"say costs 15500 first 3,then 16825 still below the $400 pw or...

"say costs 15500 first 3,then 16825
still below the $400 pw or $20800 pa they were paying in rent in the city"

Kincella - you're not really comparing apples-with-apples there are you? Wouldn't it make more sense to compare with the rent they would have paid for the house they actually bought, rather than the rent they were paying when they were in the area they actually wanted to live in?