While a long way from Darwin and not having the same types of costs associated with transport I am finding in Melbourne, while earning more than I ever have, I am able to do far less with my money than in say the 80"s and 90"s and early 2000's when I went overseas frequently, ate out and went drinking out a lot and still saved money.
Housing prices here are ridiculous, power bills going through the roof, food going up BUT all the same first world problems and its still a bloody great city to live in.
I have a mate, renting in Sydney for the last 10 years with his wife, both earning a decent wage struggling to afford to buy something that is not 60-90 minutes commute from the city. They figure their best bet was to retire in France as well. Just bought a nice house in a village not far from a major city at less than 1/3 of what they would have spent on a cheapish 2 bedroom apartment in Sydney.
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