Raysie
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Okay peeps, it's down to 3 options:
- Auckland
- Melbourne
- Sydney
Bit of background... I'm 28 years old, marrying my Kiwi fiance in March next year. I'm born and bred Sydney. Lived in Sydney right up to 24 spending most of that time in Campbelltown/Camden area. Great area to raise a family in my opinion, but extremely tough to commute to city everyday from there.
My fiance and I have lived with each other in London, Auckland and now currently Melbourne. Life here in Melbourne has been solid, but deep down we know we don't belong here long term. What makes it hard though is we have a social life here which is why we came here in the first place and affordability in Melbourne out of the 3 options is the winner.
Sydney has my family (Albeit they live far from the city and no one drives), Rugby League every week and ingrained in the culture and at the end of the day Sydney will always be my home. On the negatives, I do carry baggage in Sydney from my past and it's extremely unnafordable.
Auckland has my fiance's family who are very helpful and are great to be around, great lifestyle and has Rugby League in the culture (At least in the North Island), however it's expensive as hell, has poor infrastructure and poor paying jobs from my experience.
Auckland:
- Lived there for a year or so.
- Fiance's parents live there and are extremely helpful and great to be around.
- Lifestyle is relaxed and weather is mild (Never hot or cold).
- Shit job prospects and pay is shit also.
- Very high cost of living and housing prices are way out of reach.
- Poor infrastructure and services compared to Melbourne and Sydney.
- Poor social life.
- Feeling of being disconnected from the world.
Sydney:
- Born and raised for 24 years.
- Family is there but they live Campbelltown way and don't drive or get out much.
- Good job prospects and money.
- Extremely unaffordable housing prices.
- Rugby League is religion.
- Carrying some personal baggage in Sydney.
- No social life or family for my fiance.
- Great weather.
Melbourne:
- Currently living here.
- Cost of living vs income seem to be a massive winner here.
- Housing prices actually affordable compared to Sydney and Auckland.
- Weather is shite.
- No family.
- We both have a social life here.
- Both happy in our jobs and income is good.
- Rugby League is non-existent
Auckland's probably winning the race at the moment based on her parents being there, but I'm still not fully convinced either way on any of the options. I thought it be a good idea to ask you smart chaps for advice!
- Auckland
- Melbourne
- Sydney
Bit of background... I'm 28 years old, marrying my Kiwi fiance in March next year. I'm born and bred Sydney. Lived in Sydney right up to 24 spending most of that time in Campbelltown/Camden area. Great area to raise a family in my opinion, but extremely tough to commute to city everyday from there.
My fiance and I have lived with each other in London, Auckland and now currently Melbourne. Life here in Melbourne has been solid, but deep down we know we don't belong here long term. What makes it hard though is we have a social life here which is why we came here in the first place and affordability in Melbourne out of the 3 options is the winner.
Sydney has my family (Albeit they live far from the city and no one drives), Rugby League every week and ingrained in the culture and at the end of the day Sydney will always be my home. On the negatives, I do carry baggage in Sydney from my past and it's extremely unnafordable.
Auckland has my fiance's family who are very helpful and are great to be around, great lifestyle and has Rugby League in the culture (At least in the North Island), however it's expensive as hell, has poor infrastructure and poor paying jobs from my experience.
Auckland:
- Lived there for a year or so.
- Fiance's parents live there and are extremely helpful and great to be around.
- Lifestyle is relaxed and weather is mild (Never hot or cold).
- Shit job prospects and pay is shit also.
- Very high cost of living and housing prices are way out of reach.
- Poor infrastructure and services compared to Melbourne and Sydney.
- Poor social life.
- Feeling of being disconnected from the world.
Sydney:
- Born and raised for 24 years.
- Family is there but they live Campbelltown way and don't drive or get out much.
- Good job prospects and money.
- Extremely unaffordable housing prices.
- Rugby League is religion.
- Carrying some personal baggage in Sydney.
- No social life or family for my fiance.
- Great weather.
Melbourne:
- Currently living here.
- Cost of living vs income seem to be a massive winner here.
- Housing prices actually affordable compared to Sydney and Auckland.
- Weather is shite.
- No family.
- We both have a social life here.
- Both happy in our jobs and income is good.
- Rugby League is non-existent
Auckland's probably winning the race at the moment based on her parents being there, but I'm still not fully convinced either way on any of the options. I thought it be a good idea to ask you smart chaps for advice!