I live in Vancouver too and it's a conscious choice of the lifestyle here over more money in the Bay Area or Seattle but I'm aware that it's quite a lot of mone

I live in Vancouver too and it's a conscious choice of the lifestyle here over more money in the Bay Area or Seattle but I'm aware that it's quite a lot of money to give up. I think there are some indicators that salaries here are starting to rise due to the size of the gap but not enough that I don't still know plenty of people who have either left or are seriously considering it.