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> I just compared the Bay Area with Vancouver, and the latter is considerably cheaper, at least half price. How exactly did you arrive at that conclusion consi

• rogerbinns 13y ago
  > How exactly did you arrive at that conclusion ... Did a Google search for Vancouver rentals, clicked on the first 3 results, verified that it was Vancouver Canada and not Washington state, and then clicked around the maps/listings. The first two links do seem to indicate Vancouver being cheaper than San Jose when eyeballing it, but you'd need a data export or graphs of dollars per square foot averages to be fully comparable. BTW I picked Vancouver because it is on the west coast as is the bay area. Some indications are that Toronto would be a better choice, and perhaps compared to Chicago or NYC instead. > ... according to The Economist, Vancouver is the most expensive city in North America ... Note that they are measuring the cost of living, not the price of accommodation although the latter should account for a large amount of the former. You also have to be careful what is being compared - for example they list Colombo (which I'm personally familiar with) amongst the 20 cheapest, but that certainly isn't the case for a lifestyle equivalent to the bay area, and cars are eyewateringly expensive there due to import duties (around 5 times the price in the US!)