1. City life is different from life in the countryside (not the same).

--> City life is not the same as life in the countryside

*different from = not the same as

2. The journey was shorter than we thought at first (not as)

--> The journey is not as long as we thought at first

*shorter than = not as long as

3. Money is not as important as health (than)

--> Health is more important than money

4. This tea doesn't taste the same as the one I usually drink (from)

--> This tea does difrerent from the one I usually drink

*different from = not the same as

5. I like action films, and my brother also likes action films (too)

--> I like action films, and my brother does too.