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Originally Posted by Brendan
We are also attracted by the fact that we will be able to buy a much better house in Queensland than in Sydney.
Do you know if it is much cheaper to live in Queensland than the Sydney and what are the rates of pay compared to Sydney?
Regards
Brendan
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Hi
You are right about the cost of houses comparison :)
I lived in West Sydney for about 13 years, but moved to QLD 3 years ago.
In my view the basic costs, excluding Housing, are very similar, although car insurance is cheaper :)
Food shopping etc will all be about the same. Having looked at our spending patterns between both States, there is minimal difference, other than swapping a 4 bed house in the other west Sydney suburbs, for a 5 bed house right on the bay :D (basically the same price)
I am not sure how these cost of living comparison calculators actually work, but they obviously take account of housing costs.
eg: They say $1,000 pw in Sydney = $752 pw in Brisbane. I can only assume that the $248 pw difference is the housing cost, whether rental or mortgage.