Australia
What brings you to Australia?
Plan the perfect trip: visas, itineraries, costs, transport, safety, and what to see. Covers tourism, city breaks, digital nomad trips, and extended travel.
Study and grow abroad: university exchange, internships, language programmes, and student life. Covers academic requirements, student housing, visa rules, and integration.
Everything you need to move abroad: visa pathways, housing, cost of living, healthcare, schools, and expat life. Covers solo moves, family relocation, retirement, and business setup.
How Australia scores
Tier 4 (expensive): Sydney/Melbourne among most expensive globally; regional areas cheaper.
Very safe; consistently top tier globally; low crime.
Medicare universal (citizen/PR); reciprocal agreements with some countries; excellent quality.
Medicare universal; excellent public schools; child-friendly culture; very safe.
High cost; Working Holiday Visa popular for under-35s; great lifestyle.
Working Holiday (417/462) widely available; Skilled Nominated visa; complex points system.
Car-dependent outside major cities; Sydney/Melbourne transit adequate.
Dream destination; Working Holiday hugely popular; strong immigration desire.
About these scores
Scores are editorial estimates based on public indices (World Bank, Global Peace Index, Numbeo). Higher = better. Cost of living is inverted: 90 = very affordable, 28 = expensive.
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