Hi,

Just to show you an example, I got this answer through Yahoo Answers from a certain lady named Mini. Hope this can help.

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Hi,

Let me state the similarities between Brisbane and Perth followed by the best things about each cities then you can decide which city suits more to your lifestyle :-)

Brisbane and Perth are 5.5 hrs flight away and you have to transit in another Australian city (i.e. Sydney, Melbourne or Adelaide) to get to each other

Both Brisbane and Perth:
- Have a very nice all year round weather (tropical therefore warm)

- Similar size of cities and very cosmopolitan and not as big as Sydney/melbourne

- Have nice beaches - long coastal white sand beaches

- House prices are similar (they're all in the rise)

Brisbane
- located on the east coast of Australia in a state called Queensland
- A lot more tourist visiting the states and the city because of the beach holidays.
- It has the holiday feeling/beach feeling
- Lots of retirees move to this city (retirees from the east coast cities of Australia such as Sydney, Melbourne)
- Closer towards other Australian cities such as Sydney (approx 1 hr flight), Canberra (1.5 hrs flight) and Melbourne (approx 2 hrs flight)
- Both multicultural cities

Perth:
- Located on the west coast of Australia in a state called Western Australia
- The nearest major capital Australia city is 3.5-4 hrs flight away called Adelaide
- Lots of family live here and they have better schools (highschool and universities)
- Closer towards Asia (approx 6 hrs flight away)
- People who moves to Perth tend to work in the mining. Western Australian state is rich of natural resources and mining.
- Western Australia has better suburbs as well (due to the family living style)
- There's a possibility to get a bargain house in suburban perth (you prob score a bargain apartment in Brisbane).

So depending on the job opportunities of my profession, whether I wanna live like a retire or consider my family life to be more important, these may influence the way I choose between Perth and Brisbane.

Good luck :-). You'll love immigrating to Australia :-)