France vs. Sydney Australia Property: What Will $600k to $1M Buy?

Courtesy of Mish.

Here’s an article that came my way from reader Robert who lives in Australia.

The article compares the price of entire “castles” in various cities in France to 1-3 bedroom units in or near Sydney, Australia.

The term castle appears to be somewhat of a misnomer, but certainly the French properties are “castles” compared to the single units.

The US word would more likely be estate or mansion rather than castle.

Please consider 10 French Castles are Cheaper than Sydney Units.

Notes 

1. I show text and images of 4 of the 10 comparisons in the article.
2. The first image in each set is the price of the entire building in France. 
3. The second image in each set is the price for a single unit in Australia.
4. The prices appear to be Australian dollars, not US dollars. 
5. The conversion rates from euros in each French listing is inaccurate. 

For example the first image below says €422,940 or $597,184. My calculation says AU $654,070 or $502,060 US dollars. The rest of the images are similarly wrong.

Picardie France — $597,184 (€422,940)

This picture-perfect five-bedroom mansion in Picardie near the town of Abbeville is less than 200kms from Paris. It is on more than 6000sq m of land and features a billiard room and grand cellar.

Cronulla Australia — $620,000+…