rain426

I would prefer BC, but to be honest am looking all over (except quebec). I have friends in Toronto who are also passing my resume around.

Danny B

I was offered a couple of jobs in the $70k a year range working in Vancouver...too bad I don't live there. Actually I better just say that I wasn't offered them as such, some bloke who read my CV rom Monster called me and asked me to come in for an interview so I grilled him on wages first

G77

That would be kind of low for Vancouver wouldn't it? You'd struggle to live on that (without a massive chunk of equity to take with you) surely?

dbd33

It's a bit of a fantasy though, living on IT wages in Vancouver. I know several people who've tried it out there and who have come back when the money ran out. I do know of a Unix administrator who's managed several years there but his wife is quite highly paid and can subsidize him. Vancouver's expensive and computing is no longer a highly paid trade.

G77

Exactly.... in fact, you'd probably struggle on 70K in TO without a second income? Even if you was commuting into downtown would you not?

rain426

I reckon I could survive on $70k, my wife would also be looking for work, and we have no kids, so would only need to rent a pretty small apartment. Plus its more than I earn in the UK

dbd33

70k would be ok with no children. My eldest daughter will make a bit over 60 this year (first year nurse, also still working on and off as a lifeguard), she shares a nice semi in the Beach with one room mate. She doesn't have a car but flies frequently, eats out most of the time, does the bar scene. In Toronto I think 70k is enough to support a single person who has no mortgage in quite high style, or a couple living quietly. It's not much for any sort of family.

Paul Wildy

So what does everyone in Vancouver do? The can't all be CEOs and professional athletes (like the people in Howard1944's neighbourhood)

Paul Wildy

only 5 posts to go dbd!

G77

Probably worked their way up the property ladder from years ago, much like people in the UK have now....

What happens when DBD gets to 10,000? Will the mysql db explode?

rain426

We like living quietly to be honest Sounds like we would get by just fine! Plus we would have a fair bit of equity to take over with us.

Paul Wildy

I was assuming their would be some kind of online ceremony to recognize his "contribution" (if that's the right word!) to the expat forum world

dbd33

What does everyone in London or New York or Tokyo or San Francisco or Paris or anywhere expensive do?

Live in smaller spaces, commute farther, breed less, rent rather than own, etc. etc. To me, Vancouver doesn't make much sense as a destination but then, to me, cheapness is primarily what Canada offers.

dbd33

It didn't when the very many people before me reached that number.

Paul Wildy

Unless you smoke, drink lots of wine and eat lots of cheese in which case you would have a much lower cost of living in Paris