Cost of living in Canada?
 

anyone know? rent, bills, gas, tax, cigarettes, internet access.. the lot!

I guess it varies from province to province?

let's hear it :)

all you need to supply is beer and the roof. the government supplies the rest.

Gas is super expensive everywhere in canada

Tax is 14% + everywhere almost but alberta

Rent is about average with u.s. prob

Internet access ( well what can i say canada built fiber optics before americans knew how to spell it )

Cigarettes .... Better learn to quit at $10 a pack no discount for cartons.

Um he said canada ..... The government doesnt give you anything in canada ....


p.s. to all the americans that still think we are some communist country up here..

We dont have socialized medicine anymore

We dont have welfare any more

We barely sell lumber anymore

Everyone grows weed now. lol ( ok not everyone but)

smokes are $8.50 a pack
and a 24 is $36.00
Internet access is $25.00 month for high speed

Alberta

Good luck finding a place that includes gas/electricity etc. now
and good luck finding a decent place for under 700 bucks a month
if you roll your cigs a can of tobacco costs 65 bucks and tubes cost 4 bucks
a pack of smokes ranges from 8.50 - 10.25

the phone company is a bunch of gouging ass-lickers 70 bucks for net, 30 bucks for phone. good luck getting a tech support guy who knows anything.

one company owns all the water/power/gas and they fucking charge way too much

Come live in Alberta heh it sucks ass

what about rent/bills etc?

or for that matter, house prices

Your TCG sigs are FUCKING ANNOYING

fuck TCG

healthcare?

I think you can buy a house for like $150.00 US

Rent / bills are fairly average across the board

You can still buy a 2 bedroom house for about 100,000 in almost every province

HEALTHCARE IS NOT FREE ANYMORE !!!!


Chances are IF you even end up getting to SEE a doctor that he/she will be underqualified anyways because all the good doctors move south...( to make $$$ )

12clicks, did you say 150k or $150?

oh, that's too bad. is it because it doesn't work?

Newfoundland Prices

gas 89.9 a litre
rent $500-$1200 main floor house
power 7.185 cents per KWH
internet rogers 40/month DSL 45/month
tax = H.S.T= 17%
smokes 25's 13.00 pouch 18.00
Beer half case is 10.10 dozen is 20.00




Smurfette

Nothing thats free works for very long...

Actually our healthcare system worked GREAT for years but, not to put the blame on americans because its canada's fault for not adapting , but Once USA started needing doctors and nurses and offered almost 10 times what they pay in canada, all the quality health care workers went south, the only way to get them to stay was to pay them more , that means no more free healthcare.

yeah, i'm _very_ convinced that introducing socialized healthcare in the united states... while a quaint idea and good intent... is the worst idea ever and it would never work here.

and basically that kinda confirms part of my argument :)

Personally I think Canada rules :) I'm in Ontario, but I'm in more rural Ontario. We pay $600 for a 3 bedroom house on 3/4 of an acre, two blocks from all amenities. It's quiet, it's safe for the kids, I dunno, I like it. Relatively cheap. We have oil heat and that can get pricey, but electric is even worse.. I guess it all depends on your perspective.. If you're in Canada and make US money, you have a distinct advantage.

$150.00
but in USD

:1orglaugh

thanks for the kind replies!

Alberta is the best place in Canada tax-wise. QB being the worst. where do you want to live? prairies, mountains, coastal?

Move to BC

Alberta sucks nuts.

BC sucks nuts. move to the yukon.

Holy baby fucking priests, my rent is like triple yours and I live in a much smaller pad.

heheh

Holy cow, which town is this in Ontario?!
WG

Everything is 7 - 8% less in Alberta since we have no provincial tax. But even within the province, city to city costs vary widely. A 2 bedroom condo in downtown Calgary is double what it is in Edmonton.

Where are you looking to move? I'm going to Mexico for the winter & need to rent my place out fully furnished.

half case is a dozen last time i checked....newfies lol

Speaking of gas prices.

Gas is going to hit 3 bucks a gallon here soon

hahaha

cheapest shit is like 2.39 hahah

nice house: 10 beaver furs
2 room apartment: 7 rackoon tails
bachelor pad: 4 muskets

Vancouver B.C is the nicest city in canada , therefore it costs $$$ the most but we don't have the highest taxes right now we are at 7.5% PST and 7% GST
In general the rent/real estate cost quite a bit to live .

Scenery wise and stress wise the Yukon is great, High Speed is not good, gas, food, rent and just about everything else is expensive. Lived in Whitehorse and a small town 4 hours north of Whitehorse. Paid $1100 a month for a small ugly old 1 bedroom in Whitehorse. Summertime parties there are worth the price though. When you walk out of a bar at 2:30 in the morning and need to put on your sunglasses will fuck you up the first few times.

Canada is cheap to live in compared to other countries. Move to Vancouver.

High...but worth it.:winkwink:

Correct, we have none of these things!
Just the 50% tax, so come on over

Just watch for the Greater Toronto Area and Vancouver real estate markets.. very high right now. Anything in or close to the city is $$.