Paid $15 at Raffles in Applecross for a pint of peroni, that was a year ago so probably double that now
What's belgian bar prices like?

In case you don't know the City of London isn't populated by people on the bread line yet having a beer is still cheap.

sorry whats your point?

A meal out is certainly expensive in Perth. On business trips I'll pay 30 dollars in Melbourne and 45 in Perth

I rarely drink in Perth. Last time was December after the works Xmas party. Went on to some place in the city and ordered a vodka and soda. Handed over $20 and she came back and said I hadnt given her enough money! It was $28 for a single vodka.

As for mining, I don't think that is the reason. Mine sites do employ unskilled staff for things like bar work and cleaning and things. But most don't last / wouldn't want to do it. The biggest employer of these is ESS and the going salary is $52k a year for 2 weeks on 1 off doing 96 hour weeks split shifts.

$800 for a bottle of Nail Ale,and I thought that the Breakwater was exey

http://www.australianregionalfoodgui...expensive-beer

I hadn't heard of this Nail Ale of which you speak. I've had a look at their web site and think I need to go home tonight via a bottleshop! Not for the $800 stuff mind.

Beer aside, food and coffee is expensive too. Coffees range from $4.20 for a small cup and cooked lunches average $9. Ofcourse you get the exceptions like Chilliz and Taka who sell cooked lunch boxes from $4 but that's only two businesses. I went to the NX100 food court and the same place I go to now charges $11.50 when three months earlier it was $9.90.

I've got a Chilliz just around the corner, it's great!

When I first moved here I couldn't get enough of Chilliz but you have to like chicken. Having eaten there 3-4 times a week for over a year I'm over it now plus it's too far from my current office. I did start to get into their beef curry with noodles though.

That's only 1 very expensive pub, bit like going to Mayfair and claiming all champagne in London costs 8 grand a bottle. I know of quite a few pubs where you can get a pint for $7.50, even one place (a bowlo) where a 2 pint jug of stella is $13

These articles never take into account the fact that the wages are extremely high here.

Mining accounts for the majority of the money and employment in Perth one way or another

I can't see how that can possibly be true.

Very similar in many respects to London. Only a percentage work in the financial sector as only a precentage work in mining here.
To top it off far from all mining jobs are well paid and the industry is looking at ways to bring down costs.

For those of us still on under $100,000 a year Perth is a very expensive town. I would go as far as to say a complete rip off. Very poor value for money.

Mining accounts for the wealth the state generates but does not employ anything like the majoity of workers.