OzTennis

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...065063709.html

(The dollar has fallen in value by at least 10% since March)

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ABCDiamond

Megs beat you to this one http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...hreadid=236202

But did you notice who wasn't far behind Sydney, and way more expensive than Brisbane:

Position
20. Sydney, Australia (67)
..
24. Abidjan, Ivory Coast (35)
25. Douala, Cameroon (31)
..
67 - Melbourne, Australia
87 - Brisbane, Australia
94 - Perth, Australia

Timber Floor Au

So whats Londons excuse :

1 - Tokyo, JAPAN
2 - London, UK
3 - Moscow, RUSSIA
4 - Osaka, JAPAN
5 - Hong Kong
6 - Geneva, SWITZERLAND
7 - Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
8 - Copenhagen, DENMARK
9 - Zurich, SWITZERLAND
10 - St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
11 - Beijing, CHINA
12 - New York City, USA
13 - Milan, ITALY
14 - Dublin, IRELAND
15 - Oslo, NORWAY
16 - Shanghai, CHINA
17 - Paris, FRANCE
18 - Istanbul, TURKEY
19 - Vienna, AUSTRIA
20 - Sydney, AUSTRALIA

67 - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
87 - Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
94 - Perth, AUSTRALIA

Larissa

Ans: Labour government

OzTennis

And when it was in the top 3 for 'yonks' before 1997?

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HiddenPaw

it doesnt say in the survey whether the cost of living is relative to the local salary. If it was in relation to local salary, why is the strenght of the currency on the world market a factor? It's all interesting stuff but I'm just curious as to why currency markets come into it...can anyone explain. Is it to do with local prices being impacted by currency movements?

ABCDiamond

Actually the survey ranked cost of living for foreign workers, not local residents.


The survey, which is used primarily by multinational companies to determine pay for expatriate employees, took into consideration 250 criteria, including the cost of utilities, food and entertainment.


While the survey looked at a range of living standards, Ms Sepede said the study was most representative of the expenses of people working for big international corporations and maintaining fairly high standards of living.

Larissa

Ans: Conservative government
(It's always the governments fault )