I am Aussie born and know no other life.Your comment sparked my curiousity.Do you think Brits who chose to live here are a particular type of person?I mean like active, sporty, motivated, friendly, adventurous etc
@@petermcculloch4933 of all the brits I know from work, not really. Most were just looking for a better quality of life, affordable, chill and friendly.
I was born in Sydney and spent the first 27 years of my life wanting to get the heck out of it. Lived in London for 6 years (loved every minute of it), New York for 3, SF for 1 (and this was before the crime waves took over). I think when you take everything into consideration it is really hard to beat Australia. Been back in Sydney for almost a decade and absolutely love it. But I still think everyone should try leaving and come to their own realisation.
Yes, trains are cheaper here because they are government-run (I believe they are privatised in the UK). However, unless you are going to live in a smaller regional town, moving to Sydney/Melbourne to escape the cost of living crisis is like moving to Ukraine to escape war. Speaking as a Sydney-sider, unless you are set with a really good job, you'd be lucky to find an affordable rental in Western Sydney...let alone afford the laid back Bondi lifestyle most Brits envision when they think of Australia.
We always want what we don't have. And Europe definitely has a vibe you can't get anywhere else. Australia has another vibe, which is good in its own way.
Hey Lottie, the sydney rail journeys are not $1, it shows as $1 if you tap with your debit card for the journey but once the charge goes from "pending" it will show the actual charge which is approx $4-$6 one way. The reason why its $1 on your card is its a temporary authorisation and once your journey is completed it will calculate what you should actually be charged. Its approx $10-$12 return for me on my office days, don't be shocked when you see your bank statements!
The problem with migranting to Australia is that our infrastructure is not prepared for the current population. Australia just hit 27 Mil, and it wasnt expecting to reach that for another decade or so... Australia also has the highest cost of housing and rent due to demand over supply. If you are planning to move to Australia, dont move to the major cities of Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. Housing and rent can be up to 50% cheaper in rural areas.
yeah but there are no services and no decent jobs in those rural areas, meanwhile you can get a smaller city unit with access to better food, shorter commutes, and better internet, for about the same price as the rural areas, which makes a lot of sense if your moving internationally without a lot of junk to park like old cars Caravans and boat trailers.
My Nan migrated from London to QLD Australia in 1955. She has always said it was the best decision of her life. She has regularly traveled back to the uk to visit family and I have joined her on one occasion which was lovely.
I am currently visiting London (Nov 2024) and I have noticed the 'unhappiness' in brits. I have enjoyed every bit of my visit, but a lot of us Aussie's dont realise how good we have it. Yes, we have societal/cultural/political problems like everywhere else, but it's pretty damn good down under.
For over 25 years, I've worked with UK citizens on the Australian Working Holiday visa. It's no exaggeration to say that 98% of them want to stay much longer, often for the rest of their lives.
Australia 🇦🇺 is just as expensive as London prices are increasing and wages aren’t rising either most people are look for work as more than 1 job to survive and some people are finding it hard to get into after a long time speaking from experience
We let in 600,000 people and we only build 100k houses, and wonder why everything is going to pot. Our government hates us just as much as the Brits, they are just further along.
@@paulsz6194 at the moment I work from home as sole trader to fix and build computer when I get the chance I am finding it hard to get into work or find a job.
Australia is more expensive than 95% of the world, its not cheap at all. And the house market and cost of living is getting very aggressive. Dont want to be negative but its the truth Compared to england its maybe better
@@Ace-ex6cx Its a wise move perhaps for a well spoken pretty young white woman who wants to stay in the Anglosphere and already has an Australian passport. For almost anyone else, you'd do well to consider other options (the other 95%)
It seems to me that the decline in living standards in both countries is related to the implementation of neoliberal policies in both countries. Australia should be a lot richer, the eastern states sits on seams of coal. The western state is on deposits of iron ore, with other minerals in between. At the moment we have too much migration.
We’ve had the unfortunate luck that our natural resources are on shore and have been profited by a select few as opposed to a Norway whose resources were off shore and went to the state
Yes, "neoliberal" policies... Not the fact that UK went from 35% government debt/gdp ratio in 2007 to 70% in 2010, 80% in 2014 and now sits at almost 100%. Australia went from 0% in 2009 to 18% in 2016 and now sits at 44%.
Mass migration is one of our biggest problems. People can't afford to buy houses. Our population has grown by almost 50% in less than 25 years purely through mass migration
I don’t get it. Australia housing prices are worse than the UK. Our cost of living is also ridiculous the only upside is we pay millions to live in paradise instead of a sh*t hole.
As an aussie it's kinda wild to hear someone talk how much better australia is, i do agree there are inherit things that are just better (weather, culture) but economy im not too sure. In australia we constantly hear how bad we have it with cost of living and cost of housing but this video has made me think that those people might be wrong.
We let in 600,000 people and we only build 100k houses, and wonder why everything is going to pot. Our government hates us just as much as the Brits, they are just further along.
A lot of the people coming over here are generally young enough where the problems we see as Aussies they will not encounter for a while. They generally share house, work hospitality or retail jobs or they go exploring. When they settle down and look for a property or try and move up in their career is when they will encounter the problems.
Cost of living in australia is getting worse. It's much more expensive now, after the gov raised the minimum wage than it was 3 years ago. We're also in the middle of a housing crisis and house prices are insane. The govt has not been effectively addressing these issues and would rather focus on censoring the internet. It is a beautiful country and if you want to move here because of that fair enough. But cost of living is not a viable reason to move here because it has been getting worse and worse without any signs of slowing down.
From someone who was born in Melbourne Australia, here are some things that I can share as things to consider if your planning to move here. 1. Melbournes infrastructure is struggling to keep up with the growing population. Train rides on the west side are unreliable and under go works regularly. Bus routes are far between. 2. Melbournes cultural emphasis is romanticised often. Yes we have a beautiful city with some great food, but like with any city is filled with a lot of weird and strange people. Seeing homeless people on main streets is also common. 3. Melbourne, and Australia in general can be quite expensive. It’s difficult to maintain a metropolitan lifestyle while also trying to afford housing or a growing family here. 4. A major difference, and relating to the romanisation of Sydney and Melbourne, is that we are no where near as friendly as people make us out to be. Both cities are very clicky, people will not usually approach you for small talk, people are always on the move and I imagine it can be quite difficult if you have just moved here. All in all Melbourne and Sydney are awesome places to live if you have a strong foundation, job, social infrastructure and can stomach the challenges of the lackluster public transport services, and although we have universal healthcare we are incentivised to get private health cover.
Since Covid changed so many things, literally everyone that lives here in Australia wants to get the hell out, but if you Brits want to come here, by all means go ahead if it makes you happy lol
Im an Australian (duel actually) and 20 years ago when I was living in the UK everyone wpuld ask why are you living here? We have been trying to move over there for ages! So it's not new. My feeling on it it while you cannot beat the Aussie lifestyle - the UK - especially London seems like the capital of the world and Australia seems quite isolated. - so there is good and bad.
Welcome back to Aus. No idea why your video was recommended in my feed but hey its always good to get a new subscriber. Good luck building your channel.
I don't want to burst your bubble, but you're not paying $1 for the train/metro. That's a holding fee that your bank takes and then calculates the full fare later.
Anyone with abit of common sense is coming DOWN UNDER. Welcome to Australia, Mate. The beer is cold, the beaches are golden, the future is so bright we all wear sunglasses.
They are fleeing from countries without freedom of speech, like the UK. Wait, what? Australia is attempting to pass laws so what they can do what they do in the UK? Crap, now what?? Government: "Don't worry, it's for the children... cough cough" Australia is in dire straights and most Aussies are in denial. I'm an Aussie in Singapore, and Singapore is EXPENSIVE. I went back to Australia recently and the pricing isn't all that different. In fact, I can rent cheaper in SG than I can in Sydney access medical care in minutes and get a meal for $6, now that says something. Anyone with common sense is paying attention to the politicians who are totally taking the piss out of our country. They are overrunning the place with migrants and then pointing their fingers at the states to solve the problem. Aussies are demanding pay rises (understandably with cost of living) but they don't realise that literally all of their neighbours (except NZ) work for literally half the price, so we can't be an effective labour force. ATO has run most business out of town and the last of the big companies have cut special deals with the government because the politicians are investors of those companies. We don't make anything anymore, we don't really research anymore, we don't have uni in the top world uni's anymore. In fact, the top of our IQ chain is a tradie, hmmm... Small businesses are shutting down at an alarming rate because the risk isn't worth the cent's on the dollar in returns they 'might' get after the state and ATO finish with them. We don't tax the big companies and give most of the minerals away for free or next to free. We aren't building enough homes to support our swelling population, we also aren't upgrading core infrastructure like electricity, sewage, and public transport. We have privatised our main road systems with secrets deals so the average citizen has no idea what's going on. Cold beer is the best you've got? Oh wait, you might have a point there, hahaha. It might be the only way to enjoy falling off the cliff. Aussies need to demand accountability from their governments and get rid of the 'she'll be right mate, nothing we can do' mentality. We are in trouble and we have no-one to blame but ourselves because we keep voting them in.
We are full. Go away, we don't like you and you won't like it here. Everyone lies because we will bash them if they don't lie and tell you to come here just so we can laugh at you.
@@mikebennett744 It's not just the politicians mate.. it's the corporations that fund them. Successive Aussie govts have legislated to make corporate takeovers easier, usually overseas conglomerates.. ur right though, they pay no tax.
@@baabaabaa-El Yep you are right. There should be far more controls in place regarding corporations and government. The unfortunate reality is that post government, these dudes need a job somewhere, so might as well make it a 7 figure job in return for some 'concessions'. I have an unpopular opinion that we don't pay our government tiers enough, and we have way too much government! Our prime minister should not be out looking for a job the second he leaves the top job. No wonder they do what they do. I may have mentioned in an earlier post I live overseas atm. The public servants here on average are paid A LOT more than Aussie PS are, and you can tell. They attract the brightest minds, are given clear mandates, and are held accountable (sacked) if they mandates are not met, simple. If Australia did this we would incentivize bright minds to get in and reduce waste (read cost), improve efficiency, and get paid properly while doing it. Our goal as a country should be to have clear mandates and expectations of our government, not just let them make up new ways to 'govern' us all the time, which costs money. I'm keen to see how the yanks go with what they are about to do, reduce government where it isn't needed.
I hate to burst your bubble, but you will need £500k to buy a cheap house and rental properties are just not available. The cost of living is high but probably comparable to the uk. Wait until after the crash to go at least the exchange rate be better assuming you have wads of cash sitting ready. :)
We let in 600,000 people and we only build 100k houses, and wonder why everything is going to pot. Our government hates us just as much as the Brits, they are just further along. So this stacks up.
We let in 600,000 people and we only build 100k houses, and wonder why everything is going to pot. Our government hates us just as much as the Brits, they are just further along.
Welcome to Sydney, I've migrated here from Europe 15 years ago and loving it. I was visiting my family in London last year and it was the most expensive place I stopped at during my European trip
There's a reason why house prices are out of reach now in Australia. There's not enough rental houses either, so there are people working full-time who are now pitching tents to sleep in. Migrate here and join those sleeping under bridges. Haha
Australia has everything cities-wise... Brisbane, Sydney and Perth are active cities with a pleasant climate, Melbourne has its quirks on having four seasons in one day, Hobart is just plain dark gloomy and gothic, and Adelaide is a hidden gem.
We let in 600,000 people and we only build 100k houses, and wonder why everything is going to pot. Our government hates us just as much as the Brits, they are just further along. Not much optimism if you're a millennial or zoomer.
Australia was an incredible country but it's been very quickly declining over the last 10 years, particularly the last 4-5 years. High cost of living, both sides of politics have become highly authoritarian and increasingly intolerant of political dissent, and an insane amount of rules and regulations from the three levels of government. It's a nanny state essentially, particularly in the capital cities. Outside of the capital cities it's still quite good, and the scenery is majestic in places, but it's definitely not a country in the ascendancy phase.
"Australia was an incredible country but it's been very quickly declining over the last 10 years, particularly the last 4-5 years" you literally mentioned the window that was due to Covid.... Whether or not you believe its being a conspiracy.. It had a ww affect....
In Brisbane all metro train, bus and ferry fares are FIFTY CENTS. You can train it from Gympie North to the Gold Coast for 50c. How long this lasts is anyone's guess, but it's glued on for the time being. Interestingly, it was going to be free but interested parties wanted to keep a head count for future planning. (Cubic would of been useless as they run the ticketing system).
They should probably bump it up to $1-$2. The problem with it being super cheap is that it takes people who were walking or riding bikes and jams them onto public transport, at which point overcrowding leads to more people driving. Cheap is good though, but free or nearly free isn’t, especially during peak.
Thanks really encouraging i think not only from UK but people from other parts of the world are also moving to Australia like me from India. Australia relaxed immigration policies and good weather has attracted many skilled professionals from across the world.
As an Aussie living in Europe: - although the cost of living is slightly better than in the UK, it’s definitely a major problem here too - there is currently an acute rental and housing market crisis making home ownership an impossibility for most young people - although our houses are larger, the trade off is that our public transport system is slow, inconsistent and unreliable, and unless you live in one of a handful of (expensive) inner city suburbs in Sydney or Melbourne you will need a car to get around - yes the weather and beaches are much better, no argument there
The right question if there is a major difference in living cost and lifestyle, is why is there a difference, and then how do we in Australia keep it moving in the right direction.
I moved to Queensland in 2008 from the UK. I have been to Tassie, Sydney, Melbourne, Much of the Queensland coast up to Port Douglas. Australia is far more diverse than the UK. Climates vary greatly and the way Aussies live varies depending where they live. Also the lifestyles vary and so does the cost of living. Prices vary a lot depending where you live. Anywhere quiet and more remote the food prices sky rocket. Depending upon what you want you will find here. From city life, the coast, the bush, tropical rainforests to desert, to the snowy alpine regions. It is all here. Do you want to go skiing in Mt perisher. Scuba dive the barrier reef. Endless summers in northern Queensland. The long cool temperate Tasmania. I live on Brisbane's bayside. We have the city. Gold Coast with surfers paradise, all the theme parks, night life, tropical hinterland where I am a celebrity get me out of here was filmed. Warner bros studios are here so Hollywood film here a lot. Sunshine Coast is not far away. Billions spent on development there. Also we have the islands. These keep the bayside water calm and act as a water playground for boaties and jet skis, lounging on a catermeran. Plenty of bush walking trails and mountain bike trails to explore. You never get bored here. Love it.
Netto, over 30K Australian citizens left Australia last year (financial 2022-23). That's proportionally not that much more than there are British citizens leaving the UK. Both countries are not doing well, at least according to the people born there. Net immigration from the UK to Australia was 19K, about 3.5% of the total net migration to Australia. It is obviously mainly Asian immigrants that come to Australia. 14K from Thailand, 18K from Vietnam, 41K from Philippines, 72K from China and Hong Kong, and over 130K from India, Nepal and Bhutan.
We let in 600,000 people and we only build 100k houses, and wonder why everything is going to pot. Our government hates us just as much as the Brits, they are just further along.
A lot of Australians are trying to escape, us included. The great Australian Brain drain of professionals has been a problem for decades. Living in an affordable country town is like going back decades culturally, and some of them a two days drive from major cities, not just a couple hours like the UK. Anyone thinking they are coming to Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney for cheaper more affordable living compared to the UK is in for a massive shock. Gang crimes, unemployment and drugs are a problem now in both capitals and regional towns.
While I accept that things are probably in a better position on the whole right now, it won't be for long especially given the current trajectory of the cost of living over here. As an example the houses here are so very expensive comparative to wages that the average person can barely afford even rent (let alone to buy) without 2 people working full time due to the critical shortfall in housing and if you don't live in the cities which are expensive, you need to spend the maintenance on a vehicle just to get around anywhere. Sure it's not the worst in the world but I think you're overselling it, and with a mass migration it's just going to drive the prices up even higher to make it even more unaffordable for those of us trying to get by.
Brits have always been the largest migrant group, ever since 1788. They don't get noticed because language and culture are so similar. There are waves, but even in the non-wave years, Brits are still arriving in large numbers. Many claim it is because of the weather, but the underlying biggest reason is that Australia is the land of opportunity, and starting a new life in which there is hope and people can dream of better days with room to grow. Welcome.
I came from Peru to Australia. Best decision ever. It’s surprising to see people complaining about the cost of living. 2 EXAMPLES: 1. Housing, yes , here is expensive, renting a whole apartment (2 bedrooms) in SA is 50% of a minimum wage. Now, in my country is at least 110% of our minimum wage!! 2. Food, Spaghetti 500g, here is 1 Aud. 0.03% of minimum wage, bro , again, in my country 0.5%, that’s a huge difference. Yes, Aussies have the right to complain, but men, there are not too much countries outside where the situation is better. Not even the third world is cheaper.
As they say in Australia we are not here to fuck spiders Move to Australia because it is awesome The weather is beautiful We have plenty of problems but in my opinion we have much less problems than most other countries Enjoy
I heard Sydney is seeing more rainfall and as a result, sightings of funnel web spiders in peoples homes is increasing. As a Brit I feel this video is all about painting Australia in a good light while trashing the U.K.. the U.K. isn’t perfect, not by a long shot but we are going through a very difficult time at the moment but I don’t believe, economically, politically and culturally it will always be that way. Australia is a beautiful, exotic country but it’s in the middle of nowhere, whereas the U.K. is positioned much more favourably geographically, sandwiched in between europe and America. And the weather in the U.K. isn’t always gloomy, dark and wet, but we do have blocked weather patterns at times when the weather isn’t great but also nice weather too. Australia has better weather but I can’t handle extreme hot, as well as worrying about getting skin cancer from the sun. Anyone that trashes the U.K. and is thinking about leaving when the country has problems, should go because the U.K. doesn’t need people like that.
The cost of rail journeys in the UK is outrageous. To compare, a return fare from Newcastle to Sydney in NSW costs about $12 (that's ~ £6 or so), yet the distance between the cities is about 60km further than Cambridge and London.
Thank you for the excellent information. I recently came back to the UK after living 10 years in Kenya. I already felt the high prices. When I left the UK 2012, a hair-cut was about £3, now it is nearly £20. (That is the same for everything). It seems the prices never went down after the COVID. I noticed people don't go out as much - due to the high prices. Many shops are closing down, because the economy doesn't support businesses as before. In short, I am planning to move to Kenya, UAE or Malaysia.
It's because the third world is moving to the UK, with all of their tribalistic fights. Kind of like your profile pic, bringing the worlds problems instead of trying to become British. Matter of time before Australia becomes as much of a mess as the UK and Kenya.
@AbdisalamFarah391 No. I'm not. Don't make assumptions. I'm below average and get my hair cut every 6 months because I can't afford more. My point is that Australia is very expensive.
Hello. As a curious Japanese person, I believe that Australia and the UK are like cousins because Australians’ ancestors came from England, and the accents of both countries are similar. But does Australia have any major risks other than kangaroos and aggressive crocodiles?
We let in 600,000 people and we only build 100k houses, and wonder why everything is going to pot. Our government hates us just as much as the Brits, they are just further along. So yeah, good move.
@lamsmiley1944 Cost of living, especially housing, is continuing to increase and will never go down, local culture is disappearing in favour of inferior ethnicities, racial segregation is being encouraged, working and middle class is being squeezed out. Crime is increasing, freedoms decreasing.
Migrated from SW England to Sydney 37 years ago. Still think it was a good decision for all the reasons you mention. That said, the UK and Europe is a nice place to visit in the summer months but prefer to holiday in SE Asia
UK is a beautiful place with full of history and charm but there is no place like home (AUS). The sun, the beach, the space and the atmosphere you just can't beat.
It does not cost AUD $1 to ride the train in Sydney. Also, the government should reinstate the agricultural work requirement. The reason they took it out is they're committed to mass migration to juice GDP growth.
They're in for a rude awakening...it's a massive rip off and the standard of living has dropped off considerably. So if they're expecting financial relief here, they're going to be shocked.
Convenient timing, as many Americans are currently planning to move to the UK (or Europe, Canada, NZ etc). Canadians, fed up with immigration and the cost of living, are also looking for a new place to call home. Many single Australians and couples without small children are targeting SE Asia and South America. Kiwis ? Half of them already live OS and more are planning to leave the land of the long white cloud. Of course, I get my migration stats from YT- a distorted lens to be sure. That said, the Kiwi exodus is 100% real and a deep source of concern for a country with an aging population.
Canada is fucked. Muslims and Sikhs are taking over. No white kids left in the most schools. Nobody under 40 can afford a house. We all want to get the hell out of here.
Australia is good if you have money and plan to make a lot of money otherwise it's not the place for you median house costs like a million bux and everything is taxed, expensive etc
The changes to working holiday visa rules for British citizens I think is a result of the UK-Aust FTA signed in 2021. It is one of the compromises we made in order to gain UK support for another part of the FTA. Technically, UK would get more daylight than Australia but unfortunately it is more unequal. UK would get more civil twilight because it further away from the equator. A lot of it is wasted, twilight at 4.30am is when most people are still asleep. I like the longer twilight of the British summer though even if it is just the evenings.
Most people i know who have recently emigrated to Aus from the uk now wish they hadnt. Admittedly they hadnt considered the Starmer train wreck in their calculations.
@@roberttoodie275 Good luck with that. The ones who choose to migrate here tend to be pro immigration and pro big government. Freedom loving migrants prefer the US or South East Asia.
1.1 million Brits in Australia? Pull the other one. More like 5 million people with UK accents, and 10 million with parents or grandparents from the UK. And about 1 in 3 Australians with close links to Britain. In fact one of the most boring things for Britons in Australia is to see recently arrived Brits telling Brits at home what Australia is like. Australia is very much like the UK. What separates us is a devasting sense of humour - on both sides. Ours is more scatological and less worried about class, but that's it.
We let in 600,000 people and we only build 100k houses, and wonder why everything is going to pot. Our government hates us just as much as the Brits, they are just further along.
Depends on where you live. Parts of Sydney and Perth are full of South Africans. When the Springboks come to play in Brisbane and Perth its like a home game for us. We've even renamed it Perthfontein 😂
Australia: Ranked 11th globally with a cost of living index of 70.2. United Kingdom: Ranked 22nd with an index of 62.0. australia's cost of living is worse, you failed to properly analyse the difference in cost of rent, food etc and the inflation in australia. Still come to Australia but, weather is subjective; if u come australia please where sunscreen and hat, suns powerful here
Hate to blow it to you - no one I know is moving to Australia, but some people I know ran away from it. People are moving to the UAE, some other places in Asia (Philippines comes to my ming), Georgia (the country, not the state), and some even to Russia. Many give up citizenship and go diverse there.
As long as the beauty standards stay up to your standard keep em coming just make sure some of you move to the country its a bit rough for former city people bit sparse if ya know what i mean could do with some fresh flowers brighten the place up a bit
We have good weather here but it is much more likely to kill you than any of the animals. If you are going for a walk in a state or national park between august and april, bring 2L of water, check the weather before you go and tell someone where you are going and when you expect to get back.
No, it's not a honeymoon issue. I migrated from the UK 43 years ago.
Best decision I ever made.
Good luck.
I am Aussie born and know no other life.Your comment sparked my curiousity.Do you think Brits who chose to live here are a particular type of person?I mean like active, sporty, motivated, friendly, adventurous etc
@@petermcculloch4933 of all the brits I know from work, not really. Most were just looking for a better quality of life, affordable, chill and friendly.
If this misinformation bill passes then It's the opposite for me... going to get out of here.
@@barryaaa5909 America is looking up now. The land of free... Speech
I was born in Sydney and spent the first 27 years of my life wanting to get the heck out of it. Lived in London for 6 years (loved every minute of it), New York for 3, SF for 1 (and this was before the crime waves took over). I think when you take everything into consideration it is really hard to beat Australia. Been back in Sydney for almost a decade and absolutely love it. But I still think everyone should try leaving and come to their own realisation.
Yes, trains are cheaper here because they are government-run (I believe they are privatised in the UK).
However, unless you are going to live in a smaller regional town, moving to Sydney/Melbourne to escape the cost of living crisis is like moving to Ukraine to escape war.
Speaking as a Sydney-sider, unless you are set with a really good job, you'd be lucky to find an affordable rental in Western Sydney...let alone afford the laid back Bondi lifestyle most Brits envision when they think of Australia.
They are subsidised by the taxpayers
well said, also everything else owned but some international business person so electricity, gas, roads, internet, food is a sht show
also trains are possibly the slowest in the world and unreliable (maybe dramatizing a little)
So true on Melb and Syd.
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: tropical paradise
*puts photo of Melbourne*
Rn it feels like the tropics, summer is nice
As someone who is actually from the tropical part of Australia but currently lives in Sydney, this made me lol…
@@lundi44 it’s 20c in Melbourne now! 🤣 whenever I’m down there, it’s sunny but with a cool chill through the air even though it’s like 25c…
Sub tropical
Damn, and here I was wanting to leave Australia for Europe.
Wouldn't reccomend, lived in both :)
It's by far the better direction to go in my experience.
We always want what we don't have. And Europe definitely has a vibe you can't get anywhere else. Australia has another vibe, which is good in its own way.
Europe is better. Just avoid UK!
just...do a swap.
Easy.
Hey Lottie, the sydney rail journeys are not $1, it shows as $1 if you tap with your debit card for the journey but once the charge goes from "pending" it will show the actual charge which is approx $4-$6 one way. The reason why its $1 on your card is its a temporary authorisation and once your journey is completed it will calculate what you should actually be charged.
Its approx $10-$12 return for me on my office days, don't be shocked when you see your bank statements!
Queensland is currently 50 cents per journey as a State incentive til End of February
The problem with migranting to Australia is that our infrastructure is not prepared for the current population. Australia just hit 27 Mil, and it wasnt expecting to reach that for another decade or so... Australia also has the highest cost of housing and rent due to demand over supply. If you are planning to move to Australia, dont move to the major cities of Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. Housing and rent can be up to 50% cheaper in rural areas.
I thought we were 28mil
well even in the mountains which is limited in work without long travel the rent is pretty high.
yeah but there are no services and no decent jobs in those rural areas, meanwhile you can get a smaller city unit with access to better food, shorter commutes, and better internet, for about the same price as the rural areas, which makes a lot of sense if your moving internationally without a lot of junk to park like old cars Caravans and boat trailers.
My Nan migrated from London to QLD Australia in 1955. She has always said it was the best decision of her life. She has regularly traveled back to the uk to visit family and I have joined her on one occasion which was lovely.
I am currently visiting London (Nov 2024) and I have noticed the 'unhappiness' in brits. I have enjoyed every bit of my visit, but a lot of us Aussie's dont realise how good we have it. Yes, we have societal/cultural/political problems like everywhere else, but it's pretty damn good down under.
They've been replaced in their own country, matter of time for us too.
@@algardaus you cant go far on the internet without finding a miserable racist git these days
Not if you don't own a home it isnt
For over 25 years, I've worked with UK citizens on the Australian Working Holiday visa. It's no exaggeration to say that 98% of them want to stay much longer, often for the rest of their lives.
I had a cousin come over in his gap year and he had some serious mental issues when he got back to the UK. He's good now but it had everyone worried.
@@andrewh.8403What caused his mental issues ?
Meanwhile Aussies are looking to leave Australia because it's just too expensive here. 😢
My parents migrated here from the UK when I was 2 years old, and mate I am so aware of how incredibly lucky I am.
Australia 🇦🇺 is just as expensive as London prices are increasing and wages aren’t rising either most people are look for work as more than 1 job to survive and some people are finding it hard to get into after a long time speaking from experience
We let in 600,000 people and we only build 100k houses, and wonder why everything is going to pot. Our government hates us just as much as the Brits, they are just further along.
I agreed, prices are creeping up….What do you do for work, if I may ask?
@@paulsz6194 at the moment I work from home as sole trader to fix and build computer when I get the chance I am finding it hard to get into work or find a job.
Australia is more expensive than 95% of the world, its not cheap at all. And the house market and cost of living is getting very aggressive.
Dont want to be negative but its the truth
Compared to england its maybe better
@@Ace-ex6cx Its a wise move perhaps for a well spoken pretty young white woman who wants to stay in the Anglosphere and already has an Australian passport. For almost anyone else, you'd do well to consider other options (the other 95%)
It seems to me that the decline in living standards in both countries is related to the implementation of neoliberal policies in both countries.
Australia should be a lot richer, the eastern states sits on seams of coal. The western state is on deposits of iron ore, with other minerals in between.
At the moment we have too much migration.
We’ve had the unfortunate luck that our natural resources are on shore and have been profited by a select few as opposed to a Norway whose resources were off shore and went to the state
Yes, "neoliberal" policies...
Not the fact that UK went from 35% government debt/gdp ratio in 2007 to 70% in 2010, 80% in 2014 and now sits at almost 100%.
Australia went from 0% in 2009 to 18% in 2016 and now sits at 44%.
Mass migration is one of our biggest problems. People can't afford to buy houses. Our population has grown by almost 50% in less than 25 years purely through mass migration
I don’t get it. Australia housing prices are worse than the UK. Our cost of living is also ridiculous the only upside is we pay millions to live in paradise instead of a sh*t hole.
We Aussies have no frame of reference
@@danthesolarman6480 UK wages are so low...
"we pay millions to live in paradise instead of a sh*t hole"
I mean that's already an improvement, however marginal it might seem?
Britain had Brexit happen. Also cost of living isn’t that bad in Australia., maybe you’re too young to have lived through previous economies.
As an aussie it's kinda wild to hear someone talk how much better australia is, i do agree there are inherit things that are just better (weather, culture) but economy im not too sure. In australia we constantly hear how bad we have it with cost of living and cost of housing but this video has made me think that those people might be wrong.
No those people are right. UK is just even worse.
We let in 600,000 people and we only build 100k houses, and wonder why everything is going to pot. Our government hates us just as much as the Brits, they are just further along.
A lot of the people coming over here are generally young enough where the problems we see as Aussies they will not encounter for a while. They generally share house, work hospitality or retail jobs or they go exploring.
When they settle down and look for a property or try and move up in their career is when they will encounter the problems.
Cost of living in australia is getting worse. It's much more expensive now, after the gov raised the minimum wage than it was 3 years ago. We're also in the middle of a housing crisis and house prices are insane. The govt has not been effectively addressing these issues and would rather focus on censoring the internet. It is a beautiful country and if you want to move here because of that fair enough. But cost of living is not a viable reason to move here because it has been getting worse and worse without any signs of slowing down.
From someone who was born in Melbourne Australia, here are some things that I can share as things to consider if your planning to move here.
1. Melbournes infrastructure is struggling to keep up with the growing population. Train rides on the west side are unreliable and under go works regularly. Bus routes are far between.
2. Melbournes cultural emphasis is romanticised often. Yes we have a beautiful city with some great food, but like with any city is filled with a lot of weird and strange people. Seeing homeless people on main streets is also common.
3. Melbourne, and Australia in
general can be quite expensive. It’s difficult to maintain a metropolitan lifestyle while also trying to afford housing or a growing family here.
4. A major difference, and relating to the romanisation of Sydney and Melbourne, is that we are no where near as friendly as people make us out to be. Both cities are very clicky, people will not usually approach you for small talk, people are always on the move and I imagine it can be quite difficult if you have just moved here.
All in all Melbourne and Sydney are awesome places to live if you have a strong foundation, job, social infrastructure and can stomach the challenges of the lackluster public transport services, and although we have universal healthcare we are incentivised to get private health cover.
Since Covid changed so many things, literally everyone that lives here in Australia wants to get the hell out, but if you Brits want to come here, by all means go ahead if it makes you happy lol
Exactly, it's so bizarre they have a rose tinted view of Aus not having lived through the lockdowns here
Im an Australian (duel actually) and 20 years ago when I was living in the UK everyone wpuld ask why are you living here? We have been trying to move over there for ages! So it's not new. My feeling on it it while you cannot beat the Aussie lifestyle - the UK - especially London seems like the capital of the world and Australia seems quite isolated. - so there is good and bad.
Welcome back to Aus. No idea why your video was recommended in my feed but hey its always good to get a new subscriber.
Good luck building your channel.
I don't want to burst your bubble, but you're not paying $1 for the train/metro. That's a holding fee that your bank takes and then calculates the full fare later.
Anyone with abit of common sense is coming DOWN UNDER. Welcome to Australia, Mate. The beer is cold, the beaches are golden, the future is so bright we all wear sunglasses.
They are fleeing from countries without freedom of speech, like the UK. Wait, what? Australia is attempting to pass laws so what they can do what they do in the UK? Crap, now what?? Government: "Don't worry, it's for the children... cough cough" Australia is in dire straights and most Aussies are in denial. I'm an Aussie in Singapore, and Singapore is EXPENSIVE. I went back to Australia recently and the pricing isn't all that different. In fact, I can rent cheaper in SG than I can in Sydney access medical care in minutes and get a meal for $6, now that says something. Anyone with common sense is paying attention to the politicians who are totally taking the piss out of our country. They are overrunning the place with migrants and then pointing their fingers at the states to solve the problem. Aussies are demanding pay rises (understandably with cost of living) but they don't realise that literally all of their neighbours (except NZ) work for literally half the price, so we can't be an effective labour force. ATO has run most business out of town and the last of the big companies have cut special deals with the government because the politicians are investors of those companies. We don't make anything anymore, we don't really research anymore, we don't have uni in the top world uni's anymore. In fact, the top of our IQ chain is a tradie, hmmm... Small businesses are shutting down at an alarming rate because the risk isn't worth the cent's on the dollar in returns they 'might' get after the state and ATO finish with them. We don't tax the big companies and give most of the minerals away for free or next to free. We aren't building enough homes to support our swelling population, we also aren't upgrading core infrastructure like electricity, sewage, and public transport. We have privatised our main road systems with secrets deals so the average citizen has no idea what's going on. Cold beer is the best you've got? Oh wait, you might have a point there, hahaha. It might be the only way to enjoy falling off the cliff. Aussies need to demand accountability from their governments and get rid of the 'she'll be right mate, nothing we can do' mentality. We are in trouble and we have no-one to blame but ourselves because we keep voting them in.
We are full. Go away, we don't like you and you won't like it here. Everyone lies because we will bash them if they don't lie and tell you to come here just so we can laugh at you.
There's already too many people here stay where the fuck you are. Australia doesn't even have Australians in it anymore
@@mikebennett744
It's not just the politicians mate.. it's the corporations that fund them.
Successive Aussie govts have legislated to make corporate takeovers easier, usually overseas conglomerates.. ur right though, they pay no tax.
@@baabaabaa-El Yep you are right. There should be far more controls in place regarding corporations and government. The unfortunate reality is that post government, these dudes need a job somewhere, so might as well make it a 7 figure job in return for some 'concessions'. I have an unpopular opinion that we don't pay our government tiers enough, and we have way too much government! Our prime minister should not be out looking for a job the second he leaves the top job. No wonder they do what they do. I may have mentioned in an earlier post I live overseas atm. The public servants here on average are paid A LOT more than Aussie PS are, and you can tell. They attract the brightest minds, are given clear mandates, and are held accountable (sacked) if they mandates are not met, simple. If Australia did this we would incentivize bright minds to get in and reduce waste (read cost), improve efficiency, and get paid properly while doing it. Our goal as a country should be to have clear mandates and expectations of our government, not just let them make up new ways to 'govern' us all the time, which costs money. I'm keen to see how the yanks go with what they are about to do, reduce government where it isn't needed.
I hate to burst your bubble, but you will need £500k to buy a cheap house and rental properties are just not available. The cost of living is high but probably comparable to the uk. Wait until after the crash to go at least the exchange rate be better assuming you have wads of cash sitting ready. :)
Wyoming is like $60,000 for 200 acres of land.
@@robertjones2811 Yes, but then you're in Wyoming.
@@robertjones2811 If the fishing is good then sign me up!
@@robertjones2811 Good, how am I going to make living there?
We let in 600,000 people and we only build 100k houses, and wonder why everything is going to pot. Our government hates us just as much as the Brits, they are just further along. So this stacks up.
When I was in hospital last year in Australia, all the nursing staff were from overseas, mostly English and some Irish.
Doctors in ED too.
Probably all our young doctors and nurses are travelling and working OS!!
In Canada they're all from the Philippines.
Yeah, nurses get paid around double here compared to the UK and I was shocked to see how little NHS staff are paid.
We let in 600,000 people and we only build 100k houses, and wonder why everything is going to pot. Our government hates us just as much as the Brits, they are just further along.
Welcome to Sydney, I've migrated here from Europe 15 years ago and loving it.
I was visiting my family in London last year and it was the most expensive place I stopped at during my European trip
There's a reason why house prices are out of reach now in Australia. There's not enough rental houses either, so there are people working full-time who are now pitching tents to sleep in. Migrate here and join those sleeping under bridges. Haha
exactly.
Australia has everything cities-wise... Brisbane, Sydney and Perth are active cities with a pleasant climate, Melbourne has its quirks on having four seasons in one day, Hobart is just plain dark gloomy and gothic, and Adelaide is a hidden gem.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Glad that you decided to try living here. I came here 43 years ago and am still loving it.
A pint cost about $15 now. Let that sink in.
Let it sink in while you're sinking your pint
Skull ... Skull.. Skulll
Coffee prices in Oz have definitely been creeping up too.
Creeping?
Agree.
Born and raised in Sydney. I wouldn't. Our dystopia is around 5-10 years behind yours.
I am thankful that my parents moved us from England to Melbourne in 1954. Ended up in Brisbane and love it.
Better:
Lifestyle
Weather
Work
Health care
Wages
Pensions
Food
And Australia has something the UK hasn’t, it’s optimism.
We let in 600,000 people and we only build 100k houses, and wonder why everything is going to pot. Our government hates us just as much as the Brits, they are just further along. Not much optimism if you're a millennial or zoomer.
I hope we can keep the optimism. It's getting rapidly eroded by sydmelb do gooder sooks.
Optimism? Is that a joke? Most are struggling.
Australia was an incredible country but it's been very quickly declining over the last 10 years, particularly the last 4-5 years. High cost of living, both sides of politics have become highly authoritarian and increasingly intolerant of political dissent, and an insane amount of rules and regulations from the three levels of government. It's a nanny state essentially, particularly in the capital cities. Outside of the capital cities it's still quite good, and the scenery is majestic in places, but it's definitely not a country in the ascendancy phase.
"Australia was an incredible country but it's been very quickly declining over the last 10 years, particularly the last 4-5 years" you literally mentioned the window that was due to Covid.... Whether or not you believe its being a conspiracy.. It had a ww affect....
Illegible? Also you did not say how much it is to rent a house in Sydney. Probably for a reason.
In Brisbane all metro train, bus and ferry fares are FIFTY CENTS. You can train it from Gympie North to the Gold Coast for 50c. How long this lasts is anyone's guess, but it's glued on for the time being.
Interestingly, it was going to be free but interested parties wanted to keep a head count for future planning. (Cubic would of been useless as they run the ticketing system).
That was a last minute tactic by Stephen Marles to get re elected…..he was clutching at Straws…
They should probably bump it up to $1-$2. The problem with it being super cheap is that it takes people who were walking or riding bikes and jams them onto public transport, at which point overcrowding leads to more people driving.
Cheap is good though, but free or nearly free isn’t, especially during peak.
Thanks really encouraging i think not only from UK but people from other parts of the world are also moving to Australia like me from India. Australia relaxed immigration policies and good weather has attracted many skilled professionals from across the world.
As an Aussie living in Europe:
- although the cost of living is slightly better than in the UK, it’s definitely a major problem here too - there is currently an acute rental and housing market crisis making home ownership an impossibility for most young people
- although our houses are larger, the trade off is that our public transport system is slow, inconsistent and unreliable, and unless you live in one of a handful of (expensive) inner city suburbs in Sydney or Melbourne you will need a car to get around
- yes the weather and beaches are much better, no argument there
The right question if there is a major difference in living cost and lifestyle, is why is there a difference, and then how do we in Australia keep it moving in the right direction.
I moved to Queensland in 2008 from the UK. I have been to Tassie, Sydney, Melbourne, Much of the Queensland coast up to Port Douglas. Australia is far more diverse than the UK. Climates vary greatly and the way Aussies live varies depending where they live. Also the lifestyles vary and so does the cost of living. Prices vary a lot depending where you live. Anywhere quiet and more remote the food prices sky rocket. Depending upon what you want you will find here. From city life, the coast, the bush, tropical rainforests to desert, to the snowy alpine regions. It is all here. Do you want to go skiing in Mt perisher. Scuba dive the barrier reef. Endless summers in northern Queensland. The long cool temperate Tasmania.
I live on Brisbane's bayside. We have the city. Gold Coast with surfers paradise, all the theme parks, night life, tropical hinterland where I am a celebrity get me out of here was filmed. Warner bros studios are here so Hollywood film here a lot. Sunshine Coast is not far away. Billions spent on development there. Also we have the islands. These keep the bayside water calm and act as a water playground for boaties and jet skis, lounging on a catermeran. Plenty of bush walking trails and mountain bike trails to explore. You never get bored here. Love it.
I don't care if my grandparents came from Britain, I don't wanna hear any more "luvs" or "innits" in Sydney
Netto, over 30K Australian citizens left Australia last year (financial 2022-23). That's proportionally not that much more than there are British citizens leaving the UK. Both countries are not doing well, at least according to the people born there.
Net immigration from the UK to Australia was 19K, about 3.5% of the total net migration to Australia. It is obviously mainly Asian immigrants that come to Australia. 14K from Thailand, 18K from Vietnam, 41K from Philippines, 72K from China and Hong Kong, and over 130K from India, Nepal and Bhutan.
Emigration from Australia is dominated by retiring foreigners who want to go home with their wealth and an Australian pension.
who the hell says netto in 2024
We let in 600,000 people and we only build 100k houses, and wonder why everything is going to pot. Our government hates us just as much as the Brits, they are just further along.
@@olislifeonfilmmainly old Sokol Europeans…😂
@@olislifeonfilm I do. I was educated when we still used whole words.
It’s not costing you $1. That’s just the nominal amount charged to the card and is adjusted to the actual charge once your journey is completed.
it is just a silly feeling of greener grass, I've known many aussies that have moved to UK think it is their greener pasture and vice versa
Having lived in both the UK and AU, the cost of living in AU is higher. For me, too high
A lot of Australians are trying to escape, us included. The great Australian Brain drain of professionals has been a problem for decades. Living in an affordable country town is like going back decades culturally, and some of them a two days drive from major cities, not just a couple hours like the UK. Anyone thinking they are coming to Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney for cheaper more affordable living compared to the UK is in for a massive shock. Gang crimes, unemployment and drugs are a problem now in both capitals and regional towns.
Like in ALL cities around the world. Safer than alot of places.
While I accept that things are probably in a better position on the whole right now, it won't be for long especially given the current trajectory of the cost of living over here. As an example the houses here are so very expensive comparative to wages that the average person can barely afford even rent (let alone to buy) without 2 people working full time due to the critical shortfall in housing and if you don't live in the cities which are expensive, you need to spend the maintenance on a vehicle just to get around anywhere.
Sure it's not the worst in the world but I think you're overselling it, and with a mass migration it's just going to drive the prices up even higher to make it even more unaffordable for those of us trying to get by.
Brits have always been the largest migrant group, ever since 1788. They don't get noticed because language and culture are so similar. There are waves, but even in the non-wave years, Brits are still arriving in large numbers. Many claim it is because of the weather, but the underlying biggest reason is that Australia is the land of opportunity, and starting a new life in which there is hope and people can dream of better days with room to grow.
Welcome.
Cost of living here in aus is crazy as well
Not as bad and the media and Dutton says.
Unfortunately Mr Albinese seems intent on stopping free speech in Australia as well...
I came from Peru to Australia. Best decision ever. It’s surprising to see people complaining about the cost of living.
2 EXAMPLES:
1. Housing, yes , here is expensive, renting a whole apartment (2 bedrooms) in SA is 50% of a minimum wage. Now, in my country is at least 110% of our minimum wage!!
2. Food, Spaghetti 500g, here is 1 Aud. 0.03% of minimum wage, bro , again, in my country 0.5%, that’s a huge difference.
Yes, Aussies have the right to complain, but men, there are not too much countries outside where the situation is better. Not even the third world is cheaper.
As they say in Australia we are not here to fuck spiders
Move to Australia because it is awesome
The weather is beautiful
We have plenty of problems but in my opinion we have much less problems than most other countries
Enjoy
Australia's biggest issues are cost of living and rent and house prices. If these things improved it really would be a fantastic place to live.
That's what Albo seems to be doing to the spiders.
I heard Sydney is seeing more rainfall and as a result, sightings of funnel web spiders in peoples homes is increasing. As a Brit I feel this video is all about painting Australia in a good light while trashing the U.K.. the U.K. isn’t perfect, not by a long shot but we are going through a very difficult time at the moment but I don’t believe, economically, politically and culturally it will always be that way. Australia is a beautiful, exotic country but it’s in the middle of nowhere, whereas the U.K. is positioned much more favourably geographically, sandwiched in between europe and America. And the weather in the U.K. isn’t always gloomy, dark and wet, but we do have blocked weather patterns at times when the weather isn’t great but also nice weather too. Australia has better weather but I can’t handle extreme hot, as well as worrying about getting skin cancer from the sun. Anyone that trashes the U.K. and is thinking about leaving when the country has problems, should go because the U.K. doesn’t need people like that.
People are moving out of australia because its not liveable there any more
The cost of rail journeys in the UK is outrageous. To compare, a return fare from Newcastle to Sydney in NSW costs about $12 (that's ~ £6 or so), yet the distance between the cities is about 60km further than Cambridge and London.
We won’t be much different to The UK, in time.
Thank you for the excellent information. I recently came back to the UK after living 10 years in Kenya. I already felt the high prices. When I left the UK 2012, a hair-cut was about £3, now it is nearly £20. (That is the same for everything). It seems the prices never went down after the COVID. I noticed people don't go out as much - due to the high prices. Many shops are closing down, because the economy doesn't support businesses as before. In short, I am planning to move to Kenya, UAE or Malaysia.
It's because the third world is moving to the UK, with all of their tribalistic fights. Kind of like your profile pic, bringing the worlds problems instead of trying to become British. Matter of time before Australia becomes as much of a mess as the UK and Kenya.
My hair cut in Australia costs $150, and that's just a cut and blow dry.
@@GERS316 You must be rich. lol. I am talking about the ordinary folks. :)
@AbdisalamFarah391 No. I'm not. Don't make assumptions. I'm below average and get my hair cut every 6 months because I can't afford more. My point is that Australia is very expensive.
@@GERS316 Are you honestly telling me that it costs $150 to cut a hair in Australia?
Australia has had the biggest decline in living standards in the developed world. Pretty soon it will be no better than the UK
Crap.The quality of life in Australia is free.Clean air, good weather, heaps of country, tons of wildlife, beautiful women and stunning coastlines
Do you have a source/set of stats for saying that?
@@lundi44 oecd report 2024 australians have seen the biggest drop in living standard over the last few years than any other oecd on record
Artificially induced by our pathetic government,things will improve shortly so if you are not Muslim you are definitely welcom
i think every reason was mentioned except for the main one - iykyk
welcome to australia, please leave your politics in Britain.
It's not much better here chap
It's because I'm here. They just wanna breathe the same air as me, which is understandable. Ok I'll see myself out now. 😂
Hello. As a curious Japanese person, I believe that Australia and the UK are like cousins because Australians’ ancestors came from England, and the accents of both countries are similar. But does Australia have any major risks other than kangaroos and aggressive crocodiles?
I am an immigrant from a much different country. My friends who moved to UK say things are much more difficult for them.
Its cool that you have a bit of an Australian accent already! Like the way you said "know" and "over" after 1:18
i have been in aus since 1977 and the honeymoon isnt over
Some people here think Australia is failry expensive but they seem to be forgetting how strong the pound is.
I'm looking to leave Australia in the next five years, it's going down hill fast.
We let in 600,000 people and we only build 100k houses, and wonder why everything is going to pot. Our government hates us just as much as the Brits, they are just further along. So yeah, good move.
The Australia I live in is bloody amazing.
I’m interested to know in what way you think it “going downhill”?
@@freeman10000 You will get over it sooner than later.
@lamsmiley1944 Cost of living, especially housing, is continuing to increase and will never go down, local culture is disappearing in favour of inferior ethnicities, racial segregation is being encouraged, working and middle class is being squeezed out. Crime is increasing, freedoms decreasing.
Australia problem wise is just 10 years behind the UK. We will all be moving from Australia together somewhere else in 10 years haha.
We should all move to India or China en masse! See how much they like it.
Migrated from SW England to Sydney 37 years ago. Still think it was a good decision for all the reasons you mention. That said, the UK and Europe is a nice place to visit in the summer months but prefer to holiday in SE Asia
Brisbane has 50c travel fares. Maybe London should try that one 😅
UK is a beautiful place with full of history and charm but there is no place like home (AUS). The sun, the beach, the space and the atmosphere you just can't beat.
It does not cost AUD $1 to ride the train in Sydney. Also, the government should reinstate the agricultural work requirement. The reason they took it out is they're committed to mass migration to juice GDP growth.
dont come to australia we are only a couple of years behind the UK
Multiculturalism "globalism" is our strength...
Yes, and we're full! Don't come. 😅
@@roberttoodie275 How'd Brexit go?
You think Britain is bad at the moment wait until you get here.
I have never been to UK so don’t know much about it but I am 100% sure that Aus has a better weather. 😄
Everyone I know is moving OUT of Australia.
They're in for a rude awakening...it's a massive rip off and the standard of living has dropped off considerably. So if they're expecting financial relief here, they're going to be shocked.
Ironic that I'm watching this video when I'm leaving Sydney for England 😬
I'm watching this video from Sydney 😊
Convenient timing, as many Americans are currently planning to move to the UK (or Europe, Canada, NZ etc). Canadians, fed up with immigration and the cost of living, are also looking for a new place to call home. Many single Australians and couples without small children are targeting SE Asia and South America. Kiwis ? Half of them already live OS and more are planning to leave the land of the long white cloud.
Of course, I get my migration stats from YT- a distorted lens to be sure. That said, the Kiwi exodus is 100% real and a deep source of concern for a country with an aging population.
Canada is fucked. Muslims and Sikhs are taking over. No white kids left in the most schools. Nobody under 40 can afford a house. We all want to get the hell out of here.
Australia is good if you have money and plan to make a lot of money otherwise it's not the place for you median house costs like a million bux and everything is taxed, expensive etc
Unless you get into mining or suck off the tax payer with a govt job you can't make money in Australia.
@@Design_no Don't forget the country's most respected profession, real estate agents.
A million won’t buy you in Sydney it’s like 1.65 million average
This is the first time I have heard someone say that Sydney is affordable 😅
The trains here cost a lot more than a dollar. Newtown to the city more like $3… still cheaper but yeah.
Welcome to Australia!
Thank you Australia for a having a reasonable immigration policy
The changes to working holiday visa rules for British citizens I think is a result of the UK-Aust FTA signed in 2021. It is one of the compromises we made in order to gain UK support for another part of the FTA.
Technically, UK would get more daylight than Australia but unfortunately it is more unequal. UK would get more civil twilight because it further away from the equator. A lot of it is wasted, twilight at 4.30am is when most people are still asleep. I like the longer twilight of the British summer though even if it is just the evenings.
Most people i know who have recently emigrated to Aus from the uk now wish they hadnt. Admittedly they hadnt considered the Starmer train wreck in their calculations.
I have more than 1M A$ but am so disgusted with the price of housing I am living in a tent in Tasmania.
Please, we don't need anymore "know it all" poms or Americans either
We hundred percent need more Americans and British, the freedom loving ones
@@roberttoodie275 Good luck with that. The ones who choose to migrate here tend to be pro immigration and pro big government. Freedom loving migrants prefer the US or South East Asia.
1.1 million Brits in Australia? Pull the other one. More like 5 million people with UK accents, and 10 million with parents or grandparents from the UK. And about 1 in 3 Australians with close links to Britain. In fact one of the most boring things for Britons in Australia is to see recently arrived Brits telling Brits at home what Australia is like. Australia is very much like the UK. What separates us is a devasting sense of humour - on both sides. Ours is more scatological and less worried about class, but that's it.
We let in 600,000 people and we only build 100k houses, and wonder why everything is going to pot. Our government hates us just as much as the Brits, they are just further along.
Perth has the largest population of Brits per capita outside the uk. And you need to spend some time over there. Many differences.
Depends on where you live. Parts of Sydney and Perth are full of South Africans. When the Springboks come to play in Brisbane and Perth its like a home game for us. We've even renamed it Perthfontein 😂
Melbourne is like Beijing...
Oh, so that’s why Sydney seems to having the london problems right now.
Everyone I know? no, most people I know are happy living in Manchester
Really? Just came back from 6 months in the uk. The only decent places are now the ones as far away from the big cities as possible. We loved Orkney 😂
Australia: Ranked 11th globally with a cost of living index of 70.2.
United Kingdom: Ranked 22nd with an index of 62.0.
australia's cost of living is worse, you failed to properly analyse the difference in cost of rent, food etc and the inflation in australia. Still come to Australia but,
weather is subjective; if u come australia please where sunscreen and hat, suns powerful here
Hate to blow it to you - no one I know is moving to Australia, but some people I know ran away from it. People are moving to the UAE, some other places in Asia (Philippines comes to my ming), Georgia (the country, not the state), and some even to Russia. Many give up citizenship and go diverse there.
I know of people who moved here from Sweden. Always thought Sweden had a way higher living standard.
If cost of living is your number 1 reason to move to Aus from UK, then you have not done your homework properly. You are in for a rude awakening.
As long as the beauty standards stay up to your standard keep em coming just make sure some of you move to the country its a bit rough for former city people bit sparse if ya know what i mean could do with some fresh flowers brighten the place up a bit
We have good weather here but it is much more likely to kill you than any of the animals. If you are going for a walk in a state or national park between august and april, bring 2L of water, check the weather before you go and tell someone where you are going and when you expect to get back.
comparing currency is not relevant without comparing average wages to living expenses in the compared country
No , we are full, stay in the UK or go to Spain
might as well have nice weather if youre already going to pay for high taxes etc. plus you get kangaroos.
In summer UK has long days but winter has very short days .