1. Tax matters 2. COL matters 3. AUD-USD conversions aren't that straightfoward when discussing this. $1200 a day puts you into the top few percent of salaries

1. Tax matters 2. COL matters 3. AUD-USD conversions aren't that straightfoward when discussing this. $1200 a day puts you into the top few percent of salaries here in Australia. I don't really care what a "brisbane sized city in the states" might be doing, because moving there means I have to live in a country that I'm not a good fit for culturally.