Is Australia a good place to live for remote workers?

Australia scores 90/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 176.8 Mbps, safety 95, healthcare 89, air quality 97, english 100) — rank 11 of 167. Great air, healthcare and lifestyle; NBN broadband is the national grumble.

How fast is the internet in Australia?

Median fixed broadband is around 176.8 Mbps. Great air, healthcare and lifestyle; NBN broadband is the national grumble.

What does $3,000/month get you in Australia?

Single-person essentials run about $2,144/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "comfortable" (1.4× essentials).

Livability · rank 11/167

Is 🇦🇺 Australia (Sydney) a good place to live?

Quality score 90/100 against essentials of $2,144/month. Great air, healthcare and lifestyle; NBN broadband is the national grumble.

The five metrics

Internet 71 176.8 Mbps median broadband, 96.1% online

Safety 95 0.9 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 89 UHC service coverage 89/100 (2023)

Air quality 97 PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³ (2023)

English 100 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: very strong; World Bank WGI estimate 1.47 · corruption control 1.85 · stability 0.79 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $55.83 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $15.68/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($2,144)	Verdict
$2,000	0.9×	out of budget
$3,000	1.4×	comfortable
$5,000	2.3×	very comfortable

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Similar value-for-money

🇼🇸 Samoa — quality 63.1, essentials $1,481/mo
🇩🇰 Denmark — quality 93.2, essentials $2,158/mo
🇬🇳 Guinea — quality 28.1, essentials $694/mo
🇬🇧 United Kingdom — quality 90.4, essentials $2,060/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Australia a good place to live for remote workers?: Australia scores 90/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 176.8 Mbps, safety 95, healthcare 89, air quality 97, english 100) — rank 11 of 167. Great air, healthcare and lifestyle; NBN broadband is the national grumble.
How fast is the internet in Australia?: Median fixed broadband is around 176.8 Mbps. Great air, healthcare and lifestyle; NBN broadband is the national grumble.
What does $3,000/month get you in Australia?: Single-person essentials run about $2,144/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "comfortable" (1.4× essentials).