[ohstopitu]

But I was under the impression that Vancover was incredibly expensive.

Your take home pay at the end of the year would be 88k - 116k (if those numbers are to be believed). After accounting for rent and other expenses, I feel like that's average at best.

[jonknee]

It is, but Vancouver is also well known for not paying well. It's expensive because of a real estate bubble, not because it is overflowing with high paying jobs.

[EnFinlay]

Exactly. Most developer jobs pay slightly over half the quoted amount.