'Decent' salary in Vancouver??
Aug 2nd 2012, 7:02 pm
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Aug 2nd 2012, 7:02 pm
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Re: 'Decent' salary in Vancouver??
Dentistry is all private. Expensive but good. You can get insurance but I don't think it is good value for money if you have to pay all the premiums. You should find out what benefit package your OH's employers are offering..
Childbirth is within the public system and not an extra cost.
Childbirth is within the public system and not an extra cost.
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Oh that wasn't my salary, i'm a mechanical engineer lol.
At first it will be a sole salary, I'm not planning on living downtown, possibly Port Moody (approx 45mins from where I'll work and my wife holds out hope of seeing an orca from there), we're not planning on buying or having kids anytime soon and we already have a car.
We're only looking for one decent holiday a year and maybe some weekends up at whistler. The main issue is trying to find an apartment as big as we have now (1200) even taking into account it'll be more expensive. Thanks for the numbers earlier in the thread, gives a me a good base to work from.
At first it will be a sole salary, I'm not planning on living downtown, possibly Port Moody (approx 45mins from where I'll work and my wife holds out hope of seeing an orca from there), we're not planning on buying or having kids anytime soon and we already have a car.
We're only looking for one decent holiday a year and maybe some weekends up at whistler. The main issue is trying to find an apartment as big as we have now (1200) even taking into account it'll be more expensive. Thanks for the numbers earlier in the thread, gives a me a good base to work from.
Aug 2nd 2012, 7:04 pm
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Aug 2nd 2012, 7:09 pm
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Aug 2nd 2012, 7:09 pm
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Re: 'Decent' salary in Vancouver??
You pay the premiums via the income tax system.
The wiki, its there to help you
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Medical_Insurance-Canada
The wiki, its there to help you
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Medical_Insurance-Canada
Aug 2nd 2012, 7:10 pm
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You pay the premiums via the income tax system.
The wiki, its there to help you
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Medical_Insurance-Canada
The wiki, its there to help you
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Medical_Insurance-Canada
Aug 2nd 2012, 7:11 pm
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Aug 2nd 2012, 7:20 pm
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Aug 2nd 2012, 7:28 pm
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Re: 'Decent' salary in Vancouver??
I'd say the opposite is the case. Europe is further away. Most of asia is either further away, or at best the same distance.
Aug 2nd 2012, 7:30 pm
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Re: 'Decent' salary in Vancouver??
Why would we need a car? I previously posted a separate question about this and everyone told me that we wouldn't need one. Why do we suddently need one? We're likely to live in downtown as that's where my partner will be working. I will be working from home. From what Ive heard, public transport is really good in Van.
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