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maverick_TO New member

Member since 05 May 2017

maverick_TONew member06 May 2017 00:20:44

Hi All,

I'm currently based in the USA, and, am in the midst of negotiating a couple of job offers in Toronto. I was looking to get a sense on what would be considered a good salary band to be able to live comfortably聽 in Toronto (I'm single, and, don't have a family to support). A couple of factors that I'd like to list follow-

鈥⒙� 聽 Considering the location of the jobs, I will be living downtown to avoid a long commute. Also, I'd like to be fairly social (bars, restaurants, travel et al), at least to begin with, to be able to build a network within Toronto.
鈥⒙� 聽 I'm leaning towards buying a car to be able to get around on weekends.

Many thanks!
NK

philipyeo Serial expat

Member since 28 May 2014

philipyeoSerial expat06 May 2017 00:31:37

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Are you planning to rent the whole apartment or a room? You could rent cars for the weekend as parking space will not be included in your rental particularly for downtown toronto. The subway and tramp services are pretty good if you live and move about downtown. You can also call on uber occasionally. As to the pay, it depends on what your profession is and how many years of working experience you have.

maverick_TO New member

Member since 05 May 2017

maverick_TONew member06 May 2017 18:58:21

Many thanks for the response, philipyeo. My inputs to your response follows:

鈥⒙� 聽 I intend to rent a place by myself (a studio should suffice if rents are prohibitive)
鈥⒙� 聽 I work as a Product Manager (IT) currently, and, have 7 years of experience. The roles I'm currently discussing are in the same capacity.

Many thanks,
NK

philipyeo Serial expat

Member since 28 May 2014

philipyeoSerial expat06 May 2017 19:02:35

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PM me and we'll take it offline

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