australia importing low living standards, page-16

the reason why australia has a low standard of living is because everything costs a lot more than everywhere else

eg the cost of living in australia is about 10 times that of places like the philipines, sri lanka, laos or cambodia

here is sample

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Australia&country2=Philippines&city1=Sydney&city2=Manila

If you have earn $600 a week here in australia you are relatively poor
$600 a week in the philipines or thailand and people think you are a millionaire