Atlas by RikezasWhere you live
Vancouver
Canada7.80partial score: 14 of 15
Comparing with
Toronto
Canada7.96partial score: 14 of 15
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Result
Toronto wins 2 of 5
The biggest gap is in cultural integration.
Financial—+0.06.8 × 6.8
SafetyToronto+0.37.7 × 8.0
Currency—+0.09.5 × 9.5
Quality—+0.08.5 × 8.5
IntegrationToronto+0.86.6 × 7.4
Criterion by criterion
The 15 sub-criteria. The stronger bar belongs to the winner.VancouverToronto
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
7.0
Personal and property safety
8.0
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
6.0
Communities and support networks
8.0
Your money in both places
1 person, including rentYour monthly income US$ if you kept the same income (remote work or retirement)
VancouverUS$ 2,598
your income
Toronto
US$ 2,428
RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure
In Vancouver, shortUS$ 1,145a month
In Toronto, shortUS$ 975a month
How much of your work each thing costs
In hours of work, with your income and 40 hours a week.
VancouverToronto
Taxes
For an income of US$ 1,453 a monthDays of the year working for taxes
Vancouver
123 days
Toronto
133 days
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Both take about the same share of your income in taxes.
What the State costs you
| Vancouver | Toronto | |
|---|---|---|
| Income tax and social security | 31% | 31% |
| Tax on purchases | 2% | 6% |
| Paid twice (health insurance) | 5% | 5% |
| Total cost of the State | 39% | 42% |
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) ↗ · policyme.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · fin.gov.on.ca (pesquisa conferida) ↗
Everyday life
What matters day to dayLanguage
VancouverEnglish and French
TorontoEnglish and French
Currency
VancouverCAD
TorontoCAD
Time zone
VancouverUTC-8
TorontoUTC-5
Population
Vancouver753,100 (2025)
Toronto2,794,356 (2021)
Compare with YOUR real life
Connect Rikezas: your real spending, your real taxes and the year you reach financial independence in each place.