I'd imagine that expats have higher lodging costs and would tend to eat out more often, have a rented or leased car, and typically live the so-called high life.

....and when they arrive they're living on a currency that is not the AUD.

My parents came over to Perth from the UK in March and could not believe how expensive it was living on GBP. I'm in the UK at the moment living on AUD and boy is it CHEAP. The only thing that's not cheaper is fuel.

I know what you'z saying, but expats no better or worse than someone coming from say Wangaratta or Goldburn or Wagga or Lithgow and moving in the city. Say I sold a house in NY or London or Toronto to move to Sydney, am I that much worse off? I don't think so - at all.

And anyways, did they really actually interviewed expats for this? Sounds pretty unlikely. How do I find expats to ask they what they think of the living costs in Sydney or Melbourne?

No biggies...

doggie said...

Expats are like boffins, who are they really

Yep, my thoughts exactly. Too effing right.
You can't go around and pretend to have interviewed them.

doggie said...

pierrec45 said...

doggie said...

Expats are like boffins, who are they really

Yep, my thoughts exactly. Too effing right.
You can't go around and pretend to have interviewed them.

Reporters always say expats so people think they know what they are talking about. Its a smoke screen most of the time

The "expats" are peed off 'cos they are probably locked in to US$ salaries....

US$'s were great until recently now there is a mutiny happening for the poor souls because they aren't on a "win win" gig.