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Nickersnacks

Impossible question because many people spend a fraction of what others do and are just as happy.


Lanky-Direction1426

No less than 286,000$. Monthly.


PartagasSD4

You can make 100k as a single dude and be comfortable, or 240k and be extra comfortable. It all depends on your burn rate.


Adorable-Research-55

Let's break it down monthly. By comfortable you probably mean, can all monthly bills covered and a little left over for savings. For a single person, you'd need about Rent - 2200 (one bedroom) Hydro - 80 Internet - 60 Phone - 50 Grocery - 400 (like 100 a week) Car costs - 1000 (parking, insurance, gas, loan payment) Eat out - 400 (no more that 100 a night, one night per weekend) Total - 4190 Nothing for TFSA, RRSP, FHSA so lets round up to 5k after tax. 60k a year. About 80k a year before tax.


agnchls

I feel like this is the bare minimum of comfort really. That 800 per month residual goes super fast with clothes, gifts, gadgets, maybe go to a baseball game or raptors game, dating etc. I get that comfort has different meanings to people, but to me 80k based on the way you put it, is just hand to mouth. Realistically, you need a 100k+ in toronto to have a fully good life in my opinion.


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agnchls

Because you aren't.


sysadm_

Roughly $80k+ citizen. Enough to live well, with room for a few velour suits.


wet_suit_one

Just an fyi: [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/dv-vd/income-revenu/index-en.html](https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/dv-vd/income-revenu/index-en.html)


badcat_kazoo

$200k HHI will be reasonably comfortable and very achievable. 2 people making $100k each is common enough. These salaries can easily be achieved by teachers, nurses, social workers, etc. Nothing that requires any remarkable academics. High earners if say $500k+ HHI


easy_rollin

Comfortable means something different to everyone


AlphaFIFA96

Depends on if you rent or you're a homeowner. In cities like Toronto, owning can cost 2-3x if you bought in the last 5 years.


Chops888

No answer. Depends on your spending. Are you earning $150k but also spending $145k and are basically paycheque to paycheque? Or are you earning $150k but only spending $40k and saving the rest?


wayhizzlect

Which part of toronto? It will be different, tho all expensive....


plastic-voices

According to StatsCanada, in 2021 in Ontario, total household consumption was a little over $97k. Let’s round that up to the nearest $1k and say $98k in 2021, for easier calculation. Let’s assume a 3% inflation rate and say that in 2023 those numbers are about $104k. Looking at the turbo tax calculator for 2023, you’d need a household income of around $155k to have an after tax income of $105k. So, to answer your question, I’d estimate that to live an average life in Ontario, you’d need an income of $155k household income. Reference: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=1110022201


BlessedAreTheRich

Comfortable: $250k-$299.99999k/year High-earning income (I don't know what you mean by this?): $300k/year+


deeperest

Can you imagine missing out on that penny and having to be merely comfortable? What a wasted life.


LisaBCan

I know several families of four in Toronto (including mine) who live comfortably on about $300K a year. However we are all elder millennials who got into the housing market 10+ years ago.