OK That works now, but I am afraid that the website quite simply does not take all factors into account. There are so many variables to consider, and it just doesnt consider them all. 2.2 times or even 2 times more expensive is not correct. The cost of housing here is probably why the website has come up with such large figures in its comparison and I have to admit housing CAN be pretty expensive. However when you take into account that the interest rates for mortgages are considerably less than in Canada and going down, as well as the fact that as soon as you get yourself onto the "property ladder" you can make a lot of money in a very short time, it actually isnt that bad at all. Certainly not twice as bad! And really, a BA captain is on a par with a senior AC Captain. I mean think about it, a lot of those guys have houses in villages near Heathrow. Those places can be worth UK £300,000 and up which translates very quickly in to CAD millions. Canadian charter pilots are not on wages that can support that, but BA Captains (and FOs for that matter). If they couldn't, they wouldn't fly. Funny thing is I was on a Canadian charter aircraft flight deck recently and both pilots were asking me if there was any way they could get a UK passport - they said they wanted to fly in the UK where there was "real" money to be made! Well, the real money is in the US but the UK is a lot better than Canada.