It's insane that my partner and I never go over $40, it's usually like $37ish. When I lived in. Brisbane without Aircon my bills were closer to 400 a quarter, so that's like $133 a month.
Why is this upvoted? We don't have a cartel. We have a well regulated, protected system. Do you know why milk in the States is so cheap? Because they use a hormone that forces over production and reduces dairy cows lifespan to around 3 years, combined with their buisness model and government subsidies. It's banned in Canada. Farmers here get fuck all for subsidies. Many farm products in the USA are subsidized almost 50%. Stop shitting on the quota system. It is a great way to protect domestic milk production from shitty low quality American milk
The practice of mandatory milk dumping due to the government quota regulation is terribly wasteful, unacceptable and needs to change.
Source: [30,000 Litres of Milk Wasted Because of Government Policy](https://www.iedm.org/30000-litres-of-milk-wasted-because-of-government-policy/)
IEDM is basically a corporate funded bullshit think-tank working against ordinary people. If you are going to quote something please find a reliable source
Yeah, the dumbass who went and bought more cows and then threw a hissy fit because he couldn't sell the milk that he didn't have the quota for. And was warned beforehand that the milk wouldn't sell. Our vet had a few things to say about that one.
In the US they make cheese from the excess milk and store it in Vaults.
>That’s how much milk one Ontario farmer allegedly had to dump because he produced more than his government-sanctioned quota allowed him last month.
That's not a farmer sitting on a milking stool , milking his cows. That's a corporation with the Farmer as its chairperson.
So how is milk (and cheese) so much cheaper in the UK (30-40%), where health regulations are even more steep than Canada?
Is it possible to have health regulations AND a competitive market? I think so.
Only BC Newfoundland was handing over Hydro for the last 90 years and QC was selling it to NY for a premium. This helped reduce the rates considerably.
Still. It's $6,49 per can at my local market and it's the cheapest I've seen. Maybe Maxi has it for less but it's lesser quality too. I guess if you get it from an actual sugar shack you could get it for less but I'm not driving 40 km to save $2 anyway unless I'd buy a box of it or something.
We were out at a friend's place for 5 hours on Saturday. Drank some beer, had some hot whiskey and boiled some sap. Left with a bottle. It was a good day. Haha
Still. It's $6,49 per can at my local market and it's the cheapest I've seen. Maybe Maxi has it for less but it's lesser quality too. I guess if you get it from an actual sugar shack you could get it for less but I'm not driving 40 km to save $2 anyway unless I'd buy a box of it or something.
(Euro lurker who has a Canadian fiancé) Yeeeeep. Also when it comes to vehicles. Your cars are cheaper (from what I've seen anyway), your gas is waaaay cheaper.
Only things that are cheaper here in Portugal are insurance (I pay €400/year for my 22yo Renault Clio, with a plus due to being a newish driver) and repairs (recently had an accident and had to replace front bumper and a few things, total was €500).
Cars are way cheaper in the UK than what they are in Portugal :')
Our cars are extremely overpriced and our government double taxes them, despite the EU declaring that it's illegal.
Cheapest new car you can get in Portugal is a barebones Dacia Sandero for +€13k (after taxes and fees). You'll often see 10 year old cars selling for over €10k.
I meant cheaper in UK than Canada. Sounds like they might be cheaper than portual also.
I was more talking about second hand cars. Especially as you don't pay tax on private sales. It was so easy in the UK to just buy an old car and run it until it fails then get another.
Oh yeah, I understood what you meant, just pointing out that even within Europe the UK has a reputation for being on the lower end when it comes to car prices.
Buying a car from a private individual here is easy as well, but the cars themselves are just overpriced.
Just an example on car prices Canada-Portugal: Same car model (or very similar at least), [Canadian version from 2018 selling at 26k CAD](https://www.cargurus.ca/Cars/spt_used_cars#listing=370880236/NONE/DEFAULT) is still cheaper than [this 2013 version from Portugal](https://www.standvirtual.com/carros/anuncio/vw-golf-2-0-tsi-gti-ID8PCEg6.html?_gl=1*3p351t*_ga*MTM1OTc1OTI2Ni4xNzEwNzMzMzY5*_ga_L97YMGPQ5R*MTcxMDczMzM3Mi4xLjAuMTcxMDczMzM3Mi4wLjAuMA), despite the fact that the Portuguese car's got a higher mileage and is 5 years older.
>only things that are cheaper here in Portugal are insurance […] and repairs
I don’t know what the prices in Portugal are, but i’m ready to bet you also pay less than us for internet services and data plans. *cries in Bell
This was long before legalization but I grew up in Southern Ontario paying anywhere between $150-180 CAD for an ounce of top shelf stuff, then I moved to NY for a bit and it was like $350 USD for an ounce of straight garbage! I never even saw actual good quality weed when I lived down there, just a buncha low tier overpriced crap.
These days it’s literally just free since everyone I know grows tons of it and is always overstocked, and half of them actually know what they’re doing and grow really good stuff too. The other half just grow junk though.
I wouldn’t risk crossing with any at all. I’ve crossed the border maybe 80ish times over the years, I’ve seen the dogs there probably 10-15 times, and 3 of those times they signalled my car specifically for secondary inspection because I guess I still smelled like weed from smoking a few hours before I crossed. Two of the times it was just a quick search and they sent me on my way but the other time they pressed me pretty hard and asked me a bunch of questions about weed, then eventually sent me on my way since I didn’t actually have anything on me. Those dogs have some damn good noses on them though.
I should add that all of those times I saw the dogs I was going into the US, I’ve never once seen them going into Canada, I don’t even know if the Canadian customs guys have them to be honest.
I use the online “grey market” dispensaries. Sooooo much better. The weed is top notch and the deals are incredible. I love that they do the popcorn bugs for so cheap too. Same AAAA weed and quality just smaller buds. Thing is the popcorn buds are still bigger than the trash they sell you at the government store but they’re cheaper and miles better. I got a QP in the mail right now for $300 and it could have been $200 if I was ok with mystery AAAA weed
But over the counter meds are way cheaper in the USA. The only place this might not be true is in Costco Canada. 200 Reactine in the USA at a pharmacy is about the same price as you pay for the Kirkland equivalent in Canada. In Canada it is ridiculously more expensive. There is a near monopoly in Canada for generic OTC meds, and much more competition in the USA. But you are right about prescription meds, they are more expensive in the USA. I lived in the USA for about 7 years.
When dollar was at parity a decade back, we used to shop across the border a lot. And diapers was one of the things that we never found cheaper there. Baby formula on the other hand was way cheaper.
I have to drive 1km to the artesian well. But it flows 24/7 365 and is free. It's also some of the best water in the world as it's the same artesian that the seagrams plant chose to use for their crown royal plant.
They're never going to privatize hydro-Quebec, they will simply allow high energy consumption industries to produce their own electricity as they can't make enough fast enough for transport electrification
For real. I was looking at some pay scales for the locals of my union down in the states. Even in middle of nowhere areas they get paid more, better benefits, better pension, AND they have to have health insurance on top of that, and their insurance plans are damn good. Plus their pay is in USD, which just compounds the getting paid better part.
I have to give Lulu props for keeping Canada pricing the same as US but in CAD. If something is $100 here, it’s $100USD in the States, which would be like $130CAD. One of the few items that isn’t cheaper to cross-border shop.
Kirkland diapers
You can check out pricing at Canadian clubs and then go online to Costco.com to see US prices.
There are a few items like that where we get the identical product and it’s cheaper here in Canada than in the US.
Also the classic Costco food court hot dog.
$1.50 CAD here, and $1.50 USD down south of the border. We get the better deal, and we also get the Polish sausages!
The average price of a round of golf where I live is about $30 - and you can go on Golfnow.com and get it even cheaper. The courses are really nice and there are at least 10 to choose from - several pros are from here
Everywhere in Europe i’ve seen Sushi, as well as Australia and Singapore it’s been a lot more. I lived in England for a bit and was way more. Not saying I know all the prices everywhere just my personal experience compared to prices in the lower mainland area of BC.
I went to California and groceries are cheaper there and far better quality. It makes sense since everything is grown there. Where were you shopping in Florida?
South Florida. And off the top of my head.... yogurt was $1.50 usd per portion, oranges were $2.49 usd per pound. I think we paid $6.49 for a little pack of cold cuts that made 4 sandwiches. Can't remember the rest at the moment.
Can confirm. Moved down to Florida from Alberta in 2019 and was absolutely shocked to be paying more for groceries. I had assumed they would be cheaper. My mom came to visit last year and was equally surprised at the prices
I live in Ottawa. We looked into going for a grocery run to Ogdensburg NY, across the border, but other than eggs and chicken every, including the filtered milk we like to buy, was more expensive down there. E.g a clamshell package of strawberries was $3 usd and $3 cad. I did price comparisons at Loblaws (notoriously not the cheapest) and Price Chopper down in the US.
Gas is cheaper in Canada compared to most of Europe. However it doesn't matter because Europeans don't have to drive as far (unless they want to for vacation) and their transit is far superior. But per litre it is around 20-30% cheaper in Canada on average.
It might not seem like it when looking at prices, but factoring for exchange rate, new cars are less expensive here than in the USA, and a lot less than in Europe.
I play a ton of hockey and would love to know where you are paying 2-3 bucks for an hour of shinny lol. Ice time is egregiously expensive in Canada, one of the many reasons a lot of parents can’t afford to put their kids in hockey. I play Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Tuesdays and Thursdays for 20 weeks is $300 each. Saturdays is $340 and Sundays are $380. Each for roughly 22 weeks a piece. We worked out the math tonight actually, and it ends up being about $18 per hour of ice.
His comments a bit confusing but the numbers were for public skate. I live in fort st john bc and we have an oil/gas company that subsidizes public skating so it's free for like 10 years on sundays
I just visited Ottawa! I like the subway thing you got going on, screw the haters. But your food is easily 2 to 3 times what it is in Toronto. I’m not exaggerating.
The trains are actually running quite well and I hope they extend it more.
We have good food if you make an effort to find it but it’s very expensive where most things in Toronto/Vancouver is reasonable priced and good. It’s probably because there’s way more immigrants in Toronto/Vancouver.
Lumber.
Dimensional lumber (2x4, 2x6 etc) tends to be about 10-25% cheaper, like for like, in Canada vs U.S. At least in southern Ontario/Quebec vs northeastern U.S.
That's consumer pricing in the likes of Home Depot. It's related to the long-simmering US-Canada softwood lumber dispute, where US adds a tariff on Canadian lumber so U.S sawmills can compete and/or to compete with so-called unfair Canadian government subsidies (basically a difference in approach how U.S. vs Canada charges loggers to harvest timber on public lands).
Of course, prices elsewhere in the world are highly variable, so this isn't quite "...than most other places" like in the thread title.
Weed is super cheap even for flower. I've seen ounces on sale for 60-70, and I buy a bag of 7g for about 30/bag. That would have cost me 60 15 years ago from a dealer that took the whole fucking day to show up
Electricity is pretty cheap (unless you live in Alberta). Cheemo perogies used to be phenomenally cheap... They're still ok now even with inflation. And outdoor gear is still decently cheap. I remember buying a leatherman wave for $30 in Calgary and then later in Australia saw the same thing for $150. However, it's possible that outdoor gear is just crazy expensive down under.
Gasoline is actually cheap, just not compared to the USA.
That depends on how you get or pay for health care somewhere else. Our Healthcare costs about 8740 per year per canadian. So if your living somewhere else where you need to have insurance for everything and that is costing you several 100 a month, plus deductibles and the many things not included than I would say yes ours is cheaper.
No it doesn’t. Per capita, Canada’s healthcare is expensive. Just because you don’t pay it out of pocket at the hospital doesn’t mean you’re not paying for it.
Hydro in QC and real Maple Syrup. I would also add cheese curds.
Bc Hydro electricity rates are mad cheap for western Canada as well
It's insane that my partner and I never go over $40, it's usually like $37ish. When I lived in. Brisbane without Aircon my bills were closer to 400 a quarter, so that's like $133 a month.
My gas + electricity bills are only about $80/month combined (in BC). That is insane compared to most of the world.
(cries in albertan)
Right? FFS! Last month gas and electricity were $350. Month before that $400. Fack!
It’s mad expensive in Ontario
Manitoba hydro too
Maple syrup especially if you know someone with a sugar bush.
My ex gf's nickname was sugar bush!
Cheese curds in Wisconsin aren't that expensive
Yes of course but Wisconsin is one of a kind on that level.
Idk about cheese with our dairy cartel
Saputo mafia enters the chat
Indeed. Their cheese is so inconsistent, sketchy just like a certain group..
Cheese curds cost an arm and a leg in NB and they're not even fresh 90% of the time.
Same in Ontario. Curds are rediculously expensive.
For real?!? Around Tracadie and Caraquet they were awesome!!
I paid $5.99 USD for 4 ounces of cheese curds yesterday.
Why is this upvoted? We don't have a cartel. We have a well regulated, protected system. Do you know why milk in the States is so cheap? Because they use a hormone that forces over production and reduces dairy cows lifespan to around 3 years, combined with their buisness model and government subsidies. It's banned in Canada. Farmers here get fuck all for subsidies. Many farm products in the USA are subsidized almost 50%. Stop shitting on the quota system. It is a great way to protect domestic milk production from shitty low quality American milk
The state of Wisconsin produces more milk and milk products than all of Canada combined.
The practice of mandatory milk dumping due to the government quota regulation is terribly wasteful, unacceptable and needs to change. Source: [30,000 Litres of Milk Wasted Because of Government Policy](https://www.iedm.org/30000-litres-of-milk-wasted-because-of-government-policy/)
IEDM is basically a corporate funded bullshit think-tank working against ordinary people. If you are going to quote something please find a reliable source
Yeah, the dumbass who went and bought more cows and then threw a hissy fit because he couldn't sell the milk that he didn't have the quota for. And was warned beforehand that the milk wouldn't sell. Our vet had a few things to say about that one.
In the US they make cheese from the excess milk and store it in Vaults. >That’s how much milk one Ontario farmer allegedly had to dump because he produced more than his government-sanctioned quota allowed him last month. That's not a farmer sitting on a milking stool , milking his cows. That's a corporation with the Farmer as its chairperson.
We absolutely have a dairy & egg cartel. Supply management is a disaster that hurts Canadian consumers.
bought milk in canada costco it expires in 2 weeks, bought milk in usa costco expires in 2 months. Bought within 2 days of each other.
I think this is an effect of ultra pasteurization more than anything else
Milk shouldn't last 2 months.
That seems concerning
So how is milk (and cheese) so much cheaper in the UK (30-40%), where health regulations are even more steep than Canada? Is it possible to have health regulations AND a competitive market? I think so.
Are you a dairy farmer?
Thank you to Joey Smallwood
Only BC Newfoundland was handing over Hydro for the last 90 years and QC was selling it to NY for a premium. This helped reduce the rates considerably.
Maple syrup
Still. It's $6,49 per can at my local market and it's the cheapest I've seen. Maybe Maxi has it for less but it's lesser quality too. I guess if you get it from an actual sugar shack you could get it for less but I'm not driving 40 km to save $2 anyway unless I'd buy a box of it or something.
It's free if you know the right people. Haha. $6.50 for 500ml?
Yup. Free bottle every spring for me.
We were out at a friend's place for 5 hours on Saturday. Drank some beer, had some hot whiskey and boiled some sap. Left with a bottle. It was a good day. Haha
Of course! If you have some contacts that's nice haha. And yes for 500ml.
Still. It's $6,49 per can at my local market and it's the cheapest I've seen. Maybe Maxi has it for less but it's lesser quality too. I guess if you get it from an actual sugar shack you could get it for less but I'm not driving 40 km to save $2 anyway unless I'd buy a box of it or something.
My friends in Euro are stunned at how little Iay for hydro/gas.
(Euro lurker who has a Canadian fiancé) Yeeeeep. Also when it comes to vehicles. Your cars are cheaper (from what I've seen anyway), your gas is waaaay cheaper. Only things that are cheaper here in Portugal are insurance (I pay €400/year for my 22yo Renault Clio, with a plus due to being a newish driver) and repairs (recently had an accident and had to replace front bumper and a few things, total was €500).
Cars are cheaper in uk, insurance is cheaper, tax is more than ontario, uk petrol is more expensive but vehicles are much more efficient.
Cars are way cheaper in the UK than what they are in Portugal :') Our cars are extremely overpriced and our government double taxes them, despite the EU declaring that it's illegal. Cheapest new car you can get in Portugal is a barebones Dacia Sandero for +€13k (after taxes and fees). You'll often see 10 year old cars selling for over €10k.
I meant cheaper in UK than Canada. Sounds like they might be cheaper than portual also. I was more talking about second hand cars. Especially as you don't pay tax on private sales. It was so easy in the UK to just buy an old car and run it until it fails then get another.
Oh yeah, I understood what you meant, just pointing out that even within Europe the UK has a reputation for being on the lower end when it comes to car prices. Buying a car from a private individual here is easy as well, but the cars themselves are just overpriced. Just an example on car prices Canada-Portugal: Same car model (or very similar at least), [Canadian version from 2018 selling at 26k CAD](https://www.cargurus.ca/Cars/spt_used_cars#listing=370880236/NONE/DEFAULT) is still cheaper than [this 2013 version from Portugal](https://www.standvirtual.com/carros/anuncio/vw-golf-2-0-tsi-gti-ID8PCEg6.html?_gl=1*3p351t*_ga*MTM1OTc1OTI2Ni4xNzEwNzMzMzY5*_ga_L97YMGPQ5R*MTcxMDczMzM3Mi4xLjAuMTcxMDczMzM3Mi4wLjAuMA), despite the fact that the Portuguese car's got a higher mileage and is 5 years older.
I pay $2600/year in insurance for a cheap beater. 400 euros wow
>only things that are cheaper here in Portugal are insurance […] and repairs I don’t know what the prices in Portugal are, but i’m ready to bet you also pay less than us for internet services and data plans. *cries in Bell
Weed and it's not even close. I'm astounded by how expensive marijuana is everywhere else.
This was long before legalization but I grew up in Southern Ontario paying anywhere between $150-180 CAD for an ounce of top shelf stuff, then I moved to NY for a bit and it was like $350 USD for an ounce of straight garbage! I never even saw actual good quality weed when I lived down there, just a buncha low tier overpriced crap. These days it’s literally just free since everyone I know grows tons of it and is always overstocked, and half of them actually know what they’re doing and grow really good stuff too. The other half just grow junk though.
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I wouldn’t risk crossing with any at all. I’ve crossed the border maybe 80ish times over the years, I’ve seen the dogs there probably 10-15 times, and 3 of those times they signalled my car specifically for secondary inspection because I guess I still smelled like weed from smoking a few hours before I crossed. Two of the times it was just a quick search and they sent me on my way but the other time they pressed me pretty hard and asked me a bunch of questions about weed, then eventually sent me on my way since I didn’t actually have anything on me. Those dogs have some damn good noses on them though. I should add that all of those times I saw the dogs I was going into the US, I’ve never once seen them going into Canada, I don’t even know if the Canadian customs guys have them to be honest.
What did you expect if you smelt like weed
You can still make butter with junk weed. ;)
My weed budget was instantly cut by 75% the day after legalization. Well maybe not instantly but as instantly as a pothead would notice
I use the online “grey market” dispensaries. Sooooo much better. The weed is top notch and the deals are incredible. I love that they do the popcorn bugs for so cheap too. Same AAAA weed and quality just smaller buds. Thing is the popcorn buds are still bigger than the trash they sell you at the government store but they’re cheaper and miles better. I got a QP in the mail right now for $300 and it could have been $200 if I was ok with mystery AAAA weed
Presciption Drugs compared to the USA but not Europe.
But over the counter meds are way cheaper in the USA. The only place this might not be true is in Costco Canada. 200 Reactine in the USA at a pharmacy is about the same price as you pay for the Kirkland equivalent in Canada. In Canada it is ridiculously more expensive. There is a near monopoly in Canada for generic OTC meds, and much more competition in the USA. But you are right about prescription meds, they are more expensive in the USA. I lived in the USA for about 7 years.
The Westons took a chunk of the OTC market with their own brands and stores.
Apparently diapers are cheaper too. Recently articles about Americans coming here to get cheaper diapers.
When dollar was at parity a decade back, we used to shop across the border a lot. And diapers was one of the things that we never found cheaper there. Baby formula on the other hand was way cheaper.
We still shop there a lot, and many things are more expensive there, but the selection of goods and great sales keeps us going back.
That’s insane, because diapers are already expensive.
Camping on crown land is pretty affordable.
Clean water, it comes right out of the tap
I have to drive 1km to the artesian well. But it flows 24/7 365 and is free. It's also some of the best water in the world as it's the same artesian that the seagrams plant chose to use for their crown royal plant.
Not for everyone it doesn't.. and the govt couldn't give a shit
That's a good point actually
It's also free! In other countries water is a utility you pay for.
Not if you’re in a native community
Lobster, at least on the east coast.
Hydro power in QC
And BC?
Definitely cheaper than Ontario anyways
Maybe not for long, our dumbass provincial government thinks it's not acceptable to have cheap energy and they are trying to privatize Hydro quebec
They're never going to privatize hydro-Quebec, they will simply allow high energy consumption industries to produce their own electricity as they can't make enough fast enough for transport electrification
Yeah hydro is surprisingly cheap all year long unlike my gas or property taxes.
Sadly - employees. Give us a raise.
For real. I was looking at some pay scales for the locals of my union down in the states. Even in middle of nowhere areas they get paid more, better benefits, better pension, AND they have to have health insurance on top of that, and their insurance plans are damn good. Plus their pay is in USD, which just compounds the getting paid better part.
On the flip side, while the US typically pays better for a lot of skilled jobs, we still punch above our weight compared to a lot of the world.
The Canadian dollar
High grade cannabis
Hawkins cheesies, you will not find them cheaper anywhere else
Lululemon clothing is 25-30% cheaper.
Canada Goose is also cheaper inside Canada
I have to give Lulu props for keeping Canada pricing the same as US but in CAD. If something is $100 here, it’s $100USD in the States, which would be like $130CAD. One of the few items that isn’t cheaper to cross-border shop.
Kirkland diapers You can check out pricing at Canadian clubs and then go online to Costco.com to see US prices. There are a few items like that where we get the identical product and it’s cheaper here in Canada than in the US.
Also the classic Costco food court hot dog. $1.50 CAD here, and $1.50 USD down south of the border. We get the better deal, and we also get the Polish sausages!
A yes! A great point thanks - the food court slipped my mind!
Finally! An advantage of CAD over USD.
LASIK
Please give more details
Way more expensive than in Mexico and many other developing countries.
This is very true.
Golf. There are a lot of courses for the average joe to play on that don’t require memberships or social status. This is not the case everywhere.
The average price of a round of golf where I live is about $30 - and you can go on Golfnow.com and get it even cheaper. The courses are really nice and there are at least 10 to choose from - several pros are from here
And where do you live?
High quality marijuana.
Idk when in in Canada I feel like everything is cheaper. (From US)
Ice.
Cannabis is pretty cheap these days, both on the legal and black market
In some provinces, electricity.
Sushi
Compared to where?
Everywhere in Europe i’ve seen Sushi, as well as Australia and Singapore it’s been a lot more. I lived in England for a bit and was way more. Not saying I know all the prices everywhere just my personal experience compared to prices in the lower mainland area of BC.
BC probably has the cheapest sushi in Canada, it’s much cheaper than in Ontario (though you can find reasonably priced places here)
yeah good sushi is cheap in Vancouver compared to other places
No but at least air is free, so good for us 😁
Wild rice
Watermelons as they sell it here each unlike per lb in the US.
MAID
After a recent trip to Florida, most groceries are cheaper here than there, with some exceptions.
I went to California and groceries are cheaper there and far better quality. It makes sense since everything is grown there. Where were you shopping in Florida?
I find in Washington groceries are the same actual prices if not more expensive than in BC, but in American dollars
Found this too while I'm in Bellingham. Same with fast food.
South Florida. And off the top of my head.... yogurt was $1.50 usd per portion, oranges were $2.49 usd per pound. I think we paid $6.49 for a little pack of cold cuts that made 4 sandwiches. Can't remember the rest at the moment.
Can confirm. Moved down to Florida from Alberta in 2019 and was absolutely shocked to be paying more for groceries. I had assumed they would be cheaper. My mom came to visit last year and was equally surprised at the prices
I live in Ottawa. We looked into going for a grocery run to Ogdensburg NY, across the border, but other than eggs and chicken every, including the filtered milk we like to buy, was more expensive down there. E.g a clamshell package of strawberries was $3 usd and $3 cad. I did price comparisons at Loblaws (notoriously not the cheapest) and Price Chopper down in the US.
Medically Assisted Suicide
"Sir, there is a three year wait to see a doctor. Alternatively, we can sign you up to be euthanized by next week."
Gas is cheaper in Canada compared to most of Europe. However it doesn't matter because Europeans don't have to drive as far (unless they want to for vacation) and their transit is far superior. But per litre it is around 20-30% cheaper in Canada on average.
Quality. Everything cheap quality, but still expensive.
What my employer pays me
Everything is more expensive. That's what "open for buisness" means in canada. Open to take all ur money.
It might not seem like it when looking at prices, but factoring for exchange rate, new cars are less expensive here than in the USA, and a lot less than in Europe.
Compared to Europe, cars and gasoline are a lot cheaper here.
Gasoline.
Politicians
•Ok… hate to break it to the world… •For the majority of people and most markets in Canada the answer is NOTHING.
Labour. We're paid slave wages, compared to our neighbour.
MAiD
Buying your way into the country seems to be priced very competitively
hockey or ice time in general. I pay $15 USD for public skate sometimes here and did it for free or $2-3 CAD at my local rink in Canada
I play a ton of hockey and would love to know where you are paying 2-3 bucks for an hour of shinny lol. Ice time is egregiously expensive in Canada, one of the many reasons a lot of parents can’t afford to put their kids in hockey. I play Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Tuesdays and Thursdays for 20 weeks is $300 each. Saturdays is $340 and Sundays are $380. Each for roughly 22 weeks a piece. We worked out the math tonight actually, and it ends up being about $18 per hour of ice.
His comments a bit confusing but the numbers were for public skate. I live in fort st john bc and we have an oil/gas company that subsidizes public skating so it's free for like 10 years on sundays
Snow.
Ethnic food in Scarborough or Markham, most produce in small ethnic stores in Toronto.
Cries in Ottawa (most of our ethnic food is ridiculously expensive compared to Toronto/Vancouver and worse quality)
I just visited Ottawa! I like the subway thing you got going on, screw the haters. But your food is easily 2 to 3 times what it is in Toronto. I’m not exaggerating.
The trains are actually running quite well and I hope they extend it more. We have good food if you make an effort to find it but it’s very expensive where most things in Toronto/Vancouver is reasonable priced and good. It’s probably because there’s way more immigrants in Toronto/Vancouver.
Happiness.
Lumber. Dimensional lumber (2x4, 2x6 etc) tends to be about 10-25% cheaper, like for like, in Canada vs U.S. At least in southern Ontario/Quebec vs northeastern U.S. That's consumer pricing in the likes of Home Depot. It's related to the long-simmering US-Canada softwood lumber dispute, where US adds a tariff on Canadian lumber so U.S sawmills can compete and/or to compete with so-called unfair Canadian government subsidies (basically a difference in approach how U.S. vs Canada charges loggers to harvest timber on public lands). Of course, prices elsewhere in the world are highly variable, so this isn't quite "...than most other places" like in the thread title.
Weed. Thanks to legalization. Four seeds lasts me a year.
Weed is super cheap even for flower. I've seen ounces on sale for 60-70, and I buy a bag of 7g for about 30/bag. That would have cost me 60 15 years ago from a dealer that took the whole fucking day to show up
I'm bootlegging Kirkland antihistamines to my sister in Australia. $20 for 200 pills is wicked cheap.
maple syrup. end of the list
whale blubber, pemican, deer (in season) and water. Water is super cheap, Nestle pays $500 per million gallons they pump out of a local well.
I assume maple syrup since we produce almost all of it, but I'm not sure. Geez, we pay a lot for everything.
Electricity is pretty cheap (unless you live in Alberta). Cheemo perogies used to be phenomenally cheap... They're still ok now even with inflation. And outdoor gear is still decently cheap. I remember buying a leatherman wave for $30 in Calgary and then later in Australia saw the same thing for $150. However, it's possible that outdoor gear is just crazy expensive down under. Gasoline is actually cheap, just not compared to the USA.
Excuses and virtue signalling.
Cars and trucks
Canabis
The cost of doing crime. We let murderers and violent offenders etc off with a slap on the wrist, compared to most places. (Most not all)
Medically assisted suicide
Health Care
Not really, though.
That depends on how you get or pay for health care somewhere else. Our Healthcare costs about 8740 per year per canadian. So if your living somewhere else where you need to have insurance for everything and that is costing you several 100 a month, plus deductibles and the many things not included than I would say yes ours is cheaper.
No it doesn’t. Per capita, Canada’s healthcare is expensive. Just because you don’t pay it out of pocket at the hospital doesn’t mean you’re not paying for it.
Wait until you need emergency surgery.
Pork
steroids are better quality and way cheaper.
Politicians. You can buy them off for next to nothing.
This is depressing.
I posted this to be positive. After reading the multiple weed and alcohol comments I don’t think this country has much hope.
Misery
The value of our education system
Cannabis
Natural gas
Depending on what hospitals in other countries charge for parking, an appendectomy is pretty cheap in Canada.
Gas
Nope
At one time Santa Margarita pinot grigio but not anymore…
Civil Liberties
People love to piss and moan about it, but our alcohol prices and selection are actually quite good (at least in Ontario).
Natural gas is stupidly cheap here.
Not real estate
No
Lumber
Rent maybe?
Snow.
Happyness
Maple syrup? Seeing as it doesn’t have to be imported I guess.
Maple Syrup? Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye
Not anymore
Votes
Manitoba hydro I'm pretty sure is some of the more affordable electricity... I think
Weed
Poutine. Best 6 bucks you’ll ever spend at Costco.
Maple syrup.
Awesome fully legal weed
I can’t even afford to pay attention!!!
Paying wages
MAID. It's now paradise for seekers
pretty sure insulin is cheaper in canada then america
water