Montreal vs Toronto vs Vancouver (salary, place, America, population)

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by mooguy

Arts/Theatre/Culture.........Toronto by a long shot, then Montreal, and again Vancouver doesn't rank
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If you speak only English. Which admittedly is the case for most people on this forum.

[mooguy]

Where are people getting this idea that Vancouver has good roads? Vancouver is known nationwide for it's deplorable road network. To say it's pathetic is an insult to pathetic things everywhere.

In general Vancouver wins out in all natural beauty, outdoorsy, and recreational categories. As for urban affairs, it's a battle between Toronto and Montreal with Vancouver so far behind it's not really worth ranking. Montreal is more of the nightlife, café culture, and bohemian city with great historic architecture that lends to it's charm. Toronto is the high energy centre for all things cosmopolitan, shopping, food, ethnic enclaves, the arts, film, culture, theatre, and hip urban vibe. I would say that Montreal and Toronto are probably tied in the music scene except if you are into jazz where Montreal's dominance is unquestionable.

[ccm123]

Vancouver

[Natnasci]

Originally Posted by Stoke

Vancouver has the landscape, Toronto has the entertainment, Montreal has the architecture....

I want to live in Torcouveral.

or a version of this. I agree, all three cities offer something the others don't and it just boils down to personal preference.

[Vincent_Adultman]

Originally Posted by mooguy

Where are people getting this idea that Vancouver has good roads? Vancouver is known nationwide for it's deplorable road network. To say it's pathetic is an insult to pathetic things everywhere.

In general Vancouver wins out in all natural beauty, outdoorsy, and recreational categories. As for urban affairs, it's a battle between Toronto and Montreal with Vancouver so far behind it's not really worth ranking. Montreal is more of the nightlife, café culture, and bohemian city with great historic architecture that lends to it's charm. Toronto is the high energy centre for all things cosmopolitan, shopping, food, ethnic enclaves, the arts, film, culture, theatre, and hip urban vibe. I would say that Montreal and Toronto are probably tied in the music scene except if you are into jazz where Montreal's dominance is unquestionable.

Nightlife in Vancouver is especially bad. Even just within the Pacific Northwest, its nightlife/bar scene is significantly worse than Portland's or Seattle's.

[That_One_Guy]

Originally Posted by Vincent_Adultman

Nightlife in Vancouver is especially bad. Even just within the Pacific Northwest, its nightlife/bar scene is significantly worse than Portland's or Seattle's.

For some reason it seems nightlife is not a big thing out West in general. All the nightlife destinations in both Canada and the US all seem to be in Eastern cities, with Western cities usually being extremely lacking in that regard. Vegas probably being the only real exception.

[Vincent_Adultman]

Originally Posted by That_One_Guy

For some reason it seems nightlife is not a big thing out West in general. All the nightlife destinations in both Canada and the US all seem to be in Eastern cities, with Western cities usually being extremely lacking in that regard. Vegas probably being the only real exception.

I sort of agree with that although I think LA, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Denver, and San Diego can hold their own with the majority of Eastern cities in terms of nightlife (e.g. Philly, Boston, DC). The difference is the eastern part of the country has NYC, Chicago, New Orleans, and Miami as *amazing* nightlife cities, while the West Coast only has Vegas.

In terms of Canadian cities, you are definitely 100% right. BC is an awesome place but the nightlife is astoundingly bad. Montreal is great while Toronto is also pretty good.

[mooguy]

I find that Westerners {in the US & Canada} seem to be early-to-rise, early-to-bed cultures. I think this is due to them naturally being more outdoors inclined.

Natnasci is quite correct in that a Tor/Mon/Van comparison really comes down to what you want in your city. Canada is very fortunate to have it's 3 largest cities being so different.

[botticelli]

Originally Posted by Enean

Setting and location goes to Vancouver....stunning beauty.

Stunning??

[bradjl2009]

I've been to all three in the last year (though admittedly my time in Vancouver was only 2 days compared to the few trips I've taken to both Toronto and Montreal).

Setting/Location- Vancouver by far for setting but I'd give location to Toronto or Montreal.
Mass Transit- Montreal
Culture- Montreal
Food- I feel like all three are very strong in this category, though they may excel in different types of food compared to others.
Nightlife- Montreal
Climate- Toronto. I personally like snow so I wouldn't want a mostly just rain winter like Vancouver, but Montreal cold can get a little much so Toronto seems like a good choice.
Economy- I'd go with Toronto.
Education- I don't know enough about this at all to judge though I know all three have one very good university at least.
Recreation- Vancouver
Roads/Highways- I'd put it between Toronto and Vancouver.

I have a hard time picking which one is my favourite though, all three are great and cool places to visit and are all different as well, so none of the three remotely feel like the other two.