Moving from Montreal, Quebec to Vancouver, British Columbia is a big transition with many factors to consider. For your employee, it’s a move halfway across the country, new living arrangements, new friends, and a higher cost-of-living. For your organization, it is understanding the financial impact of the transfer on your employee in order to provide the right incentives as well as the cost implications of those incentives to your corporate budgets.

The Cost Comparison Report for domestic relocations provide you a detailed look at the cost differentials between two cities. Data for 147 cities is available. Identify the employee’s current location and the intended transfer location to understand the cost comparison across 5 main areas:

• Goods and services differential
• Housing differential
• Property tax differential
• Tax differential
• Utilities differential