MidgetBoy
I didn’t say that and it wasn’t the point of the post. As there aren’t many if any 500 ft² apartments in Sydney or Melbourne, I did a comparison with what was there. The point was to derive a cost per ft² and make a comparison.
By the way I’m not sure if you realise this but a 3000 ft² house isn’t that big. Infact the average house in the US and Australia is about this size. It is usually the entrance size house for a couple considering a family.