As with any economics question, the answer is "it depends" but below I've broken down some of my main financial takeaways.
If you're already in Asia, in Bali or something, then yes. Make a trip at least down to the Gold Coast/Great Barieer Reef.
If you're coming from America/Canada and you're looking at a $1600-$2200 ticket, then maybe not.
Things to take into consideration:
- Food is 1.5-2 times as expensive as in the States
- Any day trip (some sort of adventure/cruise/tour) is about $100-200 USD a day
- Everything is really far away - the Europeans I've met consistently comment on this, but I'm pretty used it to being from the US. That means you'll need a car and need to pay for gas (which is also much pricier than in the US)
- Cairns has a huge backpacker culture with tons of affordable hostels and lots of interesting people to meet
- Cairns also offers lots of things for free (the Esplanade outdoor fitness activities, the swimming lagoon, music festivals, etc)
- Cairns is very pretty and all foliage is nicely hedged and manicured - so you get nice views and a friendly and comfortable environment for free in that sense
- There are also plenty of free hiking trails and tons of mountains to explore (with marked and well-maintained trails, signs and even info booths)
- I don't know much about Sydney's hostels but the cost of living is higher than Cairns
I've only been to Cairns, Sydney and very briefly to the Gold Coast, so I can really on speak about the first two.
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| Where sidewalks = grass |
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| Lovely little bench near the Cairns Marina There's lots of beautiful little spots like this that pepper the costal area |
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| Awesome iron artwork, depicts a tale of two lovers |
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