Pymble versus Leona Heights

How does Sydney property compare with the price of property in another beautiful coastal city in the Western world.

What would be a good candidate city to use as a comparison? How about San Fransisco (the Bay Area)? Both are beautiful coastal cities; with famous bridges; fantastic national parks nearby; mild climates.

This example has the Sydney house costing 110% more than an equivalent property in San Fransisco. On samples in this blog so far I have an average higher cost of 87%.

BTW can anyone explain to me why street numbers are so high in the US? DontBuyNow

	Pymble	Leona Heights
Properties (click image to see listing)
Price	$AUD 1050000; $USD 1084000	$AUD 493000; $USD 509000
House type	Detached 5 bedroom, 3 bathrooms	Detached 5 bedroom, 3 bathrooms
Time to commute	57 minutes (to financial district by public transport @ 8am Mon)	57 minutes (to financial district by public transport @ 8am Mon)
Low crime suburb	Yes	Yes
Nearby wilderness	Kur-ring-gai national park, 5 kilometres	Redwood regional park, 4 kilometres