Did I make the right choice by coming to Sydney?

Question

I used to live in adelaide for 2 years. i came here after i got my bachelor degree and today is my first day here. my first day, i found the houses are more crappy than in adelaide, and is about 1/2 more expensive, the bus is much more expensive, I look at the rent and look around the room I live in I wonder is this what I am looking for. the standard of living is lowered because of the living standard. So, tell me did I make the right choice? I feel confused and I have less energy. Shed some lights.

thank you very much

Answer 1

for me i could not really agree to say that sydney is any better a place than other parts of australia because sydney is the only place i have ever lived in my whole life and i definetly agree to the fact that it is alot to take in! give it time! because everyone i know that moved to sydney said they hated it before but only because it seemed foreign to them and they had no idea what to expect! it's a lot to love and little to hate! nothing is perfect and everything needs a chance! and you might want to  give one to sydney before YOU yourself decide what you want to do!

Answer 2

Everyone says this after they move to Sydney from another city! Finding a place is often a trade off between *paying for transport/ taking an hour to get to work and home each day* and *paying through your nose to live in the city or near the city*.

It's very expensive to live here, but you'll find that the salary levels here are much higher. I am assuming you haven't found a job yet, since this is your first day. Also sounds like you may be from Asia.

Make sure you find a job that pays at least 60K per annum if you're a fresh graduate. Or 45K at the very very least. Otherwise, you'll find it difficult to make ends meet in this city. You'll have to readjust your expectations to Sydney mode if you're from Adelaide.

Answer 3

I have live in Sydney for 3 1/2 years coming from the US.  The first year was so hard.  Everything was so different and I was so depressed.  It just took me some time to adjust.  Now I love it here and don't want to live anywhere else.  Change is always hard just take it one day at a time.

Answer 4

Moving to a new place is always a bit of a shock, and we always have unrealistic expectations, and are disappointed when reality hits.  But, it's only your first day, and you're probably a bit homesick too.  Once the weather improves, and it's really shocking at the moment, and you've met some people and worked out where to chill, it will all fall into place.  Sydney is a vibrant city, get out there and enjoy it.

Answer 5

No. There's not an easy way to say this. Sydney is Depression Central. It sucks. Run away now.

Answer 6

Sydney is a city

Adelaide is a country town (calling itself a city)

Real estate prices to buy and rent in Sydney are some of the most expensive in the world.

Yes Sydney is a lot more expensive than Adelaide but also (in my humble opinion) a lot better than Adelaide. Plus there are more employment opportunities in Sydney

It doesn’t help that you have arrived in the middle of winter; everyone tends to get the winter gloomy blues and things seem a lot worse than they are.

Sydney in summer is glorious. Being down on the harbour, walking around the Rocks, lazing about with a picnic in the Botanical Gardens, swimming at Bronte Beach, having fish, chips and a bottle of wine at Balmoral Beach, walking in the Blue Mountains, seeing the dolphins at Jervis Bay, walking in the National Parks, visiting the Hunter Valley – are all utterly sensational activities in summer. Sydney buzzes with life in summer, it has a great vibe.

Where are you staying? It doesn’t sound too good from your depressing sounding description.

There are some great places to live in Sydney. Yes expensive by yourself, but if you get into a share house, it can work out cheap.

What do you like?

Glebe, Newtown and Enmore are inner city and a little bit run down but are considered trendy and there are some fantastic pubs, cafes and restaurants there.

Manly is a fantastic place to live. Good beach, pubs, cafes and restaurants. Plus it is within easy travelling distance by ferry to the CBD for work.

Northern Beaches area is great but has shocking transport.

Lots of people live on the outskirts and commute in from the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, etc...so you may want to look at those areas too. I suppose it really depends on where you are studying or working. Get employment first maybe and find a place to rent afterwards.

Bondi is very popular but I prefer its quieter neighbour Bronte.

Check out notice boards in colleges - Nature Care College in St Leonards - overseas students there are always looking for share houses. Otherwise, cafes, backpacker hostels and community centres often advertise flyers for this sort of thing. The Sydney Morning Herald on a Saturday has a good rental section, plus huge employment section.

When I first arrived in Sydney, I spent 6 months living in temporary accommodation:

http://www.themansions.com.au

http://www.yha.com.au/hostels/details.cf...

Then every weekend I would hire a car or jump on a train and explore a different suburb. From there I was able to choose where I wanted to live.

Get yourself a guide book, find a place that takes your fancy and explore. Check out the neighbourhood, shops, transport, entertainment and rental accommodation options at each place, you will soon find somewhere you like.

Good luck

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Answer 7

OMG of course you made the right choice!!!! You always will!!! and you always have you just need to get the best out of it!!! Sydney is an amazing city the food is great the people not so at first, eventually you'll find the food's overpriced and the people are ok!

First of all the people........ They will not look at you keep on walking is there motto as well as keep on talking on the mobile phone, on the train you can offer therm a seat and they'll take it and not even give you a glance!!! The reason Is.........there simply scared and not trusting like anyone form a big city they keep to there own and do this because they don't want to be done because   like other big citys its dangerous and hecic but look on the good side of things eventually people become more accepting when you dont take an hour to get your ticket through the ticketing machine at the train station. people in general in sydney are excepting and you'll learn to cope with there hard shell. Now the accomodation can't be helped its an expensive city but its worth it its got a bit of eveything!!! in 6 months time you'll love the place to bits!!!! ps hope i helped enjoy your life god would want you to!!!

Answer 8

weigh it up:

-can you make more money and/or have more opportunity to progress in yr field here than in Adelaide (thus offsetting how expensive it is here)?

-are you interested in broadening your horizons and experiences by living in a city rather than a big town?

-even if you struggle financially at first, is it worth it to you that you will most likely be exposed to a faster paced lifestyle, as well as a greater cultural diversity that offers more lifestyle choices and the chance to meet a lot more different kinds of people than you would normally meet in Adelaide?

-do you not want to end up being a body in a barrel? (jokes!)

i think you should give it a serious shot, it will probably work out for you fine. sure it is harder to make friends here, but once you are in a job, you will meet heaps of people through work. go on some dates to meet new people - try something like rsvp.com.au (even if it's not yr thing, who cares, you still get to meet new people and you need that now).

if it doesnt work out, that's also fine, maybe you can try Melbourne next time - which is a little bit cheaper, a lot closer to home, and a h**l of a lot friendlier and more accessible.

good luck, hang in there!

:)

Answer 9

Sydney is a HUGE culture shock at first. I hated  it for about the first  6 months when I moved there. Having said that I would move back tomorrow if I had enough money to have a  half-way decent standard of living (ie at least 60 -70 k).  Like any big city  people are  not as trusting as they are  in smaller towns and  need a while to get to  know you before they  "let you in". I moved from a small town in Queensland where complete strangers said hello to each other in the street to Sydney where people  were practically shoving each other out of the way to get where  they were going! If you can stick it out for a  while, get to  know the city, go exploring on your days off and  just give Sydney time to get used to you, as you need to  get used to Sydney. I ended  up staying for 5 years (moved back home for family reasons)  and I was sorry to  go. and left behind a lot of good friends  that I am still in touch with  6 years later.

Good luck to you, I have felt your pain.....hang in there :))

Answer 10

no, you should have come to melbourne