The chart illustrates average salaries and rent costs for a single person in Toronto between 1980s and 2010s
Overall, it is evident that in 1980s up until the 1990s the aparment rent costs exceeded the income from individuals’ occupation. Although later in 2000s and on, the costs declined, while the salaries had been raised. In total, in 2010s the monthly salary was twice higher compared to the rent costs
In 1980s both figures were roughly at the same level, the money which people got from their jobs was 300 dollars, meanwhile the rent costs were about 340 dollars. As for 1990s, the their income was similar to accomidation costs 10 years ago,whereas the rent itself became 420
Turining to 2000s, the average income remained the same, meanwhile the rent fell dramatically,standing at 280 dollars. Finally in 2010s, salaries skyrocketed to an astonishing 5 hundread dollars, while the rent decreased to a measly 250 dollars