Median developer salary is more like $45k in Montreal [1] and $93k in NYC [2], according to Payscale. [1] - http://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Job=Software_En

Median developer salary is more like $45k in Montreal [1] and $93k in NYC [2], according to Payscale. [1] - http://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Job=Software_Engineer_%2f_Developer_%2f_Programmer/Salary/720cacaf/Montr%C3%A9al-QC http://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Job=Software_Engineer_%2... [2] - http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Software_Engineer/Salary/df029197/New-York-NY http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Software_Engineer/Sa... Money left NYC: $40,000 Money left Montreal: $23,250 The apartment difference is going to be considerable. It's very cheap to rent in Montreal.