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Originally Posted by peter12
Most beautiful city in Canada, but as a place for anyone but established professionals, or people willing to substitute wages for lifestyle, it is just a really gorgeous place to visit.
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Vancouver isn't as insanely expensive as people make it out to be, but definitely a big basic cost of living hump to get over. Once you're over that hump (IE you make north of 50k/year), things get considerably easier. In Calgary, that hump might be closer to 40k.
The job market in Vancouver isn't nearly as bad as people make it out to be either. If anything, Calgary during a "boom" is the anomaly. There are very few places in the world where you can just slot into a 50k+ job relatively easily, and Calgary is one of them. Calgary also pays a premium for labour other places don't.
The economy in Vancouver, in general, is more service orientated, and there are a ton of opportunities in that industry. Also, if you have a skill (ex. ticketed trades person, film industry, computer design, etc..), there are quite a few opportunities in Vancouver. If you are a general labourer or looking for random office work, you're going to have it tough in Vancouver. There is quite a bit of admin work to be found if you know a specific industry though.