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I’ll add Texas, UK, and the Netherlands to that list as places I’ve lived that Sydney far surpasses.

But I’ll add to the downside that housing prices are actually laughable here. How anyone affords to buy a house here is beyond me.

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100% true regarding the housing costs, but renting is actually fairly affordable in Sydney. I had a penthouse on the beach for $3900 USD/mo. Here's the view from it: https://www.reddit.com/r/battlestations/comments/f6llsc/im_n...

Despite the buying costs of Sydney being equivalent to something like SF, 4k/mo goes much further in Sydney for renting.