Toronto is a fantastic city with good subway transit and is a rail transit hub. Rents are about $1500 for a one bedroom and $2,500 for a 2 bedroom condo downtown. You can get cheaper as you move outside the core. There are a lot of parks and bike trails and in the summer the Toronto islands are a great venue. No more expensive than most cities, lots of nightlife, theatre, and a good music scene when Covid isn't an issue. Crime is generally not an issue unless you go looking for problems (as anywhere).
Pros and Cons of Living in Edmonton, Canada
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Pros of Living in Edmonton
Pretty safe
Fast internet
Good air quality on average
Spacious and not crowded
Very easy to do business
High quality of education
Great hospitals
Roads are very safe
Great freedom of speech
Democratic
Everyone speaks English
Very safe for women
Family friendly
Very friendly to LGBTQ+
Cons of Living in Edmonton
Way too expensive
Not much to do
Gets very cold in the winter
Difficult to make friends
Many people smoke tobacco
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Compared to other Canadian cities rent is affordable but it's unfortunately such a depressive place to live, due to the harsh and long winters. You get about 2-3 months of fantastic weather, and between 5-8 months of absolutely oppressive cold. It has some decent local culture for its size, but a distinct lack of fun nightlife. Public transit is absolutely horrendous. People can be a bit close-minded. Quality of life is otherwise comparable to other big NA cities. Taxes are on the low side. It's very out of the way - there's no real reason to come here as a tourist because Calgary is closer to everything interesting.
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