[Z3guy]

^ I agree with your comments. If you make $250K+ you can live a pretty fun lifestyle that includes nice living arrangements, toys, and some money to go out and have fun. However, you if you make $60K a year, you can still live a very nice life in Vancouver. You might not be ripping around in a nice Porsche, but you could have a nice BRZ. You might not be wasting a ton of money doing bottle service at Bar None, but you could be drinking some nice bourbon with friends at Spanish Banks. Don't get me wrong, Vancouver is stupid expensive, but the sheer physical beauty and things you can do (Grouse Grind, beaches, Granville Island, quality inexpensive restaurants) in Vancouver that don't cost allot of money are still really awesome. I am older now and make more money, but I wouldn't say that I am allot happier because I make more money. When it is all said and done, it is my family, friends, and great city I live in that makes me happy. If someone said to me you can make 2x your current income, but you have to live in Regina, I would say no thanks. Nicer material things in the big picture are really not that important (maybe for your ego only).