Americans pay for everything. The wage looks higher because it has to go towards medical bills, non subsidized food products like produce instead of corn, mangoes, and cheese. Insurance policies are required for everything but refuse to pay out anyways so you have to cover all casts yourself anyways. No rent protections ( but man Canada is sprinting past everyone else on rent prices lately)
America makes it look glamorous and well paid but really they hand you a wad of cash and tell you to figure out everything in your own and don’t tell you by paying us all higher they actually put less back into the country than anywhere else with capitalism just a bit under control.