Fishing and sightseeing trip in Ontario
Exchange rate is about 131.00 to 100.00 US so maybe this late June or early august a trip to do some fishing and local sightseeing and antique shopping. Looking for short while in Ontario we find se...
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owenssailor wrote:MDKMDK wrote:
The US$ to C$ exchange rate is negated by the cost of the same stuff up here. We regularly shop cross border, and something that costs US$1 will cost up to 2 to 3 times as much up here. Reasons are all the taxes (got to pay for the "free" healthcare somehow) and just plain greed. It can be very expensive to travel in Canada, and it's not just the cost of gas/diesel.
We do not find that items are 2 to 3 times the US cost.
We've found that groceries, breads, and dairy, clothing and shoes, and other general merchandise is more expensive for the same product up here and the range can be 2 to 3 times as much. Half and half cream is US$1.88 per litre - same stuff up here C$3.99, as an example. Wal-Mart men's T-shirt US$4.44 - same shirts here C$15. Nike shoes 2X the US price here. We've found that the forex advantage is often eaten up by the price differences. Your mileage has apparently varied.
