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Originally Posted by PKFFW
I wonder how Sydney is consistantly rated as one of, if not the most, expensive cities in which to live in the world if our rent is half as much?
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Originally Posted by ATDrake
Maybe they take into account the prices of books as one of the costs of living?
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The Australian Dollar has strengthened considerably in the last few years and all these cost-of-living surveys convert to US Dollars. Europe (except for Switzerland) has dropped in the rankings due to currency fluctuations possibly caused by the Greek debt.