Difference between Melbourne and Sydney
 

Hey everyone,

I'm new here :p
Living in Melbourne atm but thinking of moving to Sydney. Everyone I know from Melbourne hates Sydney and thinks I'm crazy for wanting to move! So I wanted to see what you guys thought?

Has anyone lived in both Melbourne and Sydney?

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I like Melbourne ..... I could live there if I had to. But what I don't like about Melbourne.

- The beaches are rubbish
- That Aussie Rules sport thing
- The MCG
- The scenery.

What I do like about Melbourne

- Its closer to skiing.

The rest is a much of a muchness between the 2.

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I quite like the beaches, I've certainly grown to love St Kilda ...
but I have heard Sydney's beaches are amazing ...
not really into skiing. But thanks for your opinion :-)

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I don't do much skiing in Australia, but I thought it was a plus point if there was one :)

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oh lol, I get you. So you're alll in favour of Sydney?

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I like Melbourne. I could live there if I had to. The pretty beaches and pretty scenery I would miss, and I would have to put up with that Aussie Rules thing, but it could be done :) .

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Main difference is the real estate prices - Sydney is insane.

Other than that, Sydney has more touristy stuff, whereas Melbourne has more culture and hip stuff. That leads to the general observation that Sydney is great to visit, whilst Melbourne is better to live.

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We initially had our sights on Melbourne, not based on any experience as neither of us had been, but I think it has an appealing image. Anyway it wasn't going to be a option for us because of Mr BS occupation so Sydney it was.

So it was with some trepidation that we settled on Sydney, but we quickly learned to love it. It is such a great blend of city and beach, a nice compact city centre and some icons that never got old despite passing them twice a day every day. We went to Melbourne a few times, never ventured to the suburbs but we really did not like the city centre, ugly, grey and sprawling and hated the graffiti everywhere. A real grungy city, not my cup of tea at all.

It does have nice coffee though and the other appeal of Melbourne is that housing is much more affordable than Sydney.

Why are you thinking of moving? Just for a change?

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I love Sydney personally....and i know heaps of Melburnians that have good things to say about it. The biggest difference are the people....slightly less freindly to strangers up there....
More later

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Yes but you do pay for what you get :)

Tell that to the Bondi hispter.

I have to admit, Melbourne does boast about the cultural thing, but on my many frequent trips to Melbourne, I go looking for it but I can't find it.

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What are you looking for in the city you live in?

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Overpay...

From the point of view of somewhere to live, given how much of your budget housing will take, it's not a small consideration.

If the Melbourne government were smart they would take actions to push down house prices further.

If

It's hidden.

Honestly, I've not met a city that so hides away down laneways as Melbourne. It's not as great as it thinks it is, but it has a lot more going on than you see from the front.

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Sydney is muggier and wetter, with nicer winters but (in my view) on the whole less pleasant summers. It even smells muggy, if that makes sense. Melbourne has a few very hot days (40C +) a year but these are usually replaced by a cool change after a day or two which more-or-less halves the temperature. The traffic is generally worse in Sydney. Both places are much quieter than true 'world' cities (esp. at night).

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I believe Sydney gets more rain when it comes to pure volume... but less rainy hours. So in this regard I'd give the thumbs-up to Sydney.

I would not choose to live in Melbourne simply due to the climate. Sydney is of course an upgrade in this regard, but I much prefer the climate in the Gold Coast.

P.S. Is there a job-factor to contend with for this move?

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Its actually what the market demands. Property is not artificially priced that way for no reason. People want to live there and you have to pay. If you don't like the price of Sydney property you go to Melbourne, if you don't like the price of Melbourne property you go to Brisbane. Kind of the ranking of the popularity of the city IMHO. You pay for what you get.

Yeah I've been in the laneways. Had a half decent meal at some Argentinian restaurant last time in some back alley. Kind of novel laneway idea I guess. I particularly like AC/DC laneway - respect :). We are getting those all over Sydney CBD but because of those lockout laws, the suburbs are really starting to be the place to be. Newtown, Double Bay, Neutral Bay are heaving on a Friday and Saturday night.