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I think he may mean that an average Australian doctor will make more in a month than the average Indian doctor will make in a year and consequently you can't compare the medical costs of the 2 countries side by side. Common sense really.

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Well, I compared the costs and that comparison worked well for me. Common sense really as it probably saved me a couple of thousand dollars....

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It's not feasible for most Aussies to be treated in India though.

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Agree, but like I said before, it was my personal experience.

I heard there are Aussies who do travel to Thailand to get dental work done. In fact I recall someone here recommending just that....

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Yes, dental work seems very expensive here. It's definitely cheaper to have a heart attack than getting a crown done :eek:

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getting the bill for the crown can bring on the heart attack though... sort of buy one, get one free.

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So are there no 'crap' shops in the UK? Whilst I don't like Myer or David Jones (I don't like shops full stop really) there is no difference between them and the likes of John Lewis or even dare I say it Harrods. Harrods is nothing more than Debenhams but with the prices doubled and a bit of glitz. It only exists for tourists and morons with more money than sense.

The OP actually confuses me. The statement in the title reads Why Australia is Expensive but has a question mark. However then the post talks about temperatures :confused: and the quality of rentals in the UK, US and Aus.

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:rofl: that is funny....

on second thoughts may be not :unsure:

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I can't praise the medical system here highly enough from recent experience. 1st class emergency care and all free.
I think it is outside emergency care that the expense comes.

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Getting back to the original question, Australia is expensive due to two reasons;
Firstly it is the land of cartels.
Secondly the people are, for what ever reason, gullable. How many times have we heard the excuse, small population/built for Aussie conditions trotted out to justify high prices, and they belive it:banghead:

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More to the point "want one":sneaky:

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This reminds me of the old Stella Artois advert - 'reasuringly expensive'. This should be the Aussie motto, if it's expensive it must be good - LOL.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njJzft7OF5E

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And the British Supermarkets saying they can do low prices due to bulk buying, helped by a larger population, and lower delivery costs ?

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And the power to squeeze the suppliers to poverty level in some cases.

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That will be the poor farmers again.. down to their last couple of Range Rovers. ;)