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

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

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Toronto, Canada is next on the list as you guys voted this city as your winner barely beating out Tokyo. In this episode of Review/Preview, Josh and Kalie from ExpatsEverywhere highlight moving to, living in, and working in Toronto. They talk about the neighborhoods, the weather, things to do, the cost of living, the tech industry, bringing a pet, jobs, and more. Check out this featured city!
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@nedhappily 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

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

@nedhappily 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@courtneywilkerson6131 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

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

@JoJo-st6jk 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@eriotero8397 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are amazing! I love your energy!

@ExpatsEverywhere 2 жыл бұрын

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

@C-mac_in_the_6ix 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We appreciate the positive feedback.

@viktorromer3561 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

🤩 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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@sibusisongema2532 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@k_and_m8745 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. 🙏

@RachelRebecca 3 жыл бұрын

This was awesome!

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

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? 😁

@elegbedeoluwaseyilawrence9689 2 жыл бұрын

I love your information thank you guys from Nigeria

@ExpatsEverywhere 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the love. ❤️ - Josh & Kalie

@angelineiskandar7366 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

I did mine at humber college

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

@@daniellecarnemolla1843 Thanks.

@neelp4990 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

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?

@SharonOnTheMove 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

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 🦸‍♀️

@imdoin 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

Wings Wednesday deal 😋

@Strawberryknight 3 жыл бұрын

What Wednesday deals? I have never heard of it.

@irenewanklin8889 2 жыл бұрын

Where did you move from

@AustenSummers 3 жыл бұрын

Toronto in the winter gets far below freezing 🥶

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

Are you an expat there, Austen?

@YasminYoruba 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@sergeych92 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ExpatsEverywhere 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@Strawberryknight 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

Where are you heading?

@Strawberryknight 3 жыл бұрын

@@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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@farheenyousuf6199 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

You can google some

@hectorcesar10 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Hector! 🙏 🙌

@krymex3410 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

@@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. 🙏

@bobbbxxx 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I should mention some cost of living points.. you list rent at $1700 US ($2130 Cdn) per month for a one bedroom apartment city centre. In 2021 the average rent monthly for the whole city is $1811Cdn ($1450) per month. If you rent a brand new condo with a lot of amenities in the city centre you will pay a lot, but there are older buildings in the downtown that are a lot cheaper than $2130 per month. Also I find your cost of meal estimates to be a bit too high. I find cost of living in Toronto to be pretty similar to American cities like Chicago, or other cities on the American East Coast. Of course cheaper than NYC but everywhere is cheaper than that! :D

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

We use the numbers that Numbeo gives, which if you're unfamiliar is a crowd sourced database. Thanks for the comment.

@bobbbxxx 3 жыл бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere Ah, okay thanks! I find the numbers a bit high, personally. I live downtown in Toronto; there are cheaper and more expensive neighbourhoods within easy reach of downtown. Like I say, if you rent a new condo unit right downtown with a skyline and lake view, it costs more than say Leslieville, or Greektown. Or Dundas East/Ossington.

@user-ju5wq7gf8q 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@C-mac_in_the_6ix 3 жыл бұрын

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

@hothotheat3000 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

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. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p8ybipuErbC6Z6M.html

@fmj136 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@kylepacioni 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@falayyou 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

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 expatseverywhere@gmail.com

@falayyou 3 жыл бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere Thanks, makes sense.

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

@@falayyou great.

@botshelokheletsane 3 жыл бұрын

Interested in studying and living there. Move with family

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@botshelokheletsane 3 жыл бұрын

The information was really usefully makes it more enticing

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

@@botshelokheletsane Thank you.

@kingjrlive9335 3 жыл бұрын

U for Uruguay

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Taiwan when the epidemic is over

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

andy my cheers!

@whyareyoureadingmyname5854 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

😁 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.