I'm an Australian, based in the Washington, DC, area of the United States. I spend a lot of time there with Jasmine, Australia's best-known speedsolver of the Rubik's Cube. Prior to the US, Jasmine and I were based in London, UK. We have also lived previously in the United States and Australia.

I have worked for an Australian business rules and compliance company since 1999 in Australia, the US and the UK. I have also lectured in IT and Law related topics at King's College, London, and at The Australian National University.

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Is Canberra more expensive than it used to be?

Jasmine and I have now been back in Canberra for about nine days. I think I still have a hint of jetlag -- I've been waking up naturally early in the morning. People who know me will know that's pretty weird.

We have been having a great time here and spending a lot of time meeting people for lunch and dinner, trying to catch up during our limited time in the country before we head back to London. While we were living in Washington and London, we often thought about how expensive it was to eat out in those cities compared to Canberra -- but on this visit, we are both noticing that Canberra seems to be more expensive than we remembered from a year or two ago.

I can't work out whether we just had a nostalgic memory of Canberra while we were in London and Washington, or whether Canberra's eating-out scene has been changing, or whether we are just going to different (more expensive) cafés and restaurants this visit.