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Toronto

Canada
7.96partial score: 14 of 15
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Comparing with

Vancouver

Canada
7.80partial score: 14 of 15
+ 3rd place
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Result
Toronto wins 2 of 5

The biggest gap is in cultural integration.

Financial—+0.06.8 × 6.8
SafetyToronto+0.38.0 × 7.7
Currency—+0.09.5 × 9.5
Quality—+0.08.5 × 8.5
IntegrationToronto+0.87.4 × 6.6

Criterion by criterion

The 15 sub-criteria. The stronger bar belongs to the winner.
TorontoVancouver
Financial environmentweight 30%
6.0
Tax burden
6.0
7.0
Cost of living
7.0
10.0
Ease of doing business
10.0
5.0
Investment returns
5.0
Stability and safetyweight 25%
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Entry and residence
—
8.0
Political and social stability
8.0
8.0
Personal and property safety
7.0
Currency strengthweight 20%
10.0
Currency stability
10.0
8.0
Strength against the dollar
8.0
10.0
Purchasing power
10.0
Quality of lifeweight 15%
9.0
Infrastructure and services
9.0
8.0
Culture and lifestyle
8.0
8.0
Environmental quality
8.0
Cultural integrationweight 10%
7.0
Language and communication
7.0
8.0
Communities and support networks
6.0

Your money in both places

1 person, including rent
Your monthly income US$ if you kept the same income (remote work or retirement)
Toronto
your income
US$ 2,428
Vancouver
US$ 2,598
RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure
In Toronto, shortUS$ 975a month
In Vancouver, shortUS$ 1,145a month

How much of your work each thing costs

In hours of work, with your income and 40 hours a week.

TorontoVancouver
0h20h40h60h80h100h120h140h160h180h200h220hRent192.6 × 213.2Groceries42.7 × 50.5Transport13.3 × 10Health9.2 × 9.2Utilities14.6 × 9.9Leisure17 × 17

Taxes

For an income of US$ 1,453 a month

Days of the year working for taxes

Toronto
133 days
Vancouver
123 days
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Both take about the same share of your income in taxes.

What the State costs you

TorontoVancouver
Income tax and social security31%31%
Tax on purchases6%2%
Paid twice (health insurance)5%5%
Total cost of the State42%39%

Paid twice: the health insurance you pay on top of taxes. Tax on purchases: the consumption tax rate applied to groceries, transport, utilities and leisure in the cost-of-living basket. Computed without deductions, with each place's official table and the Central Bank of Brazil exchange rate. In Rikezas it uses your real spending.

Sources: canada.ca (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · fin.gov.on.ca (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · policyme.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗

Everyday life

What matters day to day
Language
TorontoEnglish and French
VancouverEnglish and French
Currency
TorontoCAD
VancouverCAD
Time zone
TorontoUTC-5
VancouverUTC-8
Population
Toronto2,794,356 (2021)
Vancouver753,100 (2025)

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