Honestly one of the best things that ever happened to me is getting a job outside Toronto in my field . Same pay , markedly lower cost of living . And my commute is now 20 mins on a bad day down from 1 hr 45 mins one way when I worked in Toronto . It can be tough for people to get a job elsewhere . But honestly , I strongly recommend people work hard to find jobs elsewhere . I grew up in a big city and I love Toronto ' s culture and downtown , but once I made the move to a smaller city I realized I ' m not missing that much most of the week I ' m working anyway . And for the occasional game or concert that is only in Toronto , I can just go there for the day <| sep |> Maybe the ones that were released at 3 am in US . The ones that released in the middle of the day went quick