney,Melbourne while studing...

[@waynelee7169]

My brother-in-law is a very experienced petroleum engineer and he had to go to the US to do his masters - as that was some years ago - it may well have changed. Just a cautionary note - he is experiencing a marked downturn in the Industry and jobs for that field are getting difficult to find worldwide.

[@Jo-ym6id]

Sydney has wayyyy more options when it comes to restaurants. My fav boutique cafe's are in Perth though.

[@Kafalassi92]

Is Brisbane like perth?

[@vikasrawat8571]

Can someone please suggest me about the current situation of Paramedical jobs opportunities in Perth ? Bcz through this video I am already in love with this city of Australia 🇦🇺

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

I'm not sure to be honest, you should be able to easily find out online though :)

[@heystevo82]

if you don't already have paramedicine experience or qualifications, there's only one way to become a paramedic in Western Australia - you need to apply via St John Ambulance. They sponsor you to study paramedicine at university, and you do on the job training as well. I've looked into it myself but ultimately decided it wasn't for me. Google St John Change Lives, there's plenty of info on there. Good luck.

[@vikasrawat8571]

Captain Obvious Thank you 😊

[@kenchristie9214]

Go online and contact medical employment agencies. Medical positions always seem to be in demand.

[@vikasrawat8571]

@@kenchristie9214 thank you ☺️

[@lilalarces683]

I love Perth 💖

[@gaminggeckeo9117]

Hay what about Rottnest and I live in Perth

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

Rottnest is my fave place in the whole world!!

[@perfboi69]

Perth has definitely got a lot better regarding nightlife in the last five years, though for me I grew out of nightclubs by age 23 anyway. And public transport is definitely a lot better and unlike Sydney we have a train line direct to the airport now. But yeah, both have pros and cons. For me, Perth has many more pros than cons.

[@bearwithnawreenpriya8508]

U always been to crowdy beaches

[@pubudulasith7973]

Im a Student from Sri Lanka and hope to visit Perth for my higher education .I just need to clarify some things. 1. IS it easy to find a part time job while studying? 2.How about the job opportunities for IT field? 3. How about the living cost? plz help

[@MDBowron]

as a Perth local, there's many different ways of living with university. You can actually live in university dorms, or rent places nearby. There's a site called Gumtree which has ads for not only jobs but also places to rent or people with spare rooms. You can also find jobs in Perth using a major website called Seek. A lot of universities like Murdoch, Edith Cowan University and Curtin are very open to people from international backgrounds. I've been to Murdoch, ECU and Curtin but haven't been to Notre Dame which is in Fremantle, a major populated coastal suburb. Notre Dame is more Catholic oriented. Most simple jobs available to migrants or immigrants, are the basic service station (gas station) jobs, security guards for various stores, taxis, people working checkouts in supermarkets like Coles and Woolworths. A lot of people from India, The Middle East and Africa work in those jobs.

[@pubudulasith7973]

Matthew David Bowron thankz a lot :-)

[@innocentbeast1917]

@@MDBowron yoo thanks a ton mate... So far ive heard everything positive about Perth!! I literally cant wait to step in Downunder... i am looking for Curtin and ECU (Joondalup) campus What's Joondalup like?? A suburb? Can i live over there or CBD is better to live I am from India😊

[@iftekharalamishti]

How is the weather in Perth? Is it too hot or less than Sydney?

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

It is hotter than Sydney, but a much nicer heat. It's a very dry heat whereas Sydney is very humid and sticky!

[@myworld2622]

Yep perth is much hotter than sydney always but no humid so not sticky ! Its just dry very hot summer in perth than sticky summers in syd

[@chrispotterp8105]

Can you believe I’ve lived in Perth for 43 years and I’ve never been to Rottnest

[@marieravening927]

Same here, keep meaning to go but I'm not a beach person.

[@Westcoasteagles2018]

WTF 😳😎

[@nathr7375]

That sir is sacrilege!!

[@MyDwina]

I've been to Bondi in Sydney. Yes so many people. I love Perth. People in Perth are warmer & friendlier than the people in Sydney.

[@HeathWP]

I've lived in Sydney my whole life and been to Bondi maybe twice. There are about 50 other better beaches that are far less crowded, and basically empty on week days.

[@nathan-ls8yw]

perth is so peaceful

[@stigmatasw]

You lived in city Beach and couldn't get to Swanbourne cottesloe. Catch a bus... west coast hwy.

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

The buses aren't great and are pretty infrequent. It was always quicker and easier to just drive.

[@LoraA81]

I live in Florida and I want to know where these magical white sand beaches with clear blue water you speak of are? Haha! We don't have those on the West coast so you must be referring to the Keys or the Atlantic side. But seriously where? I want to know.

[@kaley7924]

well miami and ft lauderdale have really pretty beaches with soft sand

[@LoraA81]

@@kaley7924 okay, thanks! I have never been that far south but from the pictures I've seen, I believe you. I will have to take a trip down there. :)

[@SayHelloExpatAdvice]

Fort Walton on the Panhandle has a beautiful beach! I also loved Sarasota :) the sand is pure white!

[@LoraA81]

@@SayHelloExpatAdviceHello thank you! I will have to visit both. :)