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While on the surface, living in Australia and the US appears similar, there are plenty of differences. On the plus side for Australia; Australia got rid of guns, America loves guns. This makes Australia far safer than America. Australia has a far higher minimum wage, never ending welfare and less poverty. This also contributes to Australia being far safer Australia has universal healthcare. Being sick does not bankrupt people in Australia, while every American is an illness with insurance decline away from bankruptcy. Australian university system is very strong, and entrance is merit based. Australian universities will fail students out, so a degree has some merit. Average American universities won’t fire their customers, and wealth can beget intelligence in gaining entry. Australia has much warmer weather. It has never snowed in Sydney. The US has varied weather depending on region. Most of the population lives in regions that get some snow in winter. Australians have more of a global outlook on life than Americans. Australians are aware that Australia is not no 1 in the world in many areas. Americans are taught America is no 1 in every facet of life, and are generally unaware when other countries may be stronger than they are. This makes politically improving the country in areas of need far more difficult. Australian cities on average have better public transit than average American cities. New York, Chicago, and San Francisco are exceptions and have good public transit. Australian government run functions are for the most part reasonably run. Education, healthcare, to getting drivers licenses, the government can be frustrating, but functions. US government run functions tend to degenerate into incompetent corrupt entities almost impossible to deal with. Try to renew a drivers license in Australia, it is pleasant and can take 10 minutes. Good luck doing the same at an American DMV. Domestic flying is far cheaper in Australia than America. This is mostly due to foreigners being unable to own airlines in the US, and the unionization of American Airlines. The Australian market deregulated in the 90s. Foreigners can own airlines, Australia let an Australian run airline go out of business. Flying is nicer and cheaper than American equivalents. On the plus side for the USA; An average wage earner in most of America can afford to own a home (with mortgage), and drive a newish car. In most of Australia, an average wage earner today will never own a home. Average home prices in Australia are 8x average income. In America, they are 4x average income. Most Americans have far more consumer spending power than they would in Australia in the same job. Australians often earn more than Americans in the same profession, but cost of living in Australia means that Americans can buy more with that income. Almost everything in America costs less than the same product/service in Australia. It is far easier to start a successful business in America. This is why most of the world’s largest companies are American. Australia does not produce world class companies (the largest are banks, telcos, and mining firms). The Australian culture is more interested in subsidizing sports than supporting entrepreneurs. American unemployment benefits are a proportion of your income before unemployment. This can be enough to pay the bills in unemployment. In Australia, the dole is minimal, and not of much use to a middle income earner. The dole lasts forever, US unemployment benefits last a fixed period of time. America has more opportunity in most professions due to the population being so large. America has very large very affordable cities with significant career opportunities. Metropolitan areas like Dallas, Chicago, Houston, and Atlanta are larger than Sydney, Australia’s largest city, have similar income levels to Sydney, yet have cost of living approx. 30% of Sydney. Australia has very limited big cities, and no similarly affordable cities with global career opportunities.