http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Australia&country2=United+States&city1=Sydney&city2=San+Francisco%2C+CA http://www.numbeo.com/c

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Australia&country2=United+States&city1=Sydney&city2=San+Francisco%2C+CA http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?coun... Thats where I got my data. Minimum wage in SF is $8/hr. Minimum wage in Sydney is $16.87 so more than twice that. I use to live in Sydney and it was very expensive. But not much more expensive than comparable cities.