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Yeah, except that 140K USD is the equivalent of 182K CAD versus the 100K CAD you just quoted. So, you're not exactly comparing apples to apples there.

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Right, but rents in SJ are 2k USD vs 1400 CAD for a perfectly acceptable 1 bedroom. So for renting a nice place, commuting 15 mins by public transit and living in Vancouver, still a pretty good tradeoff to some.

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