Put $100k into each of these: http://www.ey.com/ca/en/services/tax/tax-calculators-2017-personal-tax http://www.ey.com/ca/en/services/tax/tax-calculators-2017-

Put $100k into each of these: http://www.ey.com/ca/en/services/tax/tax-calculators-2017-personal-tax http://www.ey.com/ca/en/services/tax/tax-calculators-2017-pe... https://smartasset.com/taxes/new-york-tax-calculator#iCk2xoXx48 https://smartasset.com/taxes/new-york-tax-calculator#iCk2xoX... Then add another ~3.5% for living in NYC. There's at worst on almost equal footing. More than likely the person in NYC will pay more.