Booney wrote:It's all relative. Cost of living here is lower than the other states. Me, I wouldn't live in Sydney if you tripled my income. Full of Sydney wankers. Melbourne, maybe, but I hate Melbourne weather. Brisbane, possibly, I like Brisbane. Perth would be my pick, but the boom has come and gone and now Perth is just mega expensive to buy property, eat, shop, etc etc.
Depending on what you do, what your goals are in life, I couldn't think of a better place to live than Adelaide.
Good post. I hate Sydney, wouldn't live there full stop. Balmain is a great spot but like I can afford to live in a shoe box. Lively little pocket of Mile End ambience with some great pubs. Good place to visit but no way would I live there. Perth is great but yeah, too expensive for everything and I can see the place going belly up in the next couple of decades. Brisbane, I don't like Brisbane at all and I moved up to Queensland. A poorly designed city with a horrible public transport system. I live in Ipswich which is half country and half city is very Adelaide like in it's ways but it has un-Adelaide like Housing prices. I was astounded to see the price of housing in my home town. I'm not sure how it can be justified when wages and opportunities are more limited.
I am a hundred percent sure I've made the right move for my career, financial prospects and family. I now own a house (well the bank does LOL) and I'm earning nearly triple what I was when I lived in Adelaide although that was 11 years ago now. However, people up here aren't as good as people in South Australia. There is an old saying that Qld is great except for the Qlders and there is an element of truth in that. My best friends are still South Australians with a couple of exceptions. Even my best friends are fellow ex-Croweaters.
I come home quite regularly (not always for happy occasions mind you) and the old burg hasn't changed all that much but it does seem to be a more lively place than it was when everything stopped for ten years after the State Bank Disaster. The new oval, hospital and the development of the University district is all very good and unlike some older South Australians I don't mind what they've done at Glenelg...come on...how often did you all go to Magic Mountain towards the end?
If you are a South Australian I would suggest Melbourne would be the best destination if you wanted to retain some of the Adelaide lifestyle but not put up with Summers full of monsoon like storms, paying through the nose for everything or putting up with pretentious wankers. You've got the right kind of Footy plus any sport or concert event you'd want. Feeling homesick? 700ks a doddle compared to the 2000 I'm looking at.
regards,
REB