Melbourne and Sydney had been in conflict with each other since the goldrush days. Each city has its positive points, and each city has its disadvantages.
Better than Sydney
Melbourne is closer to Adelaide than Sydney is.
Melbourne is closer to Sydney than Brisbane is.
There is no time between melbourne and sydney because they are both eastern standard time(EST).
Both Sydney and Melbourne are large cities in Australia's southeast. Melbourne is more southerly than Sydney.
Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane are in the continent (and nation) of Australia.
Sydney is in New South Wales. Melbourne is in Victoria.
The flight distance between Melbourne & Sydney is 713 kilometres. The driving distance between Melbourne & Sydney is 875 kilometres.
The countrylink XPT travels between Sydney and Melbourne. The Canberra Xplorer also goes to both Sydney and Melbourne.
Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra are all major cities in Australia.
There is an Epping in Melbourne, and one in Sydney.
Highway 1 goes from Sydney to Melbourne (and further).