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Conference kaosws::canada

Title:True North Strong & Free
Notice:Introduction in Note 535, For Sale/Wanted in 524
Moderator:POLAR::RICHARDSON
Created:Fri Jun 19 1987
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1040
Total number of notes:13668

66.0. "may move to Toronto." by FSTVAX::QUIROGA (Arturito) Wed Apr 27 1988 14:31

    
    
    My wife and I may move to the Toronto area, either in july or
    september, it's still up in the air.
    
    As of now, I think we'll spend one or two years in the area, I have
    some questions:
    
    Is Toronto a safe place to live?? , I have visited Montreal, Ottawa,
    Quebec, and all are very nice cities, and fairly safe.
    
    What is the standard of living in Toronto??, with this I mean, What
    is the considered a good salary??.
    
    We will have to rent a place, are there any nice appartment complexes,
    condominiums in the downtown area??. what is the average amount
    they ask for rent??. Are there any houses for rent??.
    
    Is it necessary to have a car??, or is public transportation
    sufficient??.
   
    Both my wife and I are Mexicans, and presently living in New England.
     
    Thanks for your input.
    
    
    ART.
                 
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66.1Toronto infoTRCA03::KEHOEThu Apr 28 1988 20:1921
    Is Toronto a safe place to live?? I would say "YES" considering
    the size of 2.5 million plus.
    
    What is a good salary?? Depends really on what you consider a good
    salary, ie: do you require a swimming pool, a V8 engine in your
    car, a new suit every 2 weeks?? A better question would be what
    is the average salary. I'm not sure of that, but I would think that
    it would be fairly high. 
    
    Nice appartments?? There are alot of nice buildings both in the
    downtown core and in the burbs. The only problem is find a vacancy.
    Toronto has less than 1% vacancy, so good luck. The average $ for
    an appartment is $800-$1200 for a 2 bedroom in downtown.
    
    You won't need a car if you plan on living and working downtown.
    Our transit system is very good, one of the best in North America
    I believe. If you should wish to travel you may wish to buy or rent a car.
    
    Welcome to Toronto and I hope your stay is a good long one!
    
    Ron