if you could have the same job, same salary, would you choose Canada or the US?

[skysofialila 45]

If you could have the same or similar job and same or similar salary in both Canada and the US, in which country would you choose to live and why?

[Lights 56]

I haven't gotten there yet, since I'm still in Canada and only spend weeks at a time in the US with my fiancé. So I can't say, with 100% confidence, which I would prefer until I'm living it… but as it stands, if I had to chose.

I would say the US. I am moving from one of the most expensive cities in the world to Southern California. Although the city I am from is beautiful, the same salary and job would not get us very far here as it would in SoCal. You cannot buy a house in my city for less than 1 million dollars, many of them being tear down quality. I purchased my condo for the same price as what our budget is to buy a house in SoCal close to the beach. I also love the climate much more. Although the US has it's differences from Canada, I still think that our money goes a bit further in the US.

[JohnR! 5,495]

If you could have the same or similar job and same or similar salary in both Canada and the US, in which country would you choose to live and why?

I would choose the place where I would be happier, knowing that outside my job there is a family, friends and many other things to consider.

[Teddy B 17,252]

I would live in Canada without a second thought. The only reason we are living in the US is my job. And seeing my wife is the Canadian, I think she'd go with me.

[Lemonslice 4,885]

I would live in Canada without a second thought. The only reason we are living in the US is my job. And seeing my wife is the Canadian, I think she'd go with me.

Are you my husband? / same thing for us.

[Udella&Wiz 325]

I truthfully don't know my answer - I miss Canada terribly but it has more to do with family than money or jobs

[NikLR 13,227]

I would live in Canada without a second thought. The only reason we are living in the US is my job. And seeing my wife is the Canadian, I think she'd go with me.

Are you my husband? / same thing for us.

Exact same thing for me. But I doubt my husband would move to Canada in an instant but he has mentioned he'd like to retire there.

[Cassie 8]

Canada, no doubt about it. And the hubby feels the same way.

[NikLR 13,227]

I should mention my husband is "Captain America" type of American. LOL (I even bought him pj pants that say that.)

[Erica & L 50]

My wife and I would love to eventually live back in Canada. I'm from Vancouver and when she first came up to visit me she totally fell in love with it, being from several small towns in the south and she never really realized the difference. And all my friends and a few family members all live there, and we miss them a lot. However, we both want to go back to school and move to Portland and even living in NW United States, our money will still go farther than if we were to attempt to start our lives in Vancouver. Maybe one day when we both have our degrees and Canada would actually want my wife, since it's a lot more difficult to immigrate there.

For me, it's more the people and the things to do there, not necessarily a job perspective. She would, however, probably make more money in Canada, I'd probably be making the same amount either way.

[mitchanme 18]

Hubby to be's business and huge family are in the states, but definitely my part of Canada has far nicer climate, way better food, and no pollution. We'll probably retire in Canada. We chose to live in US as I really think it would be tough on him to go from being so well known where he is to being just another person here. And definitely there's way more recreation type stuff here, but a lot of the differences are also Midwest versus coast. Our number one reason to live in Canada would be medical though.

[Stubby and Rio 4]

Exact same thing for me. But I doubt my husband would move to Canada in an instant but he has mentioned he'd like to retire there.

That's funny my hubby said the same thing....I would prefer to be back in Canada....he is retired USA Army and US Marshall so he is very Pro USA.....in my field the income is better in Canada .... sometimes I feel like I don't fit in here....like a duck out of water....but I know I need to give it more time....

[NikLR 13,227]

That's funny my hubby said the same thing....I would prefer to be back in Canada....he is retired USA Army and US Marshall so he is very Pro USA.....in my field the income is better in Canada .... sometimes I feel like I don't fit in here....like a duck out of water....but I know I need to give it more time....

same here. I think I'll try to go back to school. It's not the career field of I was thinking of but maybe it'll help.

[Teddy B 17,252]

That's funny my hubby said the same thing....I would prefer to be back in Canada....he is retired USA Army and US Marshall so he is very Pro USA.....in my field the income is better in Canada .... sometimes I feel like I don't fit in here....like a duck out of water....but I know I need to give it more time....

I'm 50 years old been living in the US my whole life and sometimes I feel like I don't belong here. It can be very strange here at times, people flip like a switch.

[Rob & Monika 87]

I'd live where it is cheap, warm, and free of natural disasters...