![]() In France, my bills were high but my salary was incredibly low. It doesn’t really matter what the cost of living is or how much you make what matters most is how much money you have left over each month. Incomes also need to be taken into account. However, cost of living is only half the story. Many of the small towns only have populations in the hundreds. Yet living in the countryside in Australia is a bit harder than in the US because of the lack of people, which means a lack of certain infrastructure facilities and services. Once you leave the large cities and head to the countryside, prices are much cheaper and similar to what I’ve found in the Midwest. (By 2015, the AUD had decreased in value to about $1.20 for $1 USD). For comparison, it was $1 USD = $1.50 AUD ten years ago. ![]() Rents have also increased in recent years due to the mining boom and the strength of the Australian dollar, which was just a few cents off the US dollar in the 2010’s.
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