Sydney and Melbourne Compared

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Mr. Beat compares and contrasts the two biggest cities in Australia, Sydney and Melbourne. #australia #sydneyvsmelbourne #geography
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Sydney and Melbourne
The two largest cities in the country of Australia. And the continent of Australia (Nah, man...it’s called Meganesia) Mega what? (The continent is called Meganesia, man) Oh, ok. So yeah, the two largest cities on that continent...uh, and Oceania for that matter
However, Sydney’s (5.2 million) metropolitan area is slightly bigger than Melbourne’s (5 million)
The two cities are about 878 km or 546 miles from each other...about a 9-hour, fairly boring drive. Sydney is the capital of the state of New South Wales. Melbourne, the capital of the state of Victoria. Both are iconic, cosmopolitan, global cities, but tourists often have a difficult time deciding which one to visit. Well hopefully this video will help them choose.
According to the most recent Global Liveability Index, put out by The Economist each year, Melbourne is the second most liveable city in the world. Woah, good job, Melbourne. But Sydney’s not far behind. It’s the fifth. Hold up, Australia’s got three cities in the top 10? Geez. Maybe one reason why Melbourne is higher up on that list is because it’s cheaper to live there than in Sydney. It’s true. Just about everything is more expensive in Sydney.
As I said earlier, Sydney has a larger population, but Melbourne has been growing at a faster rate. At the current rates IT will be Australia’s largest city in about 20 to 30 years. More than 40% of all of Australia’s population lives in either the Sydney metro area or the Melbourne metro area. Despite being smaller, Melbourne has a much higher population density. Sydney does seem to have a faster pace about it. And it has more traffic.
Sydney is more culturally diverse. 43% of Sydney residents were born in another country, compared with 36% of Melbourne residents.

[@iammrbeat]

500 points goes to the first person who can spot the dude who gets angry when a lady sneezes on him. So which is better? Sydney or Melbourne? What did I get wrong? What did I get right? Which two cities should I compare next?

[@Spike-pp5hx]

Mr. Beat compare Calgary and Edmonton

[@jackrubyshat]

Lady sneezes @ 1:50

[@nicolasdeandrade849]

Melbourne for sure, Sydney is ugly AF like London City

[@Benin780]

How about Tokyo and Kyoto

[@iammrbeat]

@@jackrubyshat YOU WIN 500 POINTS! Congratulations.

[@veronicacudmore3462]

The fact that you listed the SCG but excluded the MCG is absurd.

[@chewygum1854]

@@Ivanskiin12 He did alright mate, mistakes happen. He even mentioned when Melbourne was the richest city in the world so I very much forgive him.

[@timothyjennings9520]

Let's be honest nobody outside the cricket playing world has heard of the MCG.

[@Ivanskiin12]

@@timothyjennings9520 You have to be pretty dumb if you haven't heard of the MCG in connection with cricket or football or sports in general.

[@timothyjennings9520]

@@Ivanskiin12 outside of the former commonwealth nobody cares about cricket. Outside of Australia nobody cares about What you call "football". Why would someone from, say Japan, know of the MCG unless somebody from Australia told them?

[@Ivanskiin12]

@@timothyjennings9520 Its 2019 dude. If people don't know things about other countries then they should pull their heads out of their ass and start learning. Ignorance is not an excuse. Whether it's sports or whatever!

[@sirsillybilly]

I never knew there was a rivalry between the cities. Until I moved to Melbourne. The first thing I saw was a newspaper front headline extolling how Melb was better than Sydney. Thereafter every time I met someone letting them know I’d moved from Sydney they would demand I kiss the ring of Melbourne and denounce Sydney as less than equal. Seriously they are so paranoid and up themselves in Melbourne. They will even bring it up when visiting Sydney. A guy from Melbourne I met at a party in Sydney soon started bragging how Melbourne was better. He said “ Sydney is not that good.. If you take away the harbour, beaches and weather, What have you got ?! “ I replied “ Melbourne “ Everyone laughed except him 😂

[@mitchellsmith300]

That was a good joke he just got roasted. It definitely does seem that Melbourne is more invested in the rivalry then Sydney is.

[@philipbirzulis5099]

@@mitchellsmith300 far more. Honestly, Sydney people don't think about Melbourne much at all. Their gaze is halfway across the Pacific and halfway at their own navel.

[@mitchellsmith300]

@@philipbirzulis5099 Yeah it Sydney we just disregard them. Honestly the only other places we think about is places will would go on holiday. The Sunshine Coast, Europe, America, Thailand and Bali. Melbourne is boring af. We also find AFL weird. Melbourne believes they’re better then Sydney. Sydney knows it’s better then Melbourne we just know no need to address it.

[@car5473]

@@mitchellsmith300 What's the old saying... 'while Melburnians pondered the vexed question about which city has the most to offer, Sydneysiders were having too much fun to care...'

[@Quinn-ns3on]

Melbourne is a cold, grey ugly city on a small dirty river. Sydney if far better.

[@Lachm83]

As a Melbournian I can safely say to all tourists, go to Sydney. It leaves us alone

[@andycockrum1212]

Melbourne is certainly better, but Victoria farmers absolutely fuck over backpackers

[@lualchris6856]

Yep😂,, While I’m praying to get a Geology masters degree scholarship to Australia 🇦🇺 Melbourne ❤️

[@gglum2652]

typical racist melbournian

[@item6931]

As a Brisbanite, all tourists should go to Melbourne. If you go to Sydney you will think you are in Hong Kong lol

[@camcamwatt]

Lachy MacKenzie Hahahaha!! Gday from 3057 ;)

[@jalfredl]

Melbourne should be renamed (or at least nicknamed) “Gotham City”.

[@delftuniversity]

@Fanniumen i believe it belongs to Gothenburg, Sweden

[@claytonw0518]

Fanniumen and Pittsburgh and chicago

[@mikeyhau]

Melbourne was founded by John BATMAN!

[@tanbirnr2389]

No, Gotham City name will be copyright.Batmania is perfect & it's sound cool....

[@laijer]

There is a Gotham City in Melbourne... it's a brothel.

[@panayotisdamianakis3658]

Not a bad assessment. As an Aussie living in Sydney, I must say that both cities are generally in the 'great' part of the spectrum compared to other capitals around the world. And I am reasonably well-traveled. My son just came back from Melbourne last week, first-time solo - you see things differently when not traveling with your parents. His observations were pretty much what I feel too. Melbourne generally is a better, easier city to live in - there's always something to do and the key population hubs are well connected because of the trams to the CBD. Melbournians are generally a little bit more culturally diverse, as in being genuine 'culture vultures', and that's always a joy to experience too - so it's fair to say that Melburnians celebrate 'thinking different' more than Sydneysiders. Part of that reason is that the city isn't really as geographically interesting as Sydney so the residents have less distraction in that area, making it up in intellectual and artistic pursuits - the geographic landscape is more a blank canvas compared to Sydney. My son's biggest negative comment was that Melbourne doesn't have a proper beach. He's a surfer, so makes sense. Having said that the Melbourne beaches closest to the CBD just aren't that compelling or dramatic - nice, but boring. On the other hand, Sydney is ridiculously blessed with some of the best geographies a city could wish for! If you are fortunate to live within close proximity to the Sydney CBD, and I am, every morning you wake up, it's another day in an urban paradise. The city is surrounded by a string of beaches that people literally travel for 1000s of miles to see and experience, and they're 2nd rate compared to the beaches 30 minutes up or down the road from the CBD. Sydney is a serious competitor when it comes to the food department too. It's just that you generally need to drive to these great food precincts Vs walking or catching a tram in Melbourne. Sydney is a much better 'lifestyle' city, hugging the entire Sydney Harbour and Middle Harbour and reaching inland along the Parramatta River - the entire city coastline is pretty much open as a public thoroughfare and you could ride your bike, canoe, sail, jog or fish around the city for days and never see the same spectacular scenery twice - all in beautiful, warm weather, mostly. Consequently, Sydneysiders are amongst the fittest, best-looking and healthiest group of people on the planet - due to accessing their homegrown healthy, lifestyle pursuits. Plus, the historical aspect and general pride in the city is also pretty much second to none. I always think of tourists when asked the question, which city is best. The consensus is Melbourne is just lovely, I had such a good time - I could live there. In Sydney, the tourist comments are narrowed down to, OMG! My god, this place is unbelievably beautiful - there's nothing like this anywhere else. Monaco and Copacabana all rolled up into one. Everything is so expensive! I always use the adage, if Melbourne and Sydney were women, Sydney would be the hot, brash, saucy modelesque girl wearing not much, because only she could get away with it and Melbourne would be the mysterious, intimate, elegant lady dressed in a flattering, more modest, but still sexy attire. Both are great cities. Both are worth the visit. You make up your own mind. Either way, you will not be disappointed.

[@ReynoldkumarBJJ]

This comment was way more informative than the video. After living in both this is 💯% true!

[@alexanderwinn2896]

On the sports teams, while you're technically correct on the number, if you include the metro area, Melbourne has alot more AFL teams and Sydney has alot more NRL teams.

[@iammrbeat]

True this.

[@f3rdi881]

And afl is a lot bigger than nrl. With averages to a game of about 40-50k and the grand final over 100k.

[@alexanderwinn2896]

Except when it comes to TV viewership. The AFL is still ahead but the NRL has a huge TV audience despite audiences at live games being significantly lower. Also, you have to factor in population distribution of where it is played and State of Origin.

[@harvesteroftone5473]

Jah P... Yeah, but Aussie Rules is our own sport. Something to be proud of.

[@alexanderwinn2896]

@@harvesteroftone5473 True, but many people still view AFL as a sport for Victoria and not the whole country ( I am specifically thinking about New South Wales and Queensland here).

[@Peter-gu9ph]

It's simple - Sydney is incredibly beautiful with a more interesting history so it's a wonderful city for tourists to visit on holiday. Melbourne has much more culture and a better lifestyle so it's a fantastic city to live in. I know because I've lived in both cities for many years...

[@danidejaneiro8378]

What does "more culture" mean ?

[@Peter-gu9ph]

Dani de Janeiro - here's my definition of "culture" based on a variety of other people's interpretations and my own thoughts: "the arts (such as painting, sculpture, music, literature, drama and dance) and other creative manifestations of human intellect and emotion."

[@danidejaneiro8378]

willy nilly - that shit is literally everywhere in Sydney. So many events, shows, exhibitions, performances, revues, concerts, lectures, displays, installations, galleries, museums, theatres, cinemas. There is no difference between the two cities except one has beautiful beaches and national parks and the other not.

[@Peter-gu9ph]

Dani de Janeiro you are only comparing the quantity of the arts going on in the two cities - but the quality is much more important! Many people in Sydney are motivated mainly by money to do anything - including the arts. In Melbourne, many people are motivated by their passion to do what they do - including the arts. That's why the quality of the arts in Melbourne is sooo much higher than Sydney - which is why Melbourne is "more cultural".

[@danidejaneiro8378]

willy nilly - quantity yes because you said "has more culture". The same shows that go to Melbourne go to Sydney. There is no difference in the arts scene.

[@ScreenHackTV]

Tourism= sydney. To live= Melbourne

[@elflock5179]

As a Melbournian who has visited Sydney I definitely agree!

[@Mick_Unfiltered]

ScreenHackTV i prefer Sydney, mostly because melbournians are insufferable and extremely pretentious, but people are like that in the eastern suburbs too.

[@frankiedonnini653]

ScreenHackTV fully agree as I live in Melbourne and have been to Sydney

[@embraerally2208]

As a Melbournian I agree

[@cameronbarrow6834]

I vote Melbourne because l've been to Melbourne tonnes of times.

[@austincheesman473]

People from Sydney love Melbourne but would never move there. People from Melbourne hate Sydney but could never move there.

[@thelordthorsingh2595]

I live in Melbourne and I love Sydney it’s so beautiful but I still like Melbourne better

[@anthonyf3680]

same here Sydney gets a lot of hate but I really love the place but I would still live in Melbourne :)

[@NathanOrlick]

TRUTH

[@Bellasie1]

Very interesting. I love how @Austin Cheesman summed it up.

[@AbiNomac]

Well said. As it turns out people from Melb hate everyone who isn’t from Melb. Go to Adelaide and see how much they hate Melbournians. When you ask they why, they say “because Melb hates us.”

[@gp1567]

Two lovely Australian cities, but my heart belongs to Melbourne. It feels like I'm in Seattle in some ways, the hipsters, the bands, the oceanic climate and its wonderful coffee shops.

[@eliana_rj]

I used to live in Melbourne and I moved to Seattle a few years ago. The two cities are very alike. When I moved it wasn’t that hard to adjust, and the weather is very similar.

[@adad-ec6ht]

Vancouver feels like Melbourne.

[@lachietzarov2585]

My man you just descirbed every city in Australoa

[@lachietzarov2585]

@blue heeler yeah and Beijing is like Shanghai, their both western warm climate cities with similar population and culture.

[@divo7778]

@@lachietzarov2585 Beijing is nothing like Shanghai, Shanghai is by far chinas best city

[@------837]

How could you bring up the scg for Sydney and not the mcg for Melbourne I feel like this was pretty lazily put together

[@lawlordummett2851]

I am thinking what you are thinking B2

[@corkkiller8792]

Jarrod Munis agreed the MCG is iconic and the scg just doesn’t have that same feel

[@anniecresp3830]

or that Melbourne's afl teams are just melbourne and north like, um theres about 8 more lol

[@chriscoughlan9868]

Annie Cresp true but Melbourne Demons are the original club plus the only one worth mentioning. Go Dees! Plus Natalie Portman follows the Dees.🔴🔵

[@hawkwatkins8235]

They missed the eureka sky deck which is probably one of the biggest attractions and for both he missed Luna Park

[@OpinionesDeJACCsOpinions]

Meganesia? This is the first I've heard of that word. Who is that orange/peach that talked?

[@AlbertBoris]

It's "Melanesia"

[@wolfbane4875]

Albert Boris The Orange/peach is named Melanesia? I’m just kidding calm down.

[@df7205whip48]

@@AlbertBoris Nah he was talking about Meganesia, not Melanesia. Meganesia was an old name for Australia

[@2011smperry]

A "misleading" fact - Meganesia.

[@garretty9152]

Lol 😂

[@elikin2124]

Lived in Sydney twenty-six years, moved to Melbourne three years ago. Ain’t never looking back. Sooo much more live-able.

[@AndrewMay100]

lived in Melbourne for 35 years moved to Sydney years ago NEVER going back Melbourne is a damp left wing dumpster fire

[@emgee65]

Andrew May .....and Shitney is an overrated city who’s outer suburbs resemble the Middle East. 😂

[@ryanpaton2086]

@@emgee65 thats a little racist. But oh wait your from Mexico (thats the Aussie slang term for a Victorian, they are south of the border) Melbourne / Victoria is a lovely place that glorifies its criminals in TV shows, because what elsr is there to do down there. The police shoot first and ask questions later. Victoria is so racist that in 2017, just 15000 overseas migrants chose Melbourne in the previous year. New South Wales took in over 100000 in the same period. Not everyone wants to be a racist, hipster, cucked soy boy proggressive wonk thats addicted to their latte and Wi-fi.

[@emgee65]

Ryan Paton Nothing racist about stating fact. Seems you’ve forgotten Sydney’s no go zone , lakemba. Melbourne gloryfying it’s criminals? Seems you’ve also forgotten Sydney’s crappy attempt at its TV version of Underbelly gloryfying it own scum? 😂 What else is there to do down there he says. Melbourne’s nightlife for one leaves Sydney’s for dead and don’t get me started on the amount of events hosted here compared to what little you have over there. And what’s the go with that spectatorless , bum sniffing asshole poking waste of time you consider a sport over there? Maybe you need to do yourself a favour and reacquaint yourself with “Mexico” some time. As for Sydney’s migrant intake , seems Melbourne is still well on track to becoming Australia’s largest city. Not bad for a hipster infested , latte sipping , soy boy racist city you consider Melbourne to be , eh?

[@emgee65]

Gerry Chen Ponting fingers and being racist? Like you just did with these africans? 😂

[@sambsstt]

I've lived in Melbourne my whole life and have never heard of The Archway

[@lukep5627]

me either

[@lukep5627]

it's weird what people who just rely on google come up with. would have thought you would mention Chinatown, Lygon St, St Kilda, Fitzroy as standout places that's different in Melbourne. Melbourne has a lot of different inner city suburbs with different vibes and cultures which makes it unique but that's not mentioned. it's just surface stuff. if you've never been there you can't compare.

[@markarnheim5116]

lol ik this is late but same

[@themasonexperience6844]

I think he should of said MCG

[@sniper.93c14]

I heard it and thought, am I just rlly cooked for never seeing the archway in my whole life or Is it just a shithole no one goes to

[@louisbrowne9095]

I actually get so angry and annoyed how he missed the MCG as a landmark

[@Fornax70]

Louis Browne same here!! How could he possibly miss the G!!

[@oryday1133]

outside of australia though, opera house and that bridge are most recognizable, could not name one built structure for melbourne as highly recognized. we get the new years eve fireworks show every year from sydney on tv news

[@cameronbarrow6834]

Mcg is Melbournes most famous.😠🇦🇺🏉

[@l2fam828]

Louis Browne exactly

[@dadadannn]

and there's only 2 melbourne afl teams...most the afl teams are melbourne based. theres just 2 that have the name melbourne in them

[@CooperAATE]

As a musician, I'd lean toward Melbourne if I had to pick

[@Hebdomad7]

Melbourne's music scene is far bigger than Sydney. Sydney's lock out laws have basically killed it's night life.

[@34cvc]

Isn't kevin parker from sydney tho?

[@madiannc]

well most musicians in australia came from sydney. iggy azalea. 5sos dean lewis and a few more

[@mkuc6951]

​@@madiannc Never heard of them.

[@madiannc]

@@mkuc6951 must be living under a rock or you're old

[@toguskyre]

Other differences not mentioned: - Sydney has more hills and whereas Melbourne is pretty flat overall (it's why cycling is more popular there) - Sydney's train network is more robust than Melbourne. Both cities fall flat compared to London, Hong Kong or Tokyo for trains and metro though - Sydney has some of the highest wealth disparity in one city, with many of the top wealthiest people based in Sydney as well as some of the poorest suburbs in Australia - Sydney is very insular. Living in this city it becomes apparent that they don't know much about life outside of their corner of the city

[@iammrbeat]

Top notch comment. Thanks for sharing all that!

[@danielsimmonds4913]

Melbourne and that whole greater area is ridiculously flat, almost weirdly so. It's like a generic Sim city layout.

[@toguskyre]

Mr. Beat thank you! Happy to get attention to my corner of the world from a KZbinr And yes, the drive from Sydney to Melbourne is pretty boring. Though at least the highway is enclosed (The highway between Sydney to Adelaide is mostly open road with plenty of opportunity for kangaroos to jump in front of your car)

[@Anarchyontheweb]

Yup Sydney is very insular. Was surprised about more ethnic diversity referenced in the video.. I mean Cronulla..

[@kylem1112]

@@toguskyre lol sounds like los angeles.

[@JussiValkila]

Sr. Petersburg and Moscow compared.

[@worldmusicfor]

he!

[@iammrbeat]

Would Putin let me?

[@worldmusicfor]

@@iammrbeat he is a good man we think

[@JussiValkila]

@@worldmusicfor At least he hasn't done an invasion to Crimea. Oh wait.

[@Orangeboyhd]

@@iammrbeat most likely

[@weonlyusepencil]

Melbourne is my favourite city!!! (I’ve lived in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Toronto and London) Btw the way you pronounced ‘Melbourne’ did not make me cringe. Aussies say it like ‘Melben’ because we don’t pronounce our R’s like Americans do. So with the American accent, the way you’re pronouncing it with the R is not really wrong (imo). As long you’re saying ‘Mel-burn’ and not ‘Mel-BORN’ like the Bourne Identity. That one makes me cringe... though I can’t really blame people for doing that since it’s spelled the same way.

[@declan7164]

Ginzy you have a very valid opinion

[@dandei545]

Melburne

[@tasty8186]

Aussie tip for Americans - call it Melbun or even Melbin, make sure to slur the last syllable

[@eliana_rj]

Whenever I hear someone with an American accent say Melbourne it makes me cringe. They say it like mel-born, like you said.

[@BenjieMoggs]

Kawaii Pengu1n most British people would also say it like Mel-born

[@D31taF0rc3]

Melbourne had a greater focus on education in its founding so it has two of the largest universities in australia as well a massive research output.

[@eliana_rj]

Melbourne’s education is excellent. I went to school there from prep to grade 2, and by far compared to the other schools I’ve attended in different et countries or states it’s very good.

[@sirsillybilly]

Now it’s just a degree factory for rich Chinese to bide their time taking photos of western desserts in cafes before returning to China to take up their parents business. Unless studying STEM topics University is a waste of time and money. On top of that Unis have been selling off their RnD to Chinese Military Spies as they ‘pick foreign flowers to make Chinese Honey’ - a euphemism to steal foreign IP to make military weapons.

[@D31taF0rc3]

@@sirsillybilly can i please have some of whatever youre smoking

[@Quinn-ns3on]

haha. Melbourne is a cold, grey ugly city on a small dirty river. Sydney if far better.

[@odzergaming]

@@sirsillybillyi thought cannabis was illegal in Australia

[@jackrubyshat]

Kudos for mentioning hipsters in Melbourne - in fact, the city itself is the hipster of Australian cities. It's unsettling, however, to hear an American properly pronounce "MEL-BURN"; I mean, where's the mispronounced "MEL-BORN'? (Although the rhoticity in Australian English is significantly lower than in American one, so it would sound like "MELBEN")

[@iammrbeat]

Ha, it was amazing how many articles I came across completely dedicated to pronunciations of the city.

[@shahancheong9792]

I'm so used to Americans pronouncing it "MEL-BOURNE" that hearing it pronounced "MEL-BEN" is kinda weird, I agree. It's named after the British PM - Lord Melbourne.

[@Hebdomad7]

Mel Ben or Mel Bin Never Mel Born

[@AzureKite191]

I don't think he cares.

[@angelmonroy3012]

I thought it was mel-bin

[@thomasklam3924]

Visited both cities several times and used to live in Melbourne. Sydney has a faster pace and more expensive living cost but more job opportunities. Melbourne is more livable although the train services are not that good! (damn Frankston and Pakehnam line is under construction again! ). Another thing is the climate. Sydney is more humid while Melbourne is more comfortable. Well, just personal opinions, no offensive.

[@JesusManera]

Yes I agree, the weather is a matter of taste. Melbourne gets an unfair reputation for its weather but it's not so bad. Sydney is consistently warmer and sunnier, but it also gets more than double the rain and is far more humid. Melbourne has more extreme contrasts of bitter cold winters and scorching heat in summer, but as somebody who hates rain and humidity I prefer Melbourne's much drier climate.

[@thomasklam3924]

@Jamie Nelson Adelaide? I love SA, comfortable and mild. Well, Melbourne is okay, though. The weather is the biggest problem in Melbourne. So I don't like winter.

[@thomasklam3924]

@@JesusManera yeah, Sydney is too humid.

[@elflock5179]

I completely agree

[@AbiNomac]

T W - much drier climate? Lol who are kidding

[@liams3903]

Melbourne is like the cooler hip brother and Sydney is that longer brother who went for his Bachelor's degree

[@filosuu]

For me Melbourne is that cool guy nobody pays attention to whereas Sydney is that hot blond girl getting all the attention for obvious reasons.

[@ransolblack8177]

That’s spot on

[@afungula1]

Melbourne is the little brother who tries to hard.

[@eatingcereal5646]

@@afungula1 FR, Melbourne tries "to hard"

[@peterbreis5407]

"See Both!" was the right answer. Sydney for both natural and man made sights and the brilliant Asian food. Melbourne for the Art, Entertainment and European food. Both for the coffee, all food generally and Art scenes. Despite what was said (which was pretty accurate) both are very easy to get around with by public transport. And easy to explore on foot. Melbourne is more concentrated than Sydney and the Trams really are a huge plus for getting from A to B. Sydney is building its own tram network which will transform the heart of Sydney, but they are making a real hash of it at the moment. Hopefully the mess will be cleaned up by 2020. If you want to see a lot in a short time in Sydney, catch the ferries - all of them. The Harbour is fantastic from the water. And you can cover a vast area not just in Sydney but out of Sydney on the huge train network. I particularly recommend the trains north to Newcastle which skirt the edges of Broken Bay and Gosford Inlets. The early trips are magic in the morning mist across the water. Take the southern train to Woollongong through the Royal National Park and down the Illawara Escarpment overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Take the western train up and over the Blue Mountains for spectacular vistas down the deep valleys. All are very cheap and reasonably quick considering the distances travelled. Melbourne take the trams everywhere. The tramlines are lined with fantastic shopping and places to eat, so just hop on hop off. There is even a series of Restaurant Trams with fantastic food served to your table whilst you circle the City. It really is buzzing with creativity: art, fashion, food, design and entertainment. One of my favourite cities in the world. Canberra got a brief mention but is well worth a visit. For a small City it is stuffed with things to see and also has a great food scene. It won the World Barista Championships twice in a row, and brews, distills, cures and grows a dazzling variety of great food and drink. Even though it is a city you will see just about every Australian native flora and fauna just walking around its streets and parks. This is only the southern corner of Australia though. Plenty more elsewhere. Its a big place.

[@Shmeeters]

Hey just wanted to check in to see if that hash was cleaned up by 2020 or not.

[@MichaelRivero1]

I’m a Melbournian now living in Sydney. In my opinion, both cities have pros and cons. I’ve had my friends and family try to convince me to stay by saying Melbourne is better when they never lived in the city before. I lived in Southbank True that Melbourne is more compact which could get frustratingly crowded at times. I do appreciate the consistent sunny weather here in Sydney while I never listened to the weatherman in Melbourne because they were always incorrect. Yes i agree Melbourne has great food, art scene and impressive cafe culture. That being said Sydney’s cafe scene is definitely catching up. As I said before both have pros and con. I think the competition is unnecessary as they’ll both be having similar attractive aspects that’ll make them very popular.

[@germanshepherd6638]

Which has more parks? Or hiking trails?

[@aden302000]

@@germanshepherd6638 Sydney has a lot more national/state parks and hiking trails close by - actually in the city and on the shorelines accessible by public transport. You can hike the bushland around the harbour and in the North Sydney waters and forget you are in the largest city in Oz. Melbourne you will have to travel a bit to go hiking. Melbourne has beautiful man made parks close to the city though (as does Sydney) but I would say that Melbourne city's public parks are superb (btw I am a Sydneysider)

[@mitchellsmith300]

@@aden302000 I would say that is what he is alluding to

[@nssportstv7231]

Future ideas 1. New Delhi and Mumbai compared 🇮🇳 2. Manchester and Liverpool compared 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 3. Berlin and Hamburg compared 🇩🇪 4. Madrid and Barcelona compared 🇪🇦 5. Rome and Milan compared 🇮🇹 6. Dublin and Cork compared 🇮🇪 7. Belfast and Londonderry compared 🇯🇪🇬🇧 8. Glasgow and Edinburgh compared 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 9. Christchurch and Auckland compared 🇳🇿 10. Moscow and St. Petersburg compared 🇷🇺

[@iammrbeat]

You never fail at great suggestions.

[@OpinionesDeJACCsOpinions]

Is that the flag of the Bailiwick of Jersey you're using for N. Ireland?🤔

[@schlymfrainkestxchieftains2623]

Did this boy seriously just say Christ Church

[@nssportstv7231]

@@schlymfrainkestxchieftains2623 it's a City in New Zealand

[@chanelmuir9330]

@@schlymfrainkestxchieftains2623 yooooooooooo that's me

[@andyturbo]

One important point to add mate is Melbourne International Airport is the only airport in Australia opened 24/7. Sydney International closes at 11pm.

[@igamingmp1526]

Why does it close?

[@andyturbo]

@@igamingmp1526 Noise restrictions due to runway positions and residential areas under the final approachs

[@andyturbo]

@David Siitherism LOL Firstly I actually used to live in Brisbane for a number of years so loose the attitude. Secondly I was referring to International flights as Melbourne and Sydney are the hub for 95% of Australias imbound/exbound traffic but technically your correct I made a mistake saying the only one in Australia. Thirdly and most ironically I know all about Brisbanes upgrade. I am a pilot myself mate. Im not saying this to put you down but its nothing special like you made it out to be. It will only be the biggest in terms of total surface area and thats due to how spreadout its layout is and its runway positions. It still is nowhere close to the size Melbourne and Sydney are (in terms of operations,people,flights,infrastructure ect And Im guessing your unaware of YMML (Melbourne International Airport) plans on expanding with the building of an additional large runway as well as expanding 2 of its current runways) too help ease congestion. I dont know why you got so butt hurt over my post lol

[@andyturbo]

@David Siitherism I do know that fact lol. I didnt mention anything about number of destinations. I was referring to PAX numbers (passengers) I am mate. Reply with your email and ill gladly send a pick of my licence and logbook. I love Qld man. I much prefer brisbane over sydney. I even enjoyed my time living in goldy more than shitney.

[@andyturbo]

@David Siitherism Also thats not accurate saying "majority" mate. Yes theres routes that do that but Imbound traffick into Melbourne largely more than perth and brisbane. Its only slightly less than Sydney.

[@LucasChamberlain]

Maybe an Australian should make this video next time hahaha. As some other comments say, there are far more AFL teams in Melbourne than those two, same goes for NRL teams in Sydney. The MCG would have to be a bigger tourist location than the SCG as it has the national sports museum on site as well. The eureka tower is another attraction in Melbourne not mentioned, as is the taronga zoo in Sydney. As someone who lives in Australia but not those two cities (I was born in Sydney though), I'd say that Melbourne has a better designed cbd (nightlife, food options, sporting events), while Sydney is far more scenic with the opera house, harbour bridge and a spectacular harbour.

[@googler-bn1ro]

what about western sydney, some great food there

[@lennywilson9070]

Mcg? Biggest stadium in Australia

[@eliana_rj]

It’s pretty big

[@lukegreenwood3750]

Southern Hemisphere

[@aethbeans]

As a person who lives in Melbourne, i love my home. i was raised here and i would never change it for anything

[@Kinghassz]

Mary Jane thanks im from Sydney and I would like to visit Melbourne one day and travel all over Australia

[@idk05718]

Someone can tell me where should i go to live Sidney or Melbourne pls because when i get 25 years old beacuse i Am only 14 and i want to be' a doctor soooo where should i go pls ?🤣😂😭😭😭💖💜😊🥰

[@Iris-zc8er]

Migena Shkodra I’d say for tourism, Sydney is probably what you’re looking for. But living? I suggest Melbourne. I’m a Melbournian myself but I’ve been to Sydney many times, and I just feel like it’s much more comfortable living here. Of course, both are wonderful places with many opportunities waiting for you, but this is just my opinion :)

[@idk05718]

@@Iris-zc8er THANKS💗👍🥰

[@jecos1966]

You should of mention the MCG is 100.000 plus stadium not many cities in the world have a stadium that big

[@realeststeps5271]

What about all those 105,000 odd seaters in college football in the USA 🇺🇸

[@mickanvonfootscraymarket5520]

@@realeststeps5271 the difference is here in the State's they have benches rather than chairs at many college stadiums, crowds are oftrn squezed together. There is also the standing room that accounts for the turnouts.

[@albatraoz1473]

@@realeststeps5271 The old MCG had a capacity of 120,000.....But yes the new one is smaller.

[@treyshaffer]

My college football stadium in bum fuck nowhere has more than 100,000 seats mate

[@petersinclair3997]

jecos jecos Sydney built a bigger stadium for the 2000 Olympics, found it was too big for viewing regular sports codes, so shrunk its size. Now only 20 years old, the stadium has just been demolished to build a new one.

[@stephenclune1232]

Live in Melbourne (Mel-bun) - visited Sydney lots Melbourne is more cohesive than Sydney. Very suburban. Sydney is very individualistic - full of mavericks - all about the money. Melbourne is all about what school you went to, Sports is massive in Melbourne - Sydney not so. Crowds are way smaller in Sydney. A big divide is that Melbourne is all about the AFL (Aussie rules) which is where it was invented. Melbourne has most of the AFL teams. While Sydney has only 2 AFL teams and it really is all about rugby and rugby league. Basically Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia are AFL states, and Queensland and New South Wales are rugby states. In Melbourne there is a massive sports precinct literally within walking distance from the CBD, 100,000 capacity MCG, as well as a soccer rugby ground and tennis where the Aus Open is (as well as a seperate 60,000 seater stadium just on the other side of the CBD - all within walking distance). Most of the more prominent politicians come from Sydney. Most of the national cricket team is from Sydney. Sydney is more picturesque and is on the ocean with lots of real beaches. Melbourne is on a bay - it's 'beaches' are like visiting a pond - literally no waves at all. So Sydney definitely has the beach culture - Melbourne has none. Only about 10% of Sydenysiders get to live the iconic Sydney beach / bay thing - they are the lucky (rich) ones - the other 90% live in a sprawling, fractured, dry wasteland. The.Melbourne experience is more consistent / accessible through out. Parts of Sydney have a large middle eastern vibe / community thing going on. Melbourne has lots of Indians and Greeks - also a very tight Jewish community that live almost exclusively in two or three suburbs just south of the CBD. For restaurants, cafes, shopping, a show or a major sports event - definitely visit Melbourne. For iconic scenery and travelling on ferries and beaches - definitely visit Sydney.

[@patching2]

spot on sir

[@mujtabarashid3847]

I live in Melbourne and the beach here is like visiting a pond

[@most.likely]

Melbourne has too many dirty vegans

[@jimbo35br5]

Great comparison. Melbournian, lived here 95% of my life and I love visiting Sydney, it's a beautiful place. But I wouldn't live there in a million years

[@awood817]

what do you mean by "what school you went to"?

[@michaelfink64]

Great video, you really picked up the differences between the cities. A few corrections: I have never heard of “The Archway”; the photo suggests this is actually the laneways of Melbourne. There are actually nine AFL teams in Melbourne. In addition to Melbourne and North Melbourne, they are Hawthorn (the best, of course), Collingwood, Richmond, Essendon, Carlton, St Kilda and Western Bulldogs. Australian football was invented in Melbourne in 1858. Sydney were never good enough to play, so we had to give them the South Melbourne Swans who became the Sydney Swans. There are also many other Rugby League teams in Sydney other than Sydney and South Sydney but who cares? The Dandenong is actually Mt Dandenong or the Dandenongs. The rivalry between the cities actually goes way back. The colony of New South Wales (aka Sydney) sent an expedition to Port Phillip (on which Melbourne is sited) in 1803. They picked a spot with no fresh water and so the expedition failed. Ever since, Sydneysiders have considered the area to be worthless. A bunch of free settlers from Northern Tasmania decided that they wanted to settle the area of Port Phillip and asked permission from the New South Wales governor and were promptly refused permission. They had to sail to London to get permission, which was granted. Once the settlement that would become Melbourne (by the way, it was also called Bearbrass at one time) had begun, the settlers decided to have a land auction. Suddenly, Sydney became interested and said “Don’t worry about that; we’ll sort it all out” and took the profits. Hence the long term knowledge by Melburnians that Sydneysiders are only interested in money (it’s true by the way; I have lived in both cities. Melburnians are obsessed by sport and Sydneysiders by money).

[@anthonyf3680]

michaelfink64 he's talking about the teams in the CBD and not the metropolitan like Collingwood, Richmond, Essendon et. which they r in

[@michaelfink64]

Collingwood, Richmond, Carlton are about as close to the CBD as North Melbourne

[@SiRasputin]

Who cares about aerial ping pong... how many countries play that sport again? lol

[@SiRasputin]

Who cares about aerial ping pong... how many countries play that sport again? lol

[@Cameron_Dapic]

Yes mate up the mighty fighting hawks

[@tonyl6520]

I'm from Melbourne and I've only been to Sydney twice.. you know what I have to say about these 2 cities... WE LIVE IN THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

[@toiletsmithy3630]

bahaha auckland shits on both of them

[@anastasiamikkels9239]

Well yes, you probably do! love your comment :D

[@duffal0]

As someone from America, I’d love to visit Straya…. Looks so cool

[@zacgoldman8874]

Mate, u got no clue. Melbourne doesn’t just have north melbourne and Melbourne. We have like 9 teams do ur research

[@chriscoughlan9868]

But Melbourne Football Club is really the only one worth mentioning. Go Dees 👍🔵🔴

[@lukep5627]

they all play in Melbourne now so they are all really Melbourne teams... no more suburban teams, by name only. except Geelong.

[@chriscoughlan9868]

Those clubs still have suburban origins. Melbourne Football Club is the only authentic club representing downtown Melbourne CBD.🔵🔴It is the oldest professional sporting club in the world

[@lukep5627]

Nobody cares, Melbourne is shit.

[@user_mac0153]

Carna tiges...

[@alexanderwinn2896]

Good video Mr Beat. Can be very difficult sometimes trying to put yourself in the shoes of a totally foreign country to try and make a meaningful comparison. Most of the points in the video were fairly accurate and well researched.

[@iammrbeat]

Thanks Alexander. It can certainly be more difficult, which is why I consulted some Australians!

[@bhg123ful]

I traveled to Australia for nearly three weeks back in August, 2015. (Didn't mind the fact it was winter. I grew up in cold winters, and Aussie winters are mild - and I was doing volunteer work outside and would rather have a high of 20 vs 35C). Entirely in NSW. 2/3 of my time was in Newcastle, where I volunteered for a conservation organization planting trees on old pastures at a nature preserve. They housed us in a central location to the beach and to the downtown where we could walk to beach/park as well as pubs/cafes, library for wifi, etc. The other 6 -7 days were mostly exploring Sydney, and an excursion to the Blue Mountains/Katoomba for hiking/trekking. As an American, while I would absolutely love to visit Melbourne if/when I get back to Oz, I think that if one is VISITING or living for a short time and want to have iconic Australian experiences, Sydney is the better option. Melbourne might have more hipsters livelier arts and indie music scene and that is great. But the US has MANY cities with that. Melbourne might have more music and art festival, as well as annual sporting events like the Melbourne cup, Footie, etc. but unless you follow those sports and are there at the time those are going on that's not likely to factor in strongly for a decision as to where to go. Sydney has a much more beautiful physical setting and nearby natural features for recreation and outdoor enjoyment. Sydney has the harbour with sailboats going by, has multiple points and peninsulas, etc. Melbourne has a small river flowing through a flat plain. Beaches and surfing are a big part of Australia's image. And Sydney has way better and many more beaches. Victoria has mountains like the Snowy mountains and the Grampians, as well as rugged beautiful coastal areas like the 12 apostles/great ocean road, but they are hours from Melbourne and if you have limited time, and want to experience Australias "bush" and National Parks, you can spend a whole day in the Blue Mountains, hiking and enjoying scenic views and get back to Sydney for dinner and drinks. If you like history, Sydney does have landmarks dating back to the original convict days like the Rocks, Barracks, etc. Like he mentioned Melbourne wasn't founded until the Gold Rush later. Like Beat mentioned, Sydney has a great foreign born population, and I imagine more options for Asian cuisine. I live in California, so have no shortage of Asian cuisine at all, but in Sydney I had tasty Malaysian food, and Thai food that was very different from what I experience in the US. You might call them tourist traps, but there is nothing like the Opera House and the Harbour bridge anywhere. And Sydney has amazing cultural and historic landmarks similar to Melbourne such as Hyde Park, Royal Botanic gardens, Queen Victoria building, the University, etc. etc. No one is paying me to promote Sydney. I just think it is the better option of you in Australia for a short time. If you are living there for the long term, and are more of a city person who doesn't prioritize getting out of the city for the day, then Melbourne might be a better option for some.

[@SiVlog1989]

Can see why they vied for the capital of Australia and why Canberra was created as a compromise

[@billypathy]

What a great 'compromise' that shithole turned out to be.

[@iammrbeat]

@@billypathy Canberra looks like a cool place, though. Why do you not like it? (other than all the government officials there)

[@billypathy]

@@iammrbeat oh, well if you put it like that then it's fine.

[@robbiepinkerton8625]

We could have turned Jervis bay or Twofold bay, into an other coastal city. Personally I think the Limestone plains, the Monaro, and the southern alps, are a surprising, poetical, and more interesting choice for the capital. Australia is a continent with a vast interior, and many climate zones, not an island archipelago, The nation is all the better for having put the capital where it is.

[@robman2095]

@@iammrbeat It is actually worth visiting these days but has only become so in the last decade or so

[@kawsakiTV]

The city of “Batmania” totally made my day lol

[@dirty_diver]

If you like nightlife and galleries, Id go for Melbourne - although White Rabbit gallery is amazing in Sydney. Sydney has beaches, nature, and generally beautiful - subtropical. I like Sydney because it feels less crowded and beach city vibe with golden sunlight. Melbourne has more darker vibe suited to nightlife.

[@matthewlillywhite8014]

So I’m just gonna interject with a minor correction: AFL is the largest and most popular sport in Australia by a significant margin. Rugby is popular in NSW and Queensland and less so in Victoria however there are no teams in any other states while the AFL has at least 2 teams in every state except Tasmania. NRL in 2018 drew more than 3 million people to their games while in AFL had over 7.5 million people attend their games. NRL memberships where over 300,000 in 2018 while AFL memberships reached over 1 million for the first time in 2018 and is expected to grow this year. AFL is an Australian Sport supported by people across the country in all states and territories, NSW and Sydney sometimes forgets that nearly all NRL teams are based in Sydney or NSW and that popular in Sydney doesn’t necessarily translate to popular in Australia. I will also say that AFL is much older and is purely Australian.

[@Hebdomad7]

* Religion. AFL is the most popular RELIGION in Australia.

[@mdwquiz]

It is NOT correct to say the AFL is supported across the country the same. It is UNpopular in NSW and Queensland, and the expansion teams there are not well supported, have terrible TV ratings, only a small handful of juniors and their operations cost the league a bomb every year. And the same thing vice versa happens with the rugby codes in Victoria, WA and SA. Gleefully throwing your own words back at you - popular in the southern states does not mean popularity everywhere. I find this sporting cultural divide interesting, and I like the way it fuels the healthy rivalry. I just don't get why you need to pretend the AFL is popular where it isn't.

[@herbertmoon2320]

Well I like both afl and nrl

[@mdwquiz]

No, it isn't. Running is the most popular sport by participation. Aussie rules has the highest spectator attendance at games, and Rugby League has the highest TV ratings. Cricket is the national sport.

[@rajivmurkejee7498]

@@mdwquiz There is no so called national sport . How would such a thing be decided ? This is just your opinion

[@covertcounsellor6797]

Err, Bass Strait is an hour and a half's drive from Melbourne. It's on Port Philip Bay!

[@user_mac0153]

Other way around. Port Phillip Bay is in Bass Strait. One is larger than the other by far.

[@shpilbass5743]

In my opinion a video comparing Tel Aviv and Jerusalem would be interesting.

[@daisybrain9423]

I second this!

[@SamAronow]

That's a trippy one. Tel Aviv is the much smaller city but the much bigger metro area. And they're only 40 miles apart but it's like the difference between Amsterdam and Utah.

[@worldmusicfor]

it would be interesting to watch such video!

[@iammrbeat]

I can't believe you're the first one to suggest this.

[@harry9535]

Or a comparison between the entire Gush Dan region (Tel Aviv plus surrounding cities) and Jerusalem

[@konstandinospsaros1713]

Haha great video Mr. Beat. I'm a proud Melburnian and would never move, but Sydney is definitely a beautiful place. As a muso, I think Melbourne has a way better live music/pub scene, with heaps more places for bands to play, but Sydney is honestly a prettier city aesthetically, even though Melbourne has it's charms too. One correction I really do have to make though haha, is the claim that AC/DC are a "Sydney" band. Yes the Young Brothers grew up there, but Bon Scott grew up in Fremantle, and Mark Evans and Phil Rudd are from Melbourne, AND the early years of the bands real existence were in Melbourne when they all lived in East St Kilda, so really, AC/DC are an Australian band with not one city that can truly claim them. For anyone from overseas thinking of visiting, you don't have to pick one, just go to Melbourne AND Sydney and you'll love both for different reasons.

[@duffal0]

As an American these are two of the place so would most love to visit

[@AnneMB955]

IMO, this is a very fair comparison. More factual than opinion. To someone who was born in Sydney and now lives in Melbourne, I would never go back. Especially love the walking/bike tracks, the diversity of food, easy access to train, tram and bus and of course the friendliness. To name my best. BTW, it’s The Dandenongs, with an ‘s’. Cheers.

[@wimbletone]

Melbourne folk here. We usually say it as 'Melbn' also, it's pronounced as "Batmin" not batman. Although yes it is spelled as Batman, Lol And we also say it as "Canbra" but yes it is spelled as Canberra lol

[@Uncoolmitch]

Really interesting video! Good work. As a Melbournian I have to add (sorry) that Melbourne for 7 years in a row before 2018 was voted the most livable city in the world.

[@pedrocapitao9268]

I would like to visit "tralia" One day, and why do you eat leters

[@pedrocapitao9268]

@ltchy ba11s who are The anti-aussis

[@sirsillybilly]

*Most livable city in the world but most dangerous city in Australia It really is ironic how myopic people are believing such ‘surveys’ It’s nothing but a marketing ploy to attract Chinese investment in to apartments.

[@JdogLAC]

You obviously haven’t done much research. Melbourne has 10 AFL teams including metro areas. Sydney including metro areas have way more rugby teams

[@chriscoughlan9868]

Melbourne Football Club is the only one worth mentioning though. All the rest are suburban clubs without the history of MFC. Go Dees 🔵🔴

[@andyxiii8558]

Yep, 8 NRL teams in Sydney. Not sure where he got 2 from.

[@stefanotsorbs8231]

Yeah but the chooks and bunnies have Sydney in their name. He probably saw the sharks and eels and thought Cronulla and paramatta were completely different cities

[@EBGamez1]

Mate you missed some AFL teams in Victoria. There’s Richmond, Melbourne, Carlton, Hawthorn, Collingwood, North Melbourne, Western Bulldogs, St Kilda, and Essendon (and Geelong which is out of Melbourne).

[@shanemad1640]

Thought that Carlton was an Italian club !!

[@LuckayyAU]

0:58 infact Melbourne held number 1 for many years, and also Australia has had 4 cities in the top 10 quite a lot of times

[@killer3000ad]

ONe of the reasons why Melbourne has a better night life is because Sydney has lockout laws that prohibits entry into alcohol-selling venues after 1:30am. Additionally sales of alcohol at such venues must cease after 3am. The measure was intended to stem alcohol-fuelled violence in Sydney which it has but as a side affect it has caused a lot of the CBD night businesses to either go under or cull staff.

[@JamestheAviator]

"Australian Frontier Wars" no one calls it that, that name is 100% American made up.

[@sirsillybilly]

True. Just like the Cultural Marxists got hold of language everywhere they named the Indigenous ‘First Nations’ people which is a direct rip off from the Canadians. Australia was pretty well gelled with most of the Indigenous up to 2008. Most were intermixed and happy to call themselves Aussies. Now they’re all ‘proud’ and possessive condescendingly welcoming you to ‘country’ (despite even if your ancestors have been here longer than their own mixed heritage ) History started to be ‘revised’ out of Oxford University to create an ‘Us Vs Them’ dichotomy to distract the populous from the real current indignations. Pump the country with new migrants, tell them the whites are murderous racists and let them simmer as you tax them while they squabble. Globalism 101

[@bloggaloggs]

Er, no actually. You obviously haven't studied history in a while.

[@petal_cult]

it's been called the frontier wars for ages lmao

[@evildude2135]

@@ackaaa22 I always thought it was the 'Black war' but that might be specific to Victoria or Tasmania or something (I live in Melbourne)

[@mankrikswifey]

"Immigrants" lmao - everyone but Aboriginals are immigrants in Australia tbh.

[@ThomasThomas-bz7et]

Kerri na Basaria that’s every country in the world.

[@digitalrandomart3049]

aboriginals were immigrants too

[@thedarksword3495]

@@digitalrandomart3049 60000 years ago

[@loneshark4624]

Australians built the country not Aboriginals

[@katgunderheisendonoghue6050]

You could technically say that for every continent but Africa.

[@maxtree6700]

You mentioned the SCG as an attraction in Sydney, but the MCG is more iconic.

[@shehannanayakkara4162]

Yeah was shocked it wasn't in the video, MCG is like double the size of the SCG lol

[@gloryglory5688]

Bullshit, where was Bradmans home ground? That’s right, he was a new south Welshman

[@aguywhodreams]

As a Sydneysider, I was shocked too.

[@sajankandel1183]

That was shocking btw

[@goldboy150]

Couldn’t be more wrong about the sports teams. Melbourne has 9 AFL teams plus 1 NRL team, Sydney has 9 NRL teams and 2 AFL teams. That’s what you get for choosing by name and not finding out which city they’re in!

[@jakegargiulo5101]

I know right

[@willmalmberg5951]

You should do Minneapolis and St Paul compared

[@iammrbeat]

Cool cool

[@ohitsstar1241]

What about Rochester, Minnesota and Rochester New York

[@68404]

Which one has more Somalians...

[@dominicstewart-guido7598]

@@iammrbeat What about Niagara falls new york and Niagara falls ontario

[@henrynarkiewicz8778]

Here’s some suggestions that I haven’t already seen in the comments so far Saint Louis vs Kansas City Tokyo vs Seoul Seattle vs Vancouver New York vs Hong Kong Geneva vs Zurich Moscow vs St. Petersburg Dallas vs Houston Montreal vs Paris Chicago vs Toronto Tokyo vs Osaka

[@iammrbeat]

Great list

[@drust2831]

Tokyo vs Osaka

[@henrynarkiewicz8778]

Drust sure I’ll add that to my list

[@eggieschneider6387]

Mr. Beat, you should compare two Canadian provinces: British Columbia and Alberta. They're both very around the same size and they have a lot of differences. Plus, both are amazing!

[@user-oz3sk8ec2e]

except that British Columbia is basically all mountain and no flat land.

[@isaacfung622]

As an international student studying uni in Sydney, and having traveled to Melbourne twice, I love both

[@stvicker]

Q: What is the best thing about Melbourne? A: The road to Sydney.

[@tomfairbank]

sydney trashh

[@stvicker]

Yes Thomas, a typical uneducated moronic reply from an illiterate idiot south of the border. In case you are too stupid to figure it out, I mean you!!!

[@megaloblabber2948]

sydney is a polluted shithole tbh.

[@stvicker]

@@megaloblabber2948 Typical moronic comment from a Melburnian. You don't know how to write proper english, you uneducated ignorant inbecile. Why don't you stop dragging your knuckles and have a bath you member of the great unwashed, you dumb hillbilly!!!!!

[@jaktalk1]

Melbourne has seven more AFL teams than were mentioned in the video: Carlton Blues Collingwood Magpies Essendon Bombers Hawthorn Hawks Richmond Tigers St. Kilda Saints Western (Footscray) Bulldogs

[@jasonvogel4353]

Up the Pies

[@babsybrrrnz]

Sydney also has 7 more NRL teams. The Penrith Panthers, Wests Tigers, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Parramatta Eels, Manly Sea Eagles, Cronulla Sharks and the Bulldogs

[@chriscoughlan9868]

Melbourne Football Club is the only club overseas people need to know 🔵🔴

[@isaacfung622]

Melbourne has more Hyundai A-League teams Melbourne City, Melbourne Victory and Western United vs Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers

[@Rob-jh3eo]

Q : What is very big, green, has wings and stands tall, and kills magpies in the springtime : A : The MCG.

[@tristenwendling]

Can the orange teach the rest of your videos? Great vid can’t wait for the next comparison!

[@iammrbeat]

I can definitely bring the orange back lol

[@danielsimmonds4913]

Oh hey, it's Mr Beat, time for a US history lecture, What in the heck is this? Melbourne is better by the way. Though it's pronounced Melbin. Sincerely a fellow Brisbanite.

[@mattwilll]

Mel-bn

[@JohnSmith-nz4bn]

Queenslander!!!

[@SomeoneWhosAnonymous]

Brisbane’s the best, then Sydney, then Melbourne.

[@mattwilll]

@@SomeoneWhosAnonymous Boooooo

[@kylebayne1835]

Jake Sorry Jakey but Brisbane’s boring. There’s nothing to do there. Gold Coast is much better then Brisbane. Plus Melbourne is the better city ;)

[@kimberlywalker3970]

In May of 2008, my mom and I visited Melbourne and Sydney. Both were fun, beautiful and extremely clean cities. Melbourne reminded me a lot of San Francisco and Seattle, where I live. Sydney reminds me of a cleaner Los Angeles w/better air. I also lived in Los Angeles before moving to Seattle. When it comes down to which city I prefer, it's Melbourne. It feels like a more livable city, and it was easy to find things to do such as going to a play, visiting the museum, shopping, etc. I also spent a day in Victoria's wine country, which was also nice. Sydney however is a more impressive city. The Harbour Bridge, The Opera House, Circular Quay and The City Centre are just as impressive in person. They have a very cool aquarium in The Harbour, more tourist attractions and some pretty cool places to shop as well. As far as music is concerned, I can't name a single music act from Melbourne off the top of my head. But AC/DC and INXS do immediately come to mind when I think of Sydney. INXS also happens to be my favorite band and I've attended three of their concerts in Kansas City, where I grew-up! Finally, if there're any INXS fans visiting this page, Michael Hutchence's Memorial is also in Sydney. I of course paid it a visit!

[@lunavexa_]

Kylie Minogue is from Melbourne ;) but yep agree with your comment!

[@jonathanielpringlemaniii]

fun fact: ac/dc is actually based in melbourne

[@kimberlywalker3970]

@@jonathanielpringlemaniii Really? Well, I love Melbourne as much as Sydney. In fact, my mom wants to live there.

[@AstroChris1126]

Lived in Melbourne last year and honestly it’s the best place I’ve ever seen. Planning on moving back at the end of the year.

[@fordcarter3717]

There's so much mispronunciation and wrong facts in here that I was honestly shocked when you said you'd actually researched any of it...

[@AnneMB955]

Perhaps you could give us examples?

[@raincloudsradio8900]

His pronunciation is fine. He has an accent. From, an Australian

[@user-qp9pu1xi4k]

Compared are my favorite. Hope you get to 100k subs!

[@iammrbeat]

Good to know! And I hope to get there soon! :D

[@user-qp9pu1xi4k]

@@iammrbeat How would it be comparing Vancouver, WA and Vancouver, BC ?

[@m3lm4y79]

Also like 90% of the AFL teams are based in Melbourne, as the AFL blossomed from VFL, the state footy league for Victoria

[@bushwood1676]

Sydney is comfortable in its own skin Melbourne has to run around telling people how amazing they are and put down everyone else

[@chewygum1854]

>t. Lock-out laws

[@samuelatienzo4627]

4:07 - “we call trams ‘street cars’ in the United States...” - of course you do 😂😂🤦‍♂️

[@kaso9386]

^how australians insult americans

[@cruisindownthestreetinmy6490]

Which is stupid because cars go on streets. Like where else’s will the go

[@samuelatienzo4627]

Ka So you Americans call “spectacles” or “glasses” “eyeglasses” 👓 - because you couldn’t figure out what part of your body they belonged to... you literally had to specify in the name that they went on your eyes 👀 😂

[@nathanp7115]

Samuel Atienzo In America we also just say “glasses” in day to day speech. Have never heard anyone say “I can’t find my eyeglasses.”

[@samuelatienzo4627]

Nathan P well you call “gasoline” = “gas”, even though “gas” is a liquid... doesn’t make sense 😂⛽️ - mind you, in Australia we have some crazy slang for stuff so I shouldn’t comment on being confusing, I just find it ironic

[@SamAronow]

Mr. Beat: "Melbourne is less than 200 years old!?" Hong Kong: "Hold my beer."

[@worldmusicfor]

ha!

[@iammrbeat]

So you're going with 1997, I presume?

[@SamAronow]

Mr. Beat 1842.

[@timtam53191]

Hong Kong, hold Dubai and Shenzhen's beer ;)

[@Hebdomad7]

Canberra: Hold my craft beer lad...

[@swaroopkunapuli7805]

Compare the three capitals of EU. And you forgot to mention Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the ground where first cricket match was held and you didn't really talk about their cricket leagues (BBL).

[@HarshPatel99]

swaroop kunapuli True! He mentioned NBL which is way way less popular than Big Bash

[@iammrbeat]

Yeah, I had to draw the line somewhere. I want to apologize to the sport of cricket.

[@martinbennett8467]

Do Glasgow and Edinburgh compared

[@worldmusicfor]

That's for sure!

[@ninogaggi]

More fun to be had at a Glasgow funeral than an Edinburgh wedding

[@iammrbeat]

I get a lot of suggestions for those two, for some reason...

[@martinbennett8467]

@@ninogaggi Too right 🤣

[@martinbennett8467]

@@iammrbeat would be a great episode

[@JamestheAviator]

The continent and country that I live in is called Australia and only Australia.

[@ogglefodden7265]

for christ's sake, it's not "Mel-BERRRN" it's "Mel-ben"

[@kirstenschellekens1433]

Still better than "Mel-booorne"

[@Сагдинова]

that’s bc we don’t really pronounce our r’s in certain words such as melbourne, power, before, person etc. whereas americans do. he’s pronouncing it correctly, it’s just the accent

[@Rob-jh3eo]

For phark's sake mate, it's not "Mel-ben" it's Melbn.

[@hazridge]

You're wrong. By that logic it's incorrect to say ANY city name without the local accent. Do you pronounce the R in New York? No? Then shut the hell up. Fucking imbecile.

[@nofood1]

Fuck English! Such a shit language lol

[@charlesbrain3872]

I lived in both cities, but the quality of life and visual amenity is much better in Melbourne not to mention the beautiful Victorian legacy in so many buildings. Sydney isn’t what it used to be - not a party city anymore, so I’d say it’s a city with a pretty bridge and beaches that outstrip Melbourne. Melbourne 9/10 👍🏻 Sydney 4/10

[@NelsonMandela961]

Visual amenity better in Melbourne? Are you blind?

[@charlesbrain3872]

Patrick11 Patrick Thankyou for your passionate response. It depends where you are. Both cities have aspects that are indeed beautiful. Unfortunately both cities are suffering under poor quality developments that don’t ad to them but rather they detract.

[@jonathanielpringlemaniii]

@@NelsonMandela961melbs is better, but sydney's architecture is older and prettier

[@Ong.s_Jukebox]

Can we have Kuala Lumpur vs Jakarta, please. This long time rivalry needs to end.

[@zeehee1231]

kuala lumpur jelas lebih baik

[@annabanana16465]

Kuala Lumpur wins hands down

[@evildude2135]

koala bear lumpur

[@OpinionesDeJACCsOpinions]

Bogotá🇨🇴 vs. Caracas🇻🇪! São Paulo vs. Rio de Janeiro🇧🇷 Lagos🇳🇬 vs. Adibjan🇨🇮

[@darkyboode3239]

As somebody who lives in Melbourne and hasn’t been to Sydney, I will say one thing: “This is great!”

[@JP-nr4zf]

1. Sydney had a free bus (555) in the city circle before but they canceled it. Melbourne has free train in the city circle until now. 2. Melbourne has wider streets for cars. 3. Melbourne has more jobs. These make me decide to buy a house and settle in Melbourne :)

[@googler-bn1ro]

i wouldnt say more jobs, in some aspects yes like creative, startups artsy and both cities are very good for buisness

[@odzergaming]

Wider streets for cars lead to more traffic

[@KhAnubis]

I just spent four days in Sydney. Pretty cool city, but yeah it was pretty expensive, mainly things like food and transport (then again, the Australian Dollar is smaller than the US Dollar, so maybe I was just confused)

[@iammrbeat]

Holy crap, if I would have know this, I would have had you get some footage for me and had you look over my script as well!

[@KhAnubis]

Mr. Beat - I really ought to put up all the stock footage I shoot on a website somewhere (I‘ll make it free though, don‘t worry!)

[@JesusManera]

I've done a few USA trips over the past few years (from Australia) and the exchange rate does play a big part. About 8 years ago when the currencies were about the same, the USA was very cheap for an Australian. So conversely, Australia would have been very expensive for an American traveller. The past few years though, I think prices for things are much the same and even out. The advertised prices often look higher in Australia but once you add the tip & tax in America, a lot of things actually end up cheaper in Australia. Motels and petrol are definitely much cheaper in America though.

[@emgee65]

Rugby is by no means "ridiculously" popular in Australia. That mantle goes to the Australian Football League (AFL) by a long shot. The AFL has 18 teams with half of those teams based in Melbourne. The Melbourne Cricket Ground , commonly known as the "G" is the largest sporting stadium in the southern hemisphere.

[@maddyg3208]

It just shows how easy it is for KZbinrs to get confused

[@emgee65]

Maddy G Thinking it was more poor research rather than confusion.

[@s.a.m.9837]

@@maddyg3208 *victorians

[@michealjacksonsinnocent2488]

Nashville and Memphis compared 🙏🙏🙏

[@iammrbeat]

That one would be fun.

[@mind-of-neo]

YES PLEASE

[@andycockrum1212]

Mr. Beat Memphis vs New Orleans would be cool too. Memphis blues vs Nola jazz

[@Faerieskit]

I love this series! Can you please do one that compares New Zealand and Australia??

[@elswizzo3239]

Idk if you saw but he just made an New Zealand/ Australia video which made me revisit this one

[@27merlinsFH]

except melbourne has 6 football teams now... and there's geelong

[@AlbertBoris]

Please compare Stockholm and Gothenburg next time, the two biggest cities in Sweden, each located on the opposite coast of Sweden. It would be awesome to hear you compare those two cities

[@iammrbeat]

Sweden would be a fun place to research. Heck, I'd rather just go there. :D

[@realdeal350]

As a Melburnian I'd say that Melbourne is closer to more natural beauties, such as: - The Dandenong Ranges - Phillip Island - Mornington Peninsula - Yarra Valley - Wilson's Promontory - Australian Alps - Mt. Macedon and Hanging Rock - Great Ocean Road - Great Alpine Road - The Grampians - 12 Apostles - and more :)

[@anthonyf3680]

Most of the stuff you listed aren't in Melbourne you should have said Victoria

[@anthonyf3680]

Euan Maclean that's true

[@realdeal350]

@@anthonyf3680 I said "Melbourne is closer to" not that they are in Melbourne

[@anthonyf3680]

realdeal350 fair point than

[@JohnSmith-nz4bn]

I cannot wait to drive the Great Alpine and Ocean Roads! Just have to watch out for your Gestapo, Erm, VicPol.

[@blueberrysavers3547]

Capital of Ontario: Toronto Capital of Canada: Ottawa (in Ontario)

[@XaviRonaldo0]

As a truck courier in Sydney I can confirm. It's a freaking nightmare to get around. Add to that they try and Shepherd traffic into new toll roads built by private companies who get a sweetheart deal with the state government to change traffic conditions on existing roads to encourage people to use the new toll roads they build. I never use the toll roads unless I absolutely have to. There is no point even taking the freight if I'm going to pay exorbitant tolls just to get it to it's destination. Plus, 95% of my jobs pay for time.

[@saturnproductions1827]

One detail you forgot is that they’re both named after nobleman Melbourne is named after William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne and Sydney is named after Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney

[@Brendan1733]

Sydney is better for tourists but Melbourne is better to live in.

[@billypathy]

Okay so we're just going to ignore the thousands of tourists killed by shark attacks in bondai.

[@alexanderwinn2896]

On average there is 1.5 shark attack deaths per year in the whole of Australia. What have you been drinking ?

[@alexanderwinn2896]

www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/horror-shark-attack-and-fatality-statistics-show-how-deadly-australias-beaches-can-be/news-story/309116d58dd2336279d46cc20234ac87

[@iammrbeat]

I've heard that from other folks as well.

[@MP-no8yy]

forgets Richmond tigers, western bulldogs, Carlton blue, controlling magpies, st. kilda saints, hawthorn hawks as AFL teams in Melbourne

[@chriscoughlan9868]

MP they are just suburban teams. They aren’t the original, oldest club Go Dees🔴🔵

[@lachietzarov2585]

Actual sydney nrl teams: Penrith Panthers, Western Tigers, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Sydney Roosters, Cronulla Sharks.

[@anthonyf3680]

He’s talking about the cbd Sydney not metropolitan

[@lachietzarov2585]

@@anthonyf3680 he never said that aye

[@millertas]

As a former Melbourne Resident now living in Tasmania my suggestion is to visit Melbourne in Christmas and Sydney on New Years Eve.

[@WaltzingAustralia]

Pretty fair comparison -- though I was thinking all through the video what you finally came to at the end -- visit both. Only thing I'd say that Melbourne has more of than Sydney is places outside of town to visit -- Ballarat, Sovereign Hill, Bendigo, Phillip Island. But both are absolutely worthwhile. And then there's Brisbane, which gets you closer to the tropics and Great Barrier Reef. And Adelaide, which puts you in the center of wine country and close to opal country. Of course, having traveled all over Australia, I'm rather fond of the whole place. And Perth, especially in the spring, where they have the most extensive wildflower displays in the world. And Alice Springs. And Darwin. And Broome. And, and, and.. (First trip, I covered roughly 20,000 miles -- and even wrote a book -- Waltzing Australia. And I've been back several times. Too much to see in one trip. But I'd definitely tell folks to aim to see more than Sydney and Melbourne, because ultimately, they're big cities, and heading north into the tropics or inland, to the "back of beyond," you get to see what makes Australia different from everywhere else.)

[@ricky99la]

Australia is such an amazing country! I can't wait to visit someday!

[@simonneville777]

Make sure you check out Tasmania! most people focus on the mainland and honestly Tasmania is the most breathtakingly beautiful state.

[@ricky99la]

@@simonneville777 Oh dont worry, indo want to visit Tasmania as well. I want to take a boat ride from Melbourne to there.

[@JohnSmith-nz4bn]

Tasmania. Where half the fun is getting there. The other half is coming back lol You'll find we Australians love to "take the piss" (tease) each other about where we're coming from. It goes all the way down to inter suburb sometimes.

[@aislingying9971]

It’s full of bush land and bogans

[@Rob-jh3eo]

@@JohnSmith-nz4bn Yeah, like the best thing to come out of Sydney is the Hume Highway southbound! And the best view of Sydney is in the rear vision mirror!

[@Angenga]

Would you do a comparison of Manchester and Liverpool? Would be an interesting one when it comes to industry and music/arts

[@iammrbeat]

I would consider that. Thanks!

[@tomchamberlain4329]

@@iammrbeat Manchester vs Birmingham

[@jaredpark1280]

Oh, I live in Sydney for 6 months but this is my first time that heard someone say Melbourne as Melbourrrrrrn.

[@anastasiamikkels9239]

that's actually a very common pronunciation for foreigners - I heard it a lot. Had to learn the right way myself :D

[@randymoyan4754]

Hi Mr. Beat, Canadian and Albertan here. Can you please do a Edmonton versus Calgary comparison? You wont regret it. Both cities are almost identical in size and have a huge rivarlry in everything. Cheers!