CAD 110k is definitely enough to get a decent place, live comfortably and save some money in Vancouver.
But then again 'decent' and 'comfortably' are subjective.
But then again 'decent' and 'comfortably' are subjective.
A senior engineer in Seattle can do the same, and save ~100K/year.
Most people would do well to save 20% but even assuming people save 33% then you reckon senior engineers earn over 300k?
If you can 'live well' in the more expensive Vancouver at a 110K CAD salary, you could easily save an extra 100-200K USD by moving to Seattle.
Your figures don't seem to stack up RE Google:
https://www.glassdoor.ca/Salary/Google-Seattle-Salaries-EI_I...
Housing is getting expensive, but you can still buy a small 3br for about $400K in my neighborhood just south of Bellevue, so saving $100K does sound plausible.
Microsoft pays a bit less, but also employs ~30,000 people in the area.
Microsoft and Amazon are hardly an exception in Seattle - now that Boeing is leaving, they are by far the biggest employers in the region.