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Toronto. Boston has slightly better weather, and good history. But other than that, Toronto just blows it away.
I wouldn't go that far. There are certainly areas where Toronto surpasses Boston...but Boston is ahead of Toronto in several areas. Economically to begin with.
I wouldn't go that far. There are certainly areas where Toronto surpasses Boston...but Boston is ahead of Toronto in several areas. Economically to begin with.
I wouldn't go that far. There are certainly areas where Toronto surpasses Boston...but Boston is ahead of Toronto in several areas. Economically to begin with.
I would give the nod to Boston over Toronto in overall economic terms but at the same time each city has its own strengths in specific industry clusters - Boston though is more competitive and has a higher GDP. I do cringe when people use CSA GDP comparisons to Canadian cities when Canadian cities don't measure CSA's.....
I would also imagine that Bostons elite wealthy are more wealthy than Toronto's - for the avg joe not so much..
I also prefer the history of Boston over Toronto..In many other areas however, I think Toronto has it over Boston.. International tourism, festivals, arts and culture and an overall bigger/more cosmo/International city..
Toronto
Population: 5,936,352
GDP: $260.6 Billion
Per Capita: $43,905
Boston
Population: 4,627,646
GDP: $320.7 Billion
Per Capita: $69,308
The Toronto Board of Trade actually seems to hold Boston in pretty high regards...and apparently would like to emulate what Boston has been able to do economically.
The Global Financial Centres Index puts Boston ahead of Toronto in terms of financial services (#8 vs #12). In terms of high tech, biotech, nanotech and higher education, Boston is on a different level than Toronto. Toronto does a lot of stuff well, but economically it doesn't hang well with Boston.
Toronto
Population: 5,936,352
GDP: $260.6 Billion
Per Capita: $43,905
Boston
Population: 4,627,646
GDP: $320.7 Billion
Per Capita: $69,308
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Something looks fishy with these numbers for Toronto.. That population from the BI reflects the GTA - I suspect around 2011 (Greater Toronto Area which is about 6.2 million as of 2013). The 2013 GDP for the Greater Toronto Area is 323 Billion.
Weather -Boston
Scenery -Toronto (high park)
Economy - not sure
Parks -Toronto, aka City within a park
Waterfront - Toronto, lake ofc its better
Nightlife - Toronto, landslide
Safety - Toronto, safe large city in NA
Shopping - Toronto, i have proof
Diversity -Toronto
Architecture Street Level: - Boston, or Toronto cause look at Yonge at lakeshore
Skyline - Toronto
School systems (K-12) - Boston
Higher education (Colleges & Universities) - Toronto
Mass Transit - Toronto
Cost of living - Boston
Dining scene - Toronto (proof: Greektown on the Danforth, is another one of the major attractions of Toronto which boasts one of the highest concentrations of restaurants per kilometre in the world. It is also home to the annual "Taste of the Danforth" festival which attracts over one million people in 2 1/2 days.) and also the CN Tower 360 restaurant. now thats a scene.
Not sure I agree with most of this but people are entitled to their viewpoints. But when I got to the 13th item I quite literally laughed out loud.
Something looks fishy with these numbers for Toronto.. That population from the BI reflects the GTA - I suspect around 2011 (Greater Toronto Area which is about 6.2 million as of 2013). The 2013 GDP for the Greater Toronto Area is 323 Billion.
It's using a PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) measurement. It takes GDP and then adjusts it in order to reflect equal purchasing power across the board.
Even using your $323B, that would put slightly below Boston (which was at about $326B in 2011) despite being a far larger metro.
And, as previously mentioned, moving beyond the raw measurement of GDP, Boston is ahead Toronto in finance and far ahead of Toronto in industries like high tech, biotech, medical research/life sciences, nanotech and higher education.
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