I feel like the differences come down to the suburb and your knowledge of the operators.

Assuming we are talking RNT? The HJ range can be $30-50. Equally in other suburbs the RNT shop is just a quasi brothel - so an extra $100 on top of the house fee.

The real action comes when you find a girl who likes you and you treat her well. You’ll still be paying for it but you will be getting a lot of discretionary effort in return.