Yes, this is the comparison I was talking about.
Another thing to note, high-rise apartments aren't that expensive in Van, if you don't plan to buy.

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JRF ~ Van has lots of rainy days ...perhaps > 2/3 of the year and very less sunny days ....

Correct me if I am wrong FP ...

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Yes, to some extent. But, it doesn't rain everyday, all the time, and not a downpour as well but drizzles. You can go for walks outside comfortably, of-course with your Jacket hood on.

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If you compare Vancouver weather with Melbourne, Australia then here's the outcome:

Avg Rainy Days in Melbourne: 150
Avg. Rainy days in Vancouver: 165

Total of mean monthly sunshine hours in Melbourne: 2,190.8
Total of mean monthly sunshine hours in Vancouver: 1,937.5

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver#Climate

So, we are not far off from Melbourne, Australia's awesome weather. .

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Originally posted by MalaysianDesi Plenty of parks around which were severely lacking in Canada.

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OP ~ Why do you say that there are more parks there in Aus as compared to Canada ? Just curious as I thought we had more than fair share of green areas here as well.

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Please bear in mind that you are comparing wettest/coldest major city in Australia(Hobart is excluded) with the warmest major city in Canada. Even then, look at average monthly high temp and average monthly rainfall:

Average High Temperature:

Mon-- Van -- Mel
Jan -- 6.9 -- 25.9
Feb -- 8.2-- 25.8
Mar -- 10.3-- 23.9
Apr -- 13.2-- 20.3
May-- 16.7-- 16.7
Jun-- 19.6-- 14.1
Jul-- 22.2-- 13.5
Aug-- 22.2-- 15.0
Sep-- 18.9-- 17.3
Oct-- 13.5-- 19.7
Nov-- 9.2-- 22.0
Dec-- 6.3-- 24.2

We don't even have to list the low temps as Vancouver will be way colder than Melbourne.



Average Rainfall (Monthly):
Mon -- Van -- Mel
Jan (6.201) (1.843)
Feb (3.894) (1.89)
Mar (4.402) (1.972)
Apr (3.469) (2.256)
May (2.559) (2.193)
Jun (2.118) (1.949)
Jul (1.402) (1.87)
Aug (1.445) (1.969)
Sep (2.004) (2.283)
Oct (4.752) (2.598)
Nov (7.315) (2.374)
Dec (5.839) (2.323)

Total (45.386) (25.524)

Source: Wikipedia

You don't like Melbourne? You can move to most other cities in Australia which are warmer. Can't do the same in Canada. But then there is the US option.

However, the job situation in Australia sucks, and it is supposedly worse than Canada, especially when it comes to most white collar jobs.

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However, the job situation in Australia sucks, and it is supposedly worse than Canada, especially when it comes to most white collar jobs.

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