Emily Wallace
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Tuesday 09 June 2026 11:15:58 GMT
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Erica :
There’s more to Sydney than just the eastern suburbs
2026-06-18 03:07:27
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BridgieBaby :
Ok but Potts Point is one the MOST expensive suburbs in Sydney
2026-06-09 22:58:06
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Nikki :
I bought a 2br 1 bathroom apartment 4km from the city for $780k 🤷♀️
2026-07-11 09:53:46
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Alan :
Sydney is unaffordable. I can live here because I have a house hold income of over 500k a year and I am over 50. Also, intergenerational wealth and the bank of mum and mum. Hope this helps
2026-06-18 03:09:49
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CrazyCraig :
We sold a house in inner city Melbourne (Abbotsford) in 2010 for 950k, relocated to Sydney and bought a house in a nice suburb (10km from the CBD) for $1.4M. 15 years later that Melbourne house is on the market for 1.8M and our Sydney house is worth around 3.5M. So the price differential between the 2 cities has widened massively over that period. In other words, the best strategy for buying in Sydney is to have a time machine. Sydney prices are between 50% and 100% higher than Melbourne like-for-like I reckon. It’s ridiculous.
2026-06-09 22:52:24
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badland-x :
Because salaries are higher
2026-06-09 19:03:21
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aaaaggg133 :
Sydney is definitely expensive but Potts Point is one of the more expensive parts of the city. You don't need to go out of the city far to get better value. My friend just bought a 2 bed/2 bath apartment 6km west of the cbd near public transport etc for $800k
2026-06-09 21:01:55
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Christy :
Comparing a suburb like Potts Point, (even seeing the harbour view in the video) to an unknown suburb in Melbourne which would probably have a view of nothing but other apartments, is just not a fair comparison. I get that people are struggling to afford living in Sydney and that’s a harsh reality, but average income earners have never been able to live in suburbs like Potts Point or any suburbs in the East to be honest. Majority of average income earners in Sydney live in the South, West or North West. I grew up down South and am lucky to own my own apartment, but I know I won’t be able to live in the East or North because I simply can’t spend $8 million on a house. This isn’t new news. People who don’t know Sydney, come here and want to live in these popular suburbs because they think that’s what Sydney is, but it’s not.
2026-06-24 11:22:12
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Pat :
You don't live in Pots Point on an average income.
2026-06-17 13:46:32
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Roger-Jeremiah Wean :
Rosebery is 4kms directly south of the CBD and you still get a two bedroom unit for $900k to $1.2m. Nobody knows that.
2026-06-20 02:58:34
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AliKat :
I bought my first unit (2 bed 1 garage) in Lakemba for $410k in the 2024. My partner and I then bought another unit together last year in Wiley Park (2 bed 1 garage 1 car spot) for $520k. I'm a community worker and my partner works in a bottlo. We were lucky that was a rise in prices, I used the equity in the 1st unit plus our savings to get the mortgage for the 2nd. Lots of people look down on the Lakemba area but it's close to the city (12km) and the metro should be opening later this year.
2026-06-09 12:11:07
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Meggsy071 :
In Potts Point you’re only short walk to the Harbour. No comparison to Melbourne.
2026-06-21 00:52:28
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Qurtle :
As a Melbourne girl on an average income I wonder this all the time. How are any single income people surviving up there.
2026-06-09 12:08:36
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日朗 :
There are plenty of old low rise units in Western Sydney. Prices start at $300k and get progressively more expensive as one approaches the Sydney CBD. That being said you do get much better bang for your buck in Melbourne.
2026-06-09 11:22:43
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alycetran :
I think about quitting sydney and browse melb real estate at least once a week
2026-06-11 11:11:13
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earth22gt :
We arent affording it
2026-06-11 15:08:42
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Carina :
Everyone has flatmates or lives with their parents 😅
2026-07-15 08:03:10
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rosequeen202689 :
we are not surviving 😂we are just struggling through it’s not living
2026-06-29 02:07:37
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Chloe Louise :
Yep and couldn’t afford it 😂 sold our 2 bed apartment in lower north shore Sydney for a 6 bed house McKinnon zone Melb
2026-06-09 11:30:29
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Phillip Gillow :
you just said the two units are the same price
2026-06-20 20:09:32
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michellelberne :
We bought in the 90’s.
2026-06-23 11:35:28
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Lara Delaney :
I have housemates lol
2026-07-11 07:41:56
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하늘 엄마 :
I live in north Sydney. Family of 3 and struggling financially.
2026-07-21 10:05:08
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Tutsi :
Even on an above average income it’s a challenge
2026-06-17 05:54:10
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ausbe fbdoend :
Me and my partner earn combined $330,000 and we are moving to Melbourne as we can’t afford Sydney.
2026-07-01 23:25:28
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