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Originally Posted by usshelena725
Um, just no.
I have many many many friends who live and work in AUS (wife is from SA, so many family members and friends have immigrated to AUS). Many of them have also worked in the USA. In general, the CoL for AUS is about 125% of the highest CoL areas of the USA with comparable pay.
In other words, your expenses are comparable to NYC, but your pay is comparable to Philly.
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Exactly.
What we don't pay for directly though is healthcare (for the most part), retirement (compulsory 9% ON TOP of your wage goes to a pension) and education is 30% of a half decent US university. Land taxes are also about a third of the US rate.
Still, a coffee and a muffin is $10.