QUOTE(KronenZerg @ Sep 19 2016, 02:32 PM)
I noticed that Vancouver is prone to potential earthquake .. in fact, there are daily tremors .. Not sure if it is true or not? Any one living can validate this? Eventhough it is in at EQ zone, I see a lot of people trying to migrate there .. is it really better than Australia?
I realize this comment is from 2016 but I thought I'd chime in on this and contribute since I'm born and raised in Vancouver, and recently moved to Bangsar South for work a year ago.Vancouver/Seattle is 'overdue' to get a big earthquake as the city is along the Juan De Fuca straight. For the 34 years that I've lived in Vancouver, I think the only earthquake to my memory was a 5.0 magnitude and I honestly didn't feel it because it happened when I was driving.
Before moving to Malaysia, I was living in Philippines for 4.5 years and there were more earthquakes there in 4.5 years than my 34 years of Vancouver life. But that's not to say Vancouver won't get one.
QUOTE(Al3x0174 @ Feb 4 2019, 05:05 PM)
Don't like Australia
US too many crazy shits
Canada seems nice. As far as I know, the government might be more or less the same as Malaysia. cost of living also about the same. standard of living should be higher?
Cost of living depends on where you're moving to. Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Calgary are getting higher in terms of cost of living. I can only speak for Vancouver since I grew up there but I can say that living in Malaysia has saved me a lot of money vs living in Vancouver.US too many crazy shits
Canada seems nice. As far as I know, the government might be more or less the same as Malaysia. cost of living also about the same. standard of living should be higher?
If you want to live in the heart of Downtown Vancouver, average price for say a 1 bedroom 650sqft (60sqm as you guys use here) can run you around $2200CAD/month rent (approx 6,820MYR)
If you want to live farther out in the suburbs of say New Westminster or Coquitlam the price for the same sized unit is around $1,600CAD/month rent (approx 4,900MYR)
Even farther out to say Abbotsford which is over an hour drive from Vancouver the same sized unit will probably be around $1,200-1,400/month (Around 3720MYR)
If you're planning to buy a car, Vancouver has the highest gas prices in Vancouver. As of right now, cost for regular gas is around $1.54-$1.70CAD/ltr which is around 4.77MYR/Liter. A lot of Vancouverites if they're close to the boarder will hope across the boarder to fill up gas and save around 30-40% depending on your car.
In terms of cost/standard of living, a lot of my friends I've grown up with are finding it harder and harder to live in Vancouver due to the rising cost of day to day things. They're starting to move farther and farther away from Vancouver into the suburbs. Economy in Vancouver has been fueled by offshore real estate purchases (mainly Chinese) and the influx of Chinese migrating to Vancouver. For me, I compare the cost of food, restaurants, shopping, and day to day costs almost the same as living in Singapore. I lived in Yaletown which is in the heart of Downtown Vancouver and the cost of living was getting ridiculous.
Our taxes in Canada are also pretty ridiculous. I don't miss that at all.
In all honesty, I cannot see myself living in Vancouver anymore unless my employment ends with my company, but I would look for alternative countries to live in. Vancouver is beautiful, I miss the friends and family, lots to do in the spring/summer if you're an outdoors person, and skiing/snowboarding in the winter. But the weather from Oct-Apr does get cold/rainy and the past few years Vancouver has been getting a lot more snow. I don't miss that lol.
Again, I'm only speaking for Vancouver but cost of living does change from city to city. Halifax and smaller cities will definitely have a smaller cost of living, but also a smaller spectrum of job opportunities.
Anyone else has any questions on Canada I'm more than happy to do my best to answer them.