Costs in Canada
There is another post in this section where FullTimeDaniel said----- As many have said virtually everything is unnecessarily expensive in Canada especially Gas-fuel, food and beer-wine. I wou...
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Yes BC can be a little more expensive than some other provinces.
Just like California can be more expensive.
It is all relative when you travel.
We live close to the border on the coast in B.C. and cross border shop frequently. We used t get way cheaper deals in the US on food but now you really have to watch your prices. There are several things now that we find cheaper at home even without the exchange.
Fuel and booze can not be matched in Canada. When we go down for a few days I bring back my limit.
A note about health care is yes we do pay for it through taxation but I think we have a pretty good system that covers us pretty well. Nothing is perfect. My wife was gravely ill out of province several years ago and the bill for that would have been a minimum $300,000 and it did not cost us 1 cent out of pocket.
Just like California can be more expensive.
It is all relative when you travel.
We live close to the border on the coast in B.C. and cross border shop frequently. We used t get way cheaper deals in the US on food but now you really have to watch your prices. There are several things now that we find cheaper at home even without the exchange.
Fuel and booze can not be matched in Canada. When we go down for a few days I bring back my limit.
A note about health care is yes we do pay for it through taxation but I think we have a pretty good system that covers us pretty well. Nothing is perfect. My wife was gravely ill out of province several years ago and the bill for that would have been a minimum $300,000 and it did not cost us 1 cent out of pocket.
