OzGirl Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Khota said: You don't drive on the wrong side of the road, do you? We drive on the left here. Right hand steering. Edited September 14, 2019 by OzGirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jf1gp_1 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 On 9/13/2019 at 3:43 AM, OzGirl said: Are you backpacking? Living in 2 star hotels? Or 5 star hotels? It really depends. But Australia is a very expensive country. what a strange statement to write unless you arent an aussie think about it, being an India i would never write India is a very expensive place now i could write mumbai or delhi are expensive compared to rest of country or australia is very expensive (compared to pakistan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzGirl Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, jf1gp_1 said: what a strange statement to write unless you arent an aussie think about it, being an India i would never write India is a very expensive place now i could write mumbai or delhi are expensive compared to rest of country or australia is very expensive (compared to pakistan) Most Aussies find Australia is expensive, country towns are a little cheaper but not by much maybe 5 - 10% cheaper. When you compare Australia to Asia then Australia is expensive, even to some parts of Europe for that matter. Edited September 15, 2019 by OzGirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikred Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Most Aussies find Australia is expensive, country towns are a little cheaper but not by much maybe 5 - 10% cheaper. When you compare Australia to Asia then Australia is expensive, even to some parts of Europe for that matter.Interesting. So you lived in Asia? If yes, which country? When you say cheap or expensive I assume you are talking about cost of living. I personally feel one gets the essence of a place only when one have lived there for a while. Visiting a place as a tourist doesn't give you enough understanding to compare it to a place where you lived. It's afterall cost of "living". Sent from my Redmi Note 4 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzGirl Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 11 hours ago, nikred said: Interesting. So you lived in Asia? If yes, which country? When you say cheap or expensive I assume you are talking about cost of living. I personally feel one gets the essence of a place only when one have lived there for a while. Visiting a place as a tourist doesn't give you enough understanding to compare it to a place where you lived. It's afterall cost of "living". Sent from my Redmi Note 4 using Tapatalk Yeah, I have lived in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, yep cost of living in Australia is very high, hence my comment. Spent about 5.5 years altogether in those countries, working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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coffee_rules Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 On 9/11/2019 at 10:20 AM, Ranvir said: If the aborigines were still in the majority and were controlling the country then no Indian would want to move there. The 'convicts' made Australia what it is today. Otherwise it would be another Samoa or Papau New Guinea. Altho’ this is NAR, the same experience was meted out to aborigines of Australia. They have eradicated all of their culture and traditions, orphaned kids and converted by missionaries. It is a sad tale in all those countries where the west is now thriving. beetle and Khota 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 On 9/15/2019 at 4:10 PM, jf1gp_1 said: what a strange statement to write unless you arent an aussie think about it, being an India i would never write India is a very expensive place now i could write mumbai or delhi are expensive compared to rest of country or australia is very expensive (compared to pakistan) She's not wrong. Tomatoes are $10/Kilo. What a rip off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 22 minutes ago, EnterTheVoid said: She's not wrong. Tomatoes are $10/Kilo. What a rip off. You got to be exaggerating. Even at expensive organic stores tomatoes in US is about 4-5 USD per KG . Usually pay 0.99 per lb or 1.29 per lb. This seems more like it https://www.numbeo.com/food-prices/country_result.jsp?country=Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 3 hours ago, coffee_rules said: You got to be exaggerating. Even at expensive organic stores tomatoes in US is about 4-5 USD per KG . Usually pay 0.99 per lb or 1.29 per lb. This seems more like it https://www.numbeo.com/food-prices/country_result.jsp?country=Australia I wish I was exaggerating. I pay $8.90/kilo for tomatoes. Stock standard stuff. Not the organic ones. Tomato pappu, Tomato pacchidi, Tomato base for curries - It all adds up. coffee_rules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 45 minutes ago, EnterTheVoid said: I wish I was exaggerating. I pay $8.90/kilo for tomatoes. Stock standard stuff. Not the organic ones. Tomato pappu, Tomato pacchidi, Tomato base for curries - It all adds up. Rs 24 per kg here yesterday. coffee_rules and Khota 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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