BC cost of living, service industry

Hello! My partner and I are trans and currently live in Wisconsin. I qualify for citizenship by descent and am sending my application this next week. I know the process is long, so I’m beginning to look at where we would like to be. I’m a year on T and my partner is beginning her transition through planned parenthood this next week. We both will still need surgery. I need top surgery, she will need bottom surgery and FFS. We both currently work in the service industry. I’m in coffee, she’s in bartending/fine dining. We currently live in a tourist town in Wisconsin on the peninsula, so we are familiar with fewer housing opportunities and the cost of living here. It isn’t quite as high as BC. Homes and condos starting at 500k. Apartments are starting at 1700 a month.

The land itself is very similar to the landscape on the Olympic peninsula in Washington. In USD, we make around 120-140k. From what I’ve seen, BC and Vancouver island specifically has the largest trans population in the country.

My question is, with the economy getting worse here and in Canada, is it even realistic that we will be able to find similar jobs with the same/similar pay?