$ 69

All-in cost of Toronto’s premium office space, in US$ per square foot, versus $95 in NYC’s financial district and $111 in San Francisco

$ 1,532 Toronto’s average onebedroom apartment rent, in US$, versus $3,239 in San Francisco

189 Amount by which Toronto’s population increased every day between 2011 and 2015

4.5% Toronto’s annual employment growth, compared with 0.7% for Chicago and 1.6% for Los Angeles

6% Unemployment rate in Toronto, compared with 3.5% in Boston and 3.7% in San Francisco

3.5% Ontario corporate income tax rate on the first $500,000 in profit

$ 0 Cost of basic health insurance for eligible Toronto residents Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, Statistics Canada, Toronto Real Estate Board, JLL, Yardi Matrix.