Originally Posted by helcat12

Some people here will tell you that it is impossible to live in this part of BC on anything less than 100K a year.
We live very happily on half that.

The only person who can really judge is you.
Look at craigslist and the property website mls.ca for rentals and houses for sale in the areas you might be interested in. That will give you basic housing costs for a variety of properties. Look them up on Google Streetview and see what the areas are like, as the insides can look nice but outside.

I would say we live just as well here as we did in the UK on less money, but then we don't live in the big city, we have no kids, we don't have flash cars and we don't eat out all the time.

If that is your preference, then maybe $100K is nearer the mark.

It is worth noting that if you rent somewhere and have to pay your own bills (which I think is preferable as that helps you to build up your credit history here) BC Hydro will require a big deposit as you have never been a customer before. So will the gas supplier, if you have it.


The start-up costs are more than the regular monthly expenses. Make sure that you have a nice fat bank balance when you get here to cover all that.

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Originally Posted by rubberduck124

Thanks for the helpful advice
It would only be my partner and I moving over, we would like the live in central Vancouver for a while, but we do not eat out often and I think a car would be a luxury for us.
Checked on Craigslist and got some good ideas on how much renting could cost. I work in IT Support and have seen some jobs which pay $40000 plus, which could possibly work for if my partner finds work also.
Thanks for all your replies guys.

Originally Posted by helcat12

40K is not unrealistic for IT support role., so you should be fine there.

Originally Posted by Novocastrian

I assume you're being hilariously ironic?