Just want to pass this along: Salary.com has a free cost of living comparison wizard, but it only compares US cities: http://swz.salary.com/CostOfLivingWizard/layoutscripts/coll_start.asp?frmact ion=&clickwatchname=salsal_homcol_col_click.gif&presentsalary=35000&x=79&y=1 2 Thanks for your great list! -Bruce ================================== Thanks Bruce - Vlad sent along CNN Money's calculator which includes some BC cities but no other province. I have NOT checked the figures and assume that they are assuming US dollars but a move from Manhattan to Vancouver BC shows that if you have $54,000 US in Vancouver,BC, Canada, you need $100,000 US to live the same lifestyle in Manhattan, NY This is a higher differential than my statement. http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html In addition, I did a return today with $300,000 US in Hawaii and the fellow owed another $28,000 CDN to Canada and BC. That was mostly because of no joint tax provisions and extra CPP in Canada which might still be cancelled under the treaties. the old Q & A follows: At 11:50 PM 10/12/2006, you wrote: >------------------------------------------ >Subject: Cost of living Canada vs US >Expert: taxman at centa.com >Date: Thursday October 12, 2006 >Time: 04:56 PM -0400 > >QUESTION: > >if a canadian resident is earning $112,000 Canadian, what would be am >equivalent fair salary in Richmond, VA taking into account the cost of >living (housing, transportation, medical, food, etc.)as well as federal and >state income tax burden, local property and real estate taxes, etc. >---------------------------------- >david ingram replies: > >This is an impossible question to answer without knowing your lifestyle, >kind of car you drive, and what Canadian city you are moving from. > >For instance, a recent ""what if' situation with a fellow earning $3,500,000 >US in San Francisco, showed he would be paying $29,000 less Federal and >state income taxes and social security. 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