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I want to drink your kool-aid. I feel like they are highly livable if you do not need to work for a living. Otherwise: - Adelaide: It's cheap but there are n
by ianhowson 9y ago
I want to drink your kool-aid.
I feel like they are highly livable if you do not need to work for a living.
Otherwise:
- Adelaide: It's cheap but there are no jobs.
- Brisbane: It's cheap(ish) but there are no(t many) jobs.
- Perth: It's expensive but there are no jobs.
- Sydney: You can't afford it. A one-hour commute is starting to look appealing.
- Melbourne: Can't complain.
They are lovely cities to visit as a tourist. As a worker, there are much better opportunities out there. Australia tech workers have easy access to working visas in practically every country in the world.
Australia will always be there for retirement.
- nopassrecover 9y agoI can agree there are more opportunities elsewhere, but ive never met a developer or similar in Aus struggling to do well, and have generally found US devs shocked by our salaries and living costs. On the other hand, if you want career advancement there's something pretty cool to the US idea of "have managed 15 people after 2 years experience" which just doesn't happen here in Aus.
- ianhowson 9y agoAs soon as we had a child, we went from "doing OK on two professional salaries" to "losing money even with a modest lifestyle." Outside Aus, we only need one income to support the family. That's a pretty amazing quality of life improvement.
- nailer 9y agoYou can afford Melbourne? I grew up there but there's no chance of buying a place now.