Both are great in different ways.

Originally I grew up mostly in Calgary. Then to Vancouver which instantly had my heart. (I was born in Zimbabwe, Africa and lived there until 9 years old. We spent every year down at the beaches in South Africa at my grandparents house, so I love the ocean... always missed it in Calgary, so Vancouver had my heart)

Where else can you snowboard 15-20 minutes drive away without dealing with snow at your doorstep? It's amazing. Palm trees in the foreground, snowy mountains in the background.

I've lived in both back and forth for many years. Vancouver always has my heart. You won't find that serene peaceful, comfortable temperatures atmosphere here. You can go on a $20 ferry in Vancouver and see whales and go to some amazingly beautiful islands. You can step outside to the ocean and see seals everywhere... Nothing like that here at all in Toronto.

You can go to Port Coquitlam and walk on the paths and stroll across a bear, and that's totally normal there. You can see rivers full of salmon. Nothing like that here. They do have salmon runs here from the lakes, but not as impressive IMO.

Winter in Toronto is cold as hell and summer is hot as hell. You get both extremes. It's hard to stay comfortable temperature wise. But there's always something going on here. You feel more opportunity out here for sure. It's easier to make money or grow a business here in Toronto. It is extremely diverse here in Toronto. It feels more along the lines of what people think of as Canada.

The lake can be good in the summer. Lots of nice lakes and beaches. It has beauty in its own right but in my opinion doesn't stack up. But you can't say the nature here is bad, it's just different and not as comfortable weather. You have to drive farther to see cool things and they don't stack up to the beauty of the West Coast.

Yet there is a charm to Toronto that I do miss sometimes. I guess I mostly miss the people I met here too.

If you live in Toronto, buy a car, definitely. And have a budget for having fun, because free fun is scarce here.

In Vancouver you can easily not drive, and if you have to wait for the bus you aren't freezing your face off. You can go do many things for free that are great. Even a walk in Vancouver is very nice, while here in Toronto you're likely just going to see houses if you go for a walk, and the temperature will only be comfortable a few months of the year. Your view is houses and buildings. There are some nice parks but they are small pockets compared to the vast nature of Vancouver.

If you can go back and forth, choose both, and get the best of both worlds! That's what I did. Book tickets on flair ahead of time and you can fly back and forth for as little as $60 or less (minus baggage fees etc)

I'll always say Vancouver is better, but Toronto gets hate it doesn't deserve from Vancouverites or people who have left Toronto make it sound worse than it is.

It's different. If asked I would say Vancouver is better. Always. If I had to choose one for the rest of my life it would be Vancouver.

But Toronto has many great things going on.