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 is in New South Wales. Melbourne is in Victoria.
Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane are in the continent (and nation) of Australia.
The flight distance between Melbourne & Sydney is 713 kilometres. The driving distance between Melbourne & Sydney is 875 kilometres.
Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra are all major cities in Australia.
The countrylink XPT travels between Sydney and Melbourne. The Canberra Xplorer also goes to both Sydney and Melbourne.
There is an Epping in Melbourne, and one in Sydney.
Highway 1 goes from Sydney to Melbourne (and further).