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Affaires de PiassesM to Personal Finance Canada · 2 years ago

It now costs more to afford basic necessities in Calgary than in Vancouver, Toronto: StatsCan

www.cbc.ca

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It now costs more to afford basic necessities in Calgary than in Vancouver, Toronto: StatsCan

www.cbc.ca

Affaires de PiassesM to Personal Finance Canada · 2 years ago
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  • The Dark Lord ☑️
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    2 years ago

    The more important stat is cost of living to salary ratio. Vancouver’s is WAAAAAY too high.

  • PizzasDontWearCapes@sh.itjust.works
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    You would expect that not having a provincial sales tax would bring the cost of necessities down

    • psvrh
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      Why? That’s 7-15% margin that retailers are just leaving on the table?

  • blackfire@lemmy.world
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    What are albertas industriesbthat give it a higher median than BC?

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      Oil and gas probably?

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