I was so annoyed in 2012 when we were protesting the tuition fee hike in Québec that people were pointing to other provinces or the US for their higher tuition fees, instead of, like, North European countries, and many others, where it’s free.

I was living with about 10k CAD/y for a few years when I was single and I was mostly fine.

Granted, this was in the 2010s. And of course I wasn’t in Manhattan, as you can guess by the currency.

Now, I’m making about 70k CAD with a family (sole provider) and I’m just staying afloat.