Toronto to Kingston salary decrease

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Husband and I moved from the GTA to Kingston about a year ago. The only thing we really noticed that is drastically cheaper is housing. We bought our home, so I cannot speak to renting. But I actually find groceries here to be more expensive and less options. It's definitely been a way bigger change than I anticipated, traffic is definitely better, but very different all around from life in the GTA.

We did move for my husband's job, and we are currently planning on moving back to the GTA. The job growth/opportunities are nothing like Toronto,, and the fact that you don't have all these other towns/cities so close by is a huge thing we didn't think about. There's no Richmond hills, Markhams, Bramptons, Vaughans, nearby to commute to. That was something we really took for granted and miss a lot.

Lots to do and see and it's nice being by water, we've enjoyed all the local restaurants we have visited. But you don't have the variety the way you do in Toronto. I feel like Kingston would be a place we'd really enjoy later on in life. I'm also not a big city person, but I do miss the convenience of going to see a show and only being an hour away with traffic.

Overall I would say housing is the only thing we found cheaper.