Living in TORONTO: How to Move There, Cost of Living, and Job Options (2020) | Expats Everywhere

[@nedhappily]

Love Toronto, we moved here from Vancouver 2 years ago City vibes and night life are so much better

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks, Ned!! Are you from Canada or abroad?

[@nedhappily]

@@ExpatsEverywhere I moved to Canada from Taiwan 6 years ago.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

@@nedhappily Great stuff!! Well, congrats on the first move to Vancouver and now Toronto. Thanks for watching this one, fellow expat! Hope to see you around the channel more often.

[@LividLibruh]

Thanks for the info. This helps a lot when deciding where I want to put down roots after college!

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

You’re welcome! Does that mean Toronto for college? 😊

[@AustenSummers]

Toronto in the winter gets far below freezing 🥶

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Yeah, we really meant to state that day time average (Highs) aren't tragic, but for sure it gets cold in Toronto!

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Are you an expat there, Austen?

[@eriotero8397]

You guys are amazing! I love your energy!

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thank you so much!! We appreciate the love ❤️ - Josh & Kalie

[@elegbedeoluwaseyilawrence9689]

I love your information thank you guys from Nigeria

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks for the love. ❤️ - Josh & Kalie

[@irenewanklin8889]

Where did you move from

[@sergeych92]

I've been to King West recently. The street is more quiet than retirement community

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks for sharing.

[@neelp4990]

Thanks for the info...Is it too cold or may be in the time of winters it may be?

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

You're welcome. Thanks for the comment. For a Canadian they would probably say no, but in our opinion too much of the year is cold. It's not just the winter. The summer in Toronto is AMAZING, but there are the other months to live in too. 😁 Where would you be moving from?

[@angelineiskandar7366]

Thank you so much for the info 😁 any ideas about the good colleges for early childhood education diploma in Ontario? Hugs from Finland 🤗

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Ryerson has a high ranking Master's program and it's one of the top 1000 schools in the world. U of Toronto has the School of Graduate Studies, which is also highly regarded. University of Toronto is in the top 20 in the world so if you're looking for undergrad work, you might want to look there first. Thanks for watching, commenting and hugging! 🤗

[@daniellecarnemolla1843]

I did mine at humber college

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

@@daniellecarnemolla1843 Thanks.

[@C-mac_in_the_6ix]

You guys have great personalities, and your assessment of Toronto was bang on.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks! We appreciate the positive feedback.

[@sibusisongema2532]

Vary informative looking forward to visit Toronto soon Derick from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Cheers!

[@RachelRebecca]

This was awesome!

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thank you very much. We appreciate it. What did you find so awesome about it so we can do more of that and less of the less awesome stuff? 😁

[@YasminYoruba]

Where can I apply for a working Holiday Visa for Canada? I’m from Australia but I’m finding it hard to find a reliable site 🥺

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Hi, Yasie. What sites have you been using? Canada's government website is very good and robust.

[@JoJo-st6jk]

Great video! New Toronto to the Financial District is LONG. I always took the subway 😯 Nice folks like you are always welcome in Toronto. Hope you're both doing well in Portugal ☺️

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks, Jo Jo. We LOVE Toronto, but don't earn enough independently to live there for any real significant time 😁It was a long walk but we enjoy doing that as you've probably seen how we walk around Porto. 😅 - Josh & Kalie

[@falayyou]

Would you recommend portugal over toronto? What are the pros compared to toronto?

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Hey, Firas. It's not exactly a fair comparison for us to make as this series is a part of an audience driven series in 2020 where we polled our audience every 2 weeks on where they want us to do a city guide for. One of the contributors at ExpatsEverywhere actually lives in Toronto but has never lived in Portugal, and Josh & Kalie are currently living in Portugal but have never lived in Toronto. They've only visited. With that said, both are fantastic places. Weather and cost of living in Portugal are amazing compared to Toronto. Wages in Toronto blow Portugal out of the water. Thanks for the question. If you want to continue dialogue, email us at [e-mail]

[@falayyou]

@@ExpatsEverywhere Thanks, makes sense.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

@@falayyou great.

[@k_and_m8745]

LIBERTY VILLAGE IS AMAZING! Downtown living with GREAT access to Lake Ontario. Liberty Village has so many great conveniences such as vets, grocery stores, ease of access to transportation, UBER is a very common alternative mode of transportation, Gastro Pubs, low crime rate, etc. Great time to buy! No, I do not live there but have friends and family that do.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks for sharing. 🙏

[@user-ju5wq7gf8q]

I live in downtown Toronto. I think you got your currencies mixed up - change everything from US to CAD and it seems about right.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks for sharing, Bob. We haven't heard that feedback otherwise. We do get our numbers from Numbeo though.

[@C-mac_in_the_6ix]

You sure you live in Toronto??? Their numbers were bang on.

[@Strawberryknight]

It's funny to see this video, while I am moving away from Toronto.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Where are you heading?

[@Strawberryknight]

@@ExpatsEverywhere Near Stouffville. It's a great house with bigger lot and much lower property tax than in Toronto. I have known a lot of people also moving away from Toronto to Burlington (further west) or Ajax (further east).

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

@@Strawberryknight ahh okay but you’re staying in Canada. We hope you have a successful move and enjoy your new house.

[@imdoin]

HAHAHAHA you forgot wings Wednesday deals. So amazing, a pound of wings for 5 CAD. Also, winter can be quite gruesome and gloomy in Toronto, it depends, the weather seems to be getting more unpredictable. But I love Canada, not a Canadian but live in it for awhile.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Wings Wednesday deal 😋

[@Strawberryknight]

What Wednesday deals? I have never heard of it.

[@kylepacioni]

Wow, living is wayyy cheaper than expected. The rent, food, alcohol, and coffee are all less than half of what it costs to live in NYC

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Here's an aggregated point of comparison for your reference. www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=United+States&country2=Canada&city1=New+York%2C+NY&city2=Toronto&tracking=getDispatchComparison - Josh & Kalie

[@viktorromer3561]

Very clear and fun video to watch! Greetings from Belgium ❤️

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

🤩 Thanks for the love! We’ve not gotten that feedback before! Fun to watch!!! Thank you, Viktor Romer from Belgium. It sounds like we need you as a subscriber and channel ambassador. 2020 has been the year of Great Expat Cities around the world. Warsaw is up next but we hope you’ll be around to vote in the next poll 1 week from today. We appreciate the encouragement, Viktor, hope to see you around, and wish you well.

[@viktorromer3561]

@@ExpatsEverywhere thanks for the lovely reply, I already subscribed and I'd love to vote in the next poll 👍, see you guys ❤️

[@farheenyousuf6199]

Where in canada can I find good public schools for autism for my daughter in her mid 20s which are free.can u guide me.

[@roser9194]

You can google some

[@hothotheat3000]

How does it work come tax time? Do you pay US and Canadian taxes?

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Probably not but depends. This isn’t legal or tax advice. You tax situation will depend on how you’re registered, who’s paying you, how long you’ve been out of the US. By in large, when you’re a resident of a foreign country especially for a year or more, you’ll file taxes with the US and the income you’ve made, file it as foreign earned income. There’s a large exclusion for this. We have a video about this. Check it out. Thanks for the question. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5fOiGuJfa-JbdE

[@krymex3410]

Omg dude I really appreciate it from the EU im half Irish/half Slovak I know 4 languages,English, Slovak, Polish, Czech, I understand Russian and Irish thats why as a European speaking many languages, Toronto will hopefully be the perfect place for me! Since it speaks 200 language it would be fun to chat to others so would you have any a little more specific recommendations as to what I could work as? Also I love and really really appreciate that ye guys are coming to Portugal in Europe its a amazing place the beaches are fantastic...

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks, KrymEx. We appreciate the thoughtful comment and the support of the channel. Toronto is a very cool place. We have good friends there and really like it a lot. Without knowing what experience you have or what skills you have, it's hard to give recommendations. If you check their (Canadian) immigration website, they do state some of the skills that give people more points for immigration. Try to leverage that so that you can be a skilled worker. It'll be easier to be hired that way. Hope that gives you a start.

[@krymex3410]

@@ExpatsEverywhere Thanks a lot for that creative reply... It really means a lot. Also hope ye well torwards growing yere channel

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

@@krymex3410 thank you. Keep us posted with your progress. Again, we appreciate the support. Spread the good news about ExpatsEverywhere. We’re building something and need positive people like you at the core of it. Thanks for believing in us. 🙏

[@SharonOnTheMoveDaily]

Filled with a lot of useful information. Housing is comparable to Maryland. Looking for a cheaper country. Loving your Alphabet Content.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Sharon Weeks Thank you 🙏 Toronto and Maryland have similar cost of housing?! Move, move right now. 😝 Thanks for the support. You’ve been a comment section hero 🦸‍♀️

[@fmj136]

I would think that Vancouver Real Estate is waaayyy more expensive than Toronto's due to its warmer weather during winter and proximity to Foreign Buyers/Investors.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Great comment. Thanks. You would think for sure. Check this data out. www.numbeo.com/property-investment/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Canada&city1=Toronto&country2=Canada&city2=Vancouver

[@C-mac_in_the_6ix]

Vancouver is very expensive, but what your over looking is the population factor. The reason real estate is so expensive in Toronto is easy, it's a supply and demand issue. Canada lets about 300,000 people immigrate into the country each year, and a good chunk of those people come to the GTA because no matter where they're coming from, they will have a community here and feel comfortable. Add that to the already existing demand by natives trying to get into the market, it's quite competitive. The prices are so ridiculous they've been saying there's going to be a crash for the last 25 years....lol.

[@hectorcesar10]

This video should have more likes. I wish I could give 2 myself.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks, Hector! 🙏 🙌

[@botshelokheletsane]

Interested in studying and living there. Move with family

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Nice!

[@botshelokheletsane]

The information was really usefully makes it more enticing

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

@@botshelokheletsane Thank you.

[@kingjrlive9335]

U for Uruguay

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks. We're actually looking for cities to do like Montevideo would have worked for the "M" poll but the U poll is actually closed now and we're publishing our video on the winner, Utrecht, tomorrow! Thanks for watching this one though. We appreciate it and we'd love to have you as a subscriber.

[@nicolesummers8139]

35000 is there median income???!....sh''t lol....i live in los angeles so you can understand why im like wtf

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Hi Nicole, that number isn’t a salary number but it’s the cost of living or average expenses that we found. Here are your salary averages www.salaryexplorer.com/salary-survey.php?loc=3358&loctype=3

[@thani2720]

Welcome to Taiwan when the epidemic is over

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

andy my cheers!

[@whyareyoureadingmyname5854]

I don't see how you could live there unless you're a brain surgeon and even then you're probably just barely making it

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

😁 Love the name. We don't think there is a city full of brain surgeons. 😊 Seriously though, we know a wide variety of people that work across a variety of industries and they make life in Toronto work. One family was on a single income and the guy worked at Salvation Army and did private sports coaching on the side.

[@m.asquino7403]

Why on earth would you want to live in Toronto

[@jeffreyali3644]

Why wouldn’t you?

[@C-mac_in_the_6ix]

The same reason 5 million other people live here, it's an amazing city.