Want to move to Toronto for more face time with my head office location, faster promos, and leadership roles.

What salary range is best to live fairly comfortably downtown? I'm talking to have the basics covered; rent, food, bus pass.

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$150k-$200k if you want to live alone in a modern condo downtown.

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100-120K I would say

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Your best bet is to move to Toronto and find a higher paying job. Toronto is extremely expensive

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150k yearly

If your definition of comfortable is pay check to pay check then sure 120k is “comfortable” for a 2 person household

Depends on #of family members aswell. If single, you can consider sharing with another professional which can help with rent costs.

You could also live just a bit outside of downtown and commute 15-20mins which can also affect rental cost. North York might be ideal on the subway line.

Where are you currently?

You'll have plenty options within 30mins commute. Start checking rentals on housesigma or other websites and map out potential options and distances. Best wishes.

Furthermore, i think 120k should be sufficient for a single person. Based on that, My take home pay after taxes, health insurance, rrsp is $6000. So should be sufficient to be comfortable. Or if it's less than that you can budget accordingly. Even 100k might not be bad tbh.

Might be worth pushing for a market salary adjustment as well if you move to Toronto vs pay rate for Alberta market.

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Haha, so hard to gauge here.

100k - 200k is a real swing, guys.

I just want a lil apartment, food, bus and money for loans to start.

I’ve lived in downtown toronto about 12 years now and make about $120k.

If you don’t plan to have a car, and are going to be commuting. And with little or no debt, your $100k will be just fine. Lots of rental buildings (not condos) that are nice and you can get a 1 bed $2-2.5k

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