Yeah, it's difficult to compare wages across countries while also taking into account the differences in living costs, etc. Recent data on purchasing power pari

Yeah, it's difficult to compare wages across countries while also taking into account the differences in living costs, etc. Recent data on purchasing power parity between the US and Australia puts Australia at around 1.44 (which would pretty much eliminate the difference in exchange rates). Further, the cost of living outside of our biggest cities (Sydney, Melbourne) is a _lot_ lower. I don't think that it's well-known around the world, but I'd wager Perth as one of the best places to live in the world. Infrastructure, safety, stability, environment, cost of living, etc. are all first-class.