I really liked Sydney. Modern, clean, solid mix of city/nature, good weather, bays and beaches, and cosmopolitan. As far as English speaking western cities are concern, it's top tier despite the women/competition issues. If the women/competition issues were non-existent and you could fly to other places cheaply/quickly, it probably be pretty close to the perfect city for many people.
That said, I wouldn't sweat over the women/competition issues. Honestly, the biggest thing that I imagine would be a potential problem if living in Sydney long-term would be how expensive and time consuming it is to travel outside the country. If you are in Germany now (probably the easiest/least expensive place to travel from in all of Europe given its central location), you might develop strong feelings of being isolated and trapped. Even traveling between Australian cities isn't particularly cheap; especially when compared to Europe.
I just looked up Sydney to Melbourne roundtrip tickets for instance and its around 300 AUD and even higher if you want to go in less than two weeks. I don't know the tax structure of Australia (I would try to figure out your post-tax income since thats what really matters) but I sure as shit know that damn near everything is pretty expensive. There are a lot of areas around the country worth seeing on top of the cities: The sunshine coast, the Great Ocean Road, the great barrier reef, Ayers Rock, and so forth. But all these places (including the cities) are spread all the fuck out. There is also New Zealand relatively nearby and you should make it a point to go there as well; if not for the simple fact that getting back to that region isn't cheap or quick from most parts of the world.
60k AUD is somewhat of a low salary for living in Sydney so its going to be a pretty frugal existence with very limited traveling; to include in-country traveling as alluded to. But I would still go to check out Sydney/Australia/New Zealand and knock out all the sightseeing stuff but have no qualms about punching out after 3-6 months without a pay raise. Maybe you can get a pay raise bump after X amount of time negotiated prior to leaving. If not, I would be prepared to demand a significant bump once you have proven you have your shit together. You are gonna need the money eventually.
That said, I wouldn't sweat over the women/competition issues. Honestly, the biggest thing that I imagine would be a potential problem if living in Sydney long-term would be how expensive and time consuming it is to travel outside the country. If you are in Germany now (probably the easiest/least expensive place to travel from in all of Europe given its central location), you might develop strong feelings of being isolated and trapped. Even traveling between Australian cities isn't particularly cheap; especially when compared to Europe.
I just looked up Sydney to Melbourne roundtrip tickets for instance and its around 300 AUD and even higher if you want to go in less than two weeks. I don't know the tax structure of Australia (I would try to figure out your post-tax income since thats what really matters) but I sure as shit know that damn near everything is pretty expensive. There are a lot of areas around the country worth seeing on top of the cities: The sunshine coast, the Great Ocean Road, the great barrier reef, Ayers Rock, and so forth. But all these places (including the cities) are spread all the fuck out. There is also New Zealand relatively nearby and you should make it a point to go there as well; if not for the simple fact that getting back to that region isn't cheap or quick from most parts of the world.
60k AUD is somewhat of a low salary for living in Sydney so its going to be a pretty frugal existence with very limited traveling; to include in-country traveling as alluded to. But I would still go to check out Sydney/Australia/New Zealand and knock out all the sightseeing stuff but have no qualms about punching out after 3-6 months without a pay raise. Maybe you can get a pay raise bump after X amount of time negotiated prior to leaving. If not, I would be prepared to demand a significant bump once you have proven you have your shit together. You are gonna need the money eventually.