LIVING IN SYDNEY VS MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA: Lifestyle Comparison
If you’re thinking of moving to Australia, this comparison of Sydney vs Melbourne Australia includes property prices in Sydney and Melbourne, rental costs, beaches, city attractions, cafes, nightlife and weather in Melbourne and Sydney.
Discover the pros and cons of living in Sydney Australia, such as Sydney weather (heavy rain!) and amazing beaches in Sydney, and the pros and cons of living in Melbourne Australia, such as erratic weather and sophisticated café culture.
Find out some of the best road trips and holiday destinations near Melbourne and Sydney, including the Blue Mountains, Grampians, Great Ocean Road, and Central Coast NSW.
Is the Melbourne Australia lifestyle or Sydney Australia lifestyle best for you?
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0:00 - Intro
0:22 - Population
0:47 - Location
1:22 - Weather
2:50 - Property Prices
4:04 - Rental Prices
4:29 - Beaches
5:12 - Nightlife & City Attractions
6:36 - Nearby Holiday Destinations
Thank you for the informative video about the two big cities of Australia!
Thanks for watching!
Could you do a video on Canberra because it's Australia Capital city and that Plase Merry Christmas and happy New year from Kyle Waddington Australia
The bloopers are the best part :D Thanks for the video
Ha ha, thanks for watching!
Love your video - thanks for sharing. :)
Thanks for watching!
Great content, love it! Thanks for sharing. Where do you recommend for east coast retirement near the beach, north of Sydney that is more affordable?
Nice video, thanks for sharing :)
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
thank you so much for this!!
No problem!
Very informative!
Thank you!
I have lived in sydney since 2002. i found sydney becomes my second hometown after i spent about half of my life. however unfortunately i have never been to any other city in australia except for canberra. i will take your comparison into my consideration. thanks.
that's very helpful! I would like to know Cairns and Sunshine Coast.
Thank you! I’ll add them to my list.
Tasmania is now getting crazily expensive now too. Hobart I think would def equal Sydney or be close too it, especially in the rental world. we pay currently in prospect vale (a suburb of launceston for a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 living area plus dining room house $550 wk, for the same in Hobart, in the same condition as our house it would cost approx $1000+ a week. the rent here in launceston for the average house in the last 12 months has jumped $100wk.in werribee (a suburb in the western suburbs of melb, where I used to live), you can currently get a beautiful 2 storey home with the same things as our place for $390+ we always thought vic was more expensive for rent than here, but now vic is much cheaper.
Thanks for your comment Debbie. I've just uploaded a video on rent prices across Australia! Yes, Melbourne has dropped in price lots for rent, apparently because of so many people leaving the state because of the lockdowns to live elsewhere, lowering the demand. It's actually the cheapest of all the capitals now! And Hobart has shot up, like some of the other cities.
I’d imagine that’s because of the draconian policies
I’m loving your videos. They are to the point and informative for someone like me who has never been to Australia. I’m from Durban South Africa. Yesterday I did my medical for the skilled migrant visa 189. I’m crossing thumbs I’m granted. I’d love to stay in Melbourne as it suits my lifestyle of being outdoors, beaches, parks , hikes etc.
Thank you! Best of luck with your visa.
Melbourne weather is only ever variable during late spring and summer, where temp differences can really be felt. Outside of those months, it's stable and consistently cool-cold. Melbourne is also largely colder than Sydney even though they only vary by 5 degrees across median temperatures because of dew point. Melbourne has lower dew point than Sydney which means Melbourne is not humid compared to Sydney. Dew point affects actual perceived "feels like" temperature. 15 degrees in Sydney may feel like 15/17 where as 15 degrees in Melbourne, can feel like below 10 degrees.
Thanks for the information! I didn’t know that.
you did a great job
Thank you!
@@dreamingofdownunder I was at the hair dresser today rattling off your stats ha ha
any ops on UNSW vs Umelb? Or jobs in Sydney vs melb
I been to central coast it’s very good
Yes it’s lovely there!
nice content
Thank you!
@@dreamingofdownunder u r welcome
Great
Thank you!
Sport all about Melbourne AFL,tennis open,F1,motogp
I wanted to move to Melbourne from Germany but I will move to Gold Coast instead. Can you compare Gold Coast with other cities please?
Thanks for the suggestion Ana. These comparisons have been popular so I will probably do some more!
Why
That area has the most explosive population growth because of the warm weather all year round and cheaper cost of homes. HOWEVER it has a toxic state government
@@dreamingofdownunder you did it ? video about gold coast please
Melbourne is bigger (population), has cheaper living costs, and probably better culture (night life, cute little alleys). But Sydney has always been my favourite, its beautiful, amazing to live there if you can afford it, and even if its the smaller city its the big city.
Sydney vs Melbourne which city pay rate and cost of living is high? And which city high number of job opportunity?
Hi, I'm not sure if either city pays better, but Sydney is bigger so maybe more jobs depending on the industry. Cost of rent and property prices is significantly more expensive in Sydney.
Sydney has Pittwater inside the northern beaches...Melbourne?
Yea, Melbourne is starved of good beaches. We've only got a few: Port Melbourne beach, Middle Park beach, St Kilda beach, Elwood beach, Brighton beach, Hampton beach, Sandringham beach, Half Moon Bay beach, Black Rock beach, Beaumauris beach, Mentone beach, Aspendale beach, Edithvale beach, Carum beach, Seaford beach, Mornington beach, Mount Martha beach, Safety beach, Dromana beach, Rosebud beach, Rye beach, Sorrento beach, Portsea beach, That's on the east side of the bay. On the West side there's is.........
I live in Sydney. I been to Melbourne a few times. Melbourne has its own unique culture. Its a very nice city. Sydney nightlife not as good as Melbournes. Sydneys beaches beat Melbournes hands down. Melbournes and Sydneys trains are both as good as each other. But Melbournes fares are cheaper. Sydney for sure for natural beauty.
Thank you for adding your experiences!
Hello my name Kyle Waddington can plase try do a Video about Canberra because it's Australia Capital city thankyou
Melbourne is safe for me ❤safe❤
Good to hear!
@@dreamingofdownunder thankyou only City in Australia I would like to live is Canberra because it's smaller than both Melbourne and Sydney and less stressful Driving
Those maximum, and minimum temps are quite misleading in the case of Sydney and Melbourne and the difference is not small at all. They report this maximum of 19 degrees for Melbourne; it gets to 19 for half an hour and drops to freezing cold temps, and when it is 19 in Sydney, it is 19 for hours and does not drop much.
Difference between clothing sense or melb or Sydney
I’m planning to move to Sydney when I’m 19 or 20 idk I’m rn 14
Sydney’s cool
where are you moving from?
Same but I'm 13
@@sppanday_ Wagga Wagga
@@Aussien where is that
Ive been living in Sydney most of my life and recently visited Melbourne. Way bettter night life in Melbourne, has more culture and ppl just much more cooler and easy going. Sydney is beautiful but very boring place to live
How old are you please ?
@@traductionscultureen-arver230736, age doesnt matter its experience
@@monttschranz You're right but I'm 29 , been living in belgium all my life until now, and I wanted to understand your experience, because I'm considering moving there. Can I ask a thing please : if someone lives in Sydney, Melbourne (town or a house in the suburbs), is there a season in which some big spider could come in houses and apartments ? Is this something that happens ?
@@traductionscultureen-arver2307 Look up Funnel Web spider, they are prevelant in Sydney and much more poisonous. But overall they really aren't a big problem
@@traductionscultureen-arver2307 I live in Canberra and know a Belgian dude. He told me Melbourne is his favourite city in the world. Sydney is much quicker and easier to get to from Canberra than Melbourne, but he visits Melbourne more. He only lives in Canberra because his partner works at an embassy or something, but otherwise he said he'd live in Melbourne
Hello I'm coming in Australia in 2024 Can u please tell me which is the best university for pursuing Msc chemistry in Australia ?🌻🌻😊
Hi Jasmine, sorry I don’t know much about the different universities.
@@dreamingofdownunder Hint: Even if you don't know, you could find a couple university comparison websites and direct Jasmine there. Just a handy audience engagement tip.
The best place to go for that sort of advice would be the academic staff in the area you're interested in.
I suggest Monash University (if you can afford it). Monash is known for mainly science, like engineering and chemistry. Deakin is good for biology related subjects. Universities here are very expensive. Victoria University and Swinburne are two of the most affordable ones, also very laid back. I went to Swinburne and loved every bit of it (= I live in Melbourne, so I can only suggest the best of Melbourne. If you're moving to Sydney, I suggest you ask someone from Sydney. Sydney is known for being expensive. I stayed there when I was 19, and I was shocked students had *two* jobs to pay their rent. Sydney is all about competition. People in Sydney can only survive by working, there's not much work, life, balance. Sydney isn't ideal for students due to the high living cost. Everything is 8x more expensive in Sydney. It's way more crowded and humid than Melbourne. I personally think Melbourne has become very expensive over the years. I moved to Melbourne from New Zealand 15 years ago and it has definitely been more crowded since then.
@@ambianceoftherain Hi , thanks for the info. I have some questions about universities in Melbourne please. Do you have an IG to message you ?
we hear in our news about Sydney's awful weather all year long,,, TODAYS The Guardian headline is "Sydney sweats in ‘Singapore-like’ humidity". I lived in Sydney for 10 years, 24c degrees + humidity is unpleasant and it has literally double the rain of Melbourne.
I've lived and worked in both cities and they both have pros and cons. Sydney is gorgeous around the harbour and the surf beaches, but once you get away from that it's pretty average. Even Sydney people don't visit friends on the other side of the bridge or "god forbid", the west. Melbourne has more events, sports, great food, arts, culture and fashion and there's always something on. I brought up my family in Melb and my 20 something kids were able to get good educations/trades, jobs and buy their first homes within 30 minutes of the CBD without the bank of mum and dad, something that they probably wouldn't have been able to do in Sydney. And yes the weather is warmer in Sydney but I always say that when people complain about the weather they aren't dressed for it.
You got 20 kids? Jesus
@@parkuuu Ha Ha! 20+ year old kids perhaps
@@parkuuu lol...
Will you live Melbourne Australia
I live in Sydney! I love the sunshine and nature there.
@@dreamingofdownunder I rather live in Canberra because it's Australia Capital city
@@dreamingofdownunder thankyou for getting back to me and you do a video on Canberra because it's Australia Capital city ?
Can do episode on Canberra because it's my favourite out of Melbourne vs Sydney because smaller then Melbourne and Sydney and lots of Gumtrees around it and it is Australia's Capital city please Thankyou
How can i come there? Can ANY Australian help 🙏
What happened?
No you can’t come here.
@@user-gm4bo1my3u if you are. Girl .. I can come with the help of you there easily
I wish I could get a sponsorship working visa so I can work in one of this amazing cities in Australia...it will be a dream come true
Hopefully you'll find a way one day!
marry n Aussie
@@andrewbyronloveshire5209 how about you introduce me to one
@@chikasonemmanuel8805 Well hi there - or do you like G'day
@@andrewbyronloveshire5209 we should text in private
Both are State Capital Melbourne Victoria and Sydney NSW
Yes, that's right.
@@dreamingofdownunder happy New Year can you do a video on Canberra because it's Australia Capital city ?
SINCE I WAS IN AUSTRALIA 27 YEARS AGO I AM OBSESSED WITH IT, STILL HAVE VIVID MEMORIES OF TRAVELLING IN DIFFERENT ATTRACTIVE PLACES, WORKING AS A WWOOFER IN VARIOUS FARMS AND STAYING FOR FEW MONTHS IN MELBOURNE WHICH I LOVED AND ENJOYING THE ENTERTAINMENT IT OFFERS. I STILL HAVE THE DREAM TO COME BACK SOMEDAY.. SHAUL ISRAEL
YES YOU SEEM REAL EXCITED indeed.
im thinking on moving to sydney from the united states
its good, but just superrrrr expensive
Для меня Австралия это улучшенные США
@@u_s_e_r1 i agree
It's actually H.A.A.R.P. doing weather experiments which affects Sydney and Melbourne weather. Melbourne is more affected. Manmade weather changes have been going on for ages worldwide.
Yep I remember when everyone suddenly started having asthma attacks
Most people in Sydney don't even notice Melbourne. It's like Mexico saying they are better than America.
That you are making this statement does show your sydneysider anxieties about Melbourne..... suffer in ya jocks!
I live in Melbourne, and Sydney is a way more spectacular and vibrant city in every way. Especially the vastly superior outdoor lifestyle. Melbourne boasts about coffee, laneways, and graffiti. How dull and bleak.
How dull and bleak indeed. You’re the first Melbournian I’ve come across to admit this and I applaud your honesty. There is such a level of arrogance with Melbournians when it comes to their city. The desire to be the best, to outdo Sydney is pathetic. Sydneysiders don’t care about Melbourne nor do we talk about it. My friend recently moved to Melb for work and she is tells me that they are constantly competing with Sydney and talking about it. She can’t wait for her contract to end to come back. Anyway, there is a whole lot more to do Sydney than there is in Melb (I was bored there after a while) and don’t worry about the food and coffee being great in Melb because they are really good in Sydney too. Sheers.
Melbourne doesn’t boast graffiti
@@lachieevertbelfield1502 Hosier Lane is always full of tourists taking photos.
Ha, Ha! Just wondering if you're enjoying the free board and lodgings of His Royal Highness?! Otherwise I'm surprised you haven't escape to New South Wales.
@@NoTaboos Yes it is, however no one here 'boasts' it, we are used to it so we just forget its something different. We cant help tourists. Its completely different to the way Melourne boasts its Awesome Nightlife and Sydney boasts its beautiful Habor.
Australia is such a beautiful country. I will apply for a visa this year. Both cities are nice and I hope the women are also beautiful like you 😋
I want to meet you.i am new from Nepal.
Melbourne anytime over sydney
Get some class in to you 😂
Fax
Perth is better than both
weather wise?
@@ibraheemali9541 it's very hot in summer and dry. Winter is wet and rain and wind but at least the weather is somewhat predictable lots of sunny days all year round. Sydney is annoying humid and cloudy a lot and Melbourne has 4 seasons in a day. Perth is way better weather wise.
@@SuperLuckao 4 seasons in one day?! Way cooler and more exciting than just 1....unless you're 10 years retired and suffer from arthritis, then you're right to head west or north.
Sydney is overrated and Melbourne is underrated
Shhhhhhhhhhh! For goodness sakes, don't tell anyone!!!
Melbourne is no longer a nice place to visit let alone live. It’s dog eat dog. Over populated mess of angry people. Unless your the rich elite. O and Sydney, finished. Gangland.
Melbourne is OVERHYPED (which is basically the same as overrated). Sydney is appreciated with what it is, and lives up to the wonderful expectations.
@@AndoCommando1000 I think you live in a parallel universe which can also be described as an alternate universe in simple terms.
Melbourne is living the past infatuated with stockholm syndrome
That makes no sense, when its doing the same thing its done for over 2 decades (fastest developing city meaning growing in both size % increase and population) hence why it is now (2023) Australias largest city (both population and size, 10% larger CBD) the gap between 1st and 2nd (Sydney) is also predicted to maintain the current trend rate of growth this separating that gap more and more
Melbourne is the sporting capital of the world. Has all the major events, best night life, best restaurants and Sydney is the gay capital of Australia has the gay parades
... to be fair Sydney also has a coat hanger for a bridge and a public building designed by a foreign worker....though admittedly, he did do a good job with that.
it is none of those. London, NY and Paris are way ahead of Melbourne in every one of those metrics. You need to stop being a sheep person and just repeat what some dope said before. The only thing Melbourne would win is the most insular, self righteous title.
@@dcFBI77 go to london to get stabbed or go to NY and get shot or robbed think id rather melb
so you prefer sydney then?
Just visited Boring Brisbane, Dirty Sydney, and Pretentious Melbourne.. among the 3 bad cities, I prefer Sydney.. it still has more character than the other 2. Sydney still has more to offer in everything.. I think it has a more balanced life.. Melbourne is not even far off from Sydney in terms of expenses. So I think it’s expensive for what it is.. If you’re even thinking of moving to Queensland, better live in the Gold Coast.. Overall, the US is still waaaaayyy better in everything. The prices you’ll pay in Australia, are safe & nice states already in the US. So why bother moving on the other side of the planet?
Bros name is agent this comment may be satirical 😆
Because US sucks? Abortion laws, no gun control, no health care... Need more?
Boring Brisbane lol But very nice to live in modern city and cozy home balance. Hey, US is worst to live in the world. high cost, gun violence, drug abuse, racism.. WTF
You said the US is waaaayyy better in everything, which means we cannot take anything you said seriously, and your entire argument loses credibility.
You must be from Texas lmao. Texas or Florida. The American narcissism reeks on this post and not surprising, completely unreliable and naive lmao
sydney's the pretentious popular rich girl who pretends to be nice, and melbourne's the
Melbourne's the what?
Moody pretentious emo chick@@abishekbista84