• Flickerby@lemmy.zip
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    14 hours ago

    Food. Shelter. Healthcare. In a lot of places water. Just staying in general is markedly more difficult.

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      2 hours ago

      Lol. We have ~3 grocery stores and everyone knows they collaborate to rip us off. I’d take food off the list.

      It’s been a while since I checked, but I think Vancouver was the most expensive city for a while in terms of property values and rent. Nowhere is as cheap as cheap US areas, and southern Ontario is close to Vancouver. It should be getting a bit better, but that’s because the government went into disaster mode to fix it.

      The healthcare and water are legit, though.

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        9 hours ago

        Canada has some of the least affordable cities in North America but it also has some of the most affordable cities. If you are able to move then Canada has some very affordable options. But I appreciate that the ability to move is a luxury that many folks don’t have because of circumstances like family commitments.

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          Most affordable compared to what? Non-western cities can get crazy cheap. I remember a video of a day out on the town in Lilongwe, Malawi for a single USD.

          I’m in rural Alberta, and you’re still going to be hard-pressed to find a sub-1000CAD rental.