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The Cost of Living in Australia: House Prices Revised

12 March 2010 Cost of Living - Australia

I have always stated on this blog that Australia’s houses are cheaper than those in the UK. But as property values fall back in Britain and the pound versus the Australian dollar tumbles, I am forced to relook look at the figures. If you want to check out my original post, you can read it [...]

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My House Is Bigger Than Your House. It’s Official!

2 December 2009 Australia vs UK
Our House

A good while ago I wrote an article about Australia versus England at house prices where I tried to compare the cost of housing in Australia with houses in the UK. My conclusion was that, despite a report suggesting Australia had some of the world’s most expensive housing, I still felt housing here was cheaper [...]

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Had Enough of Australia, Want to Move to England!

18 November 2009 Australia vs UK
writing

No, not me…….. And now for something completely different……. There are always two sides to every coin, of course. One of my more controversial categories has been “Cost of Living — Australia” which has attracted several comments doubting the validity of my findings. As if! One woman in particular, Vivienne, felt that Australia was NOT [...]

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Buying a Car in Australia. What’ll it Cost?

15 September 2009 Cost of Living - Australia
car

Hello John, got a new motor? For the majority of people the most expensive item they will ever buy in their life is a house. We looked at house prices in Australia the other week. Then there is the second most expensive item they will ever buy and for some that is a helicopter and [...]

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Australia vs England at House Prices

26 February 2009 Australia vs UK

About a month ago the fifth annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey (I must have missed the first four) claimed that Australia has some of the worlds most expensive housing, quoting the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast as being in the top five of the least affordable areas in the world. I don’t get [...]

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House Hunting in Australia

23 February 2009 Life in Australia

If there is anything us British folk love talking about more than the weather, surely it’s house prices. Before we went shopping last Saturday, we did a little house hunting. I don’t know why it is called house hunting, because, after all, houses are rather big, they’re everywhere and pretty easy to find. Houses are [...]

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