For that matter, the parts of the US that aren't the bay area, Seattle, NYC ... pay a lot less than the parts that are. The tech scene in Canada is much smalle

For that matter, the parts of the US that aren't the bay area, Seattle, NYC ... pay a lot less than the parts that are. The tech scene in Canada is much smaller, but pay seems similar to "the rest of US", for the most part. Perhaps a little better if you adjust for health care,etc. but I suspect it's a wash. So is this really a Canada [or wherever] vs. US comparison, or large US tech-hub vs. everywhere else comparison?