[voltagex_]

That's ridiculous. You're talking about the kind of money I paid in mortgage repayments for a 2 bedroom house 12km outside of Canberra, Australia.

[sampotts]

But comparing Canberra to SF isn't fair. Compare it to Sydney. It's $2k here easily a month for a 2 bed place to rent, depending on the suburb.

[aaronbrethorst]

I pay about USD$2,400 a month for a 650 square foot 1 bedroom in downtown'ish Seattle. I envy your AUS$2,000 2 bedroom :)

[draw_down]

The prices go down 12km outside of SF too. (Not to that level, but still)