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Vancouver most expensive city in the world to own a house.. Toronto 57th (pg. 2)
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| TheVrk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Djsketchbag
I found this interesting but I'm curious why wasent Europe included aswell |
heh thats what i was thinking..especially since "Vancouver is the most expensive city in the world to own a house" :whip: |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Djsketchbag
I found this interesting but I'm curious why wasent Europe included aswell |
europe was included.
but this study looked at housing cost in comparison to salaries earned.
So where actual costs may be higher, salaries match that cost. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| Note how the most affordable cities are largely economically depressed cities as well. |
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| yankeeBaby |
| quote: | Originally posted by Endlesswave
What like on the side of the house wood panelling? Renovate...prob cost an arm and a leg unless you do it yourself. I was in Queens and saw a house on the inside that was like I just walked into the 70s w wood panelling...lol very cool. |
blah I HATE wood paneling, its sooo 70's and gross!! hahah! I figure for 3/4 of a million dollars, I can at least get some granite and stainless steel, not paneling and pink tiled bathrooms! :whip: |
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| bluE_Neon |
| The cost of owning a home in Vancouver maybe cheaper however the expenses of electricity, gas, gasoline or food could be 30 to 50% more than in Toronto. To me, it's all an organized capitalistic scheme. You won't win. |
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| Abercrombie |
| quote: | Originally posted by bluE_Neon
The cost of owning a home in Vancouver maybe cheaper however the expenses of electricity, gas, gasoline or food could be 30 to 50% more than in Toronto. To me, it's all an organized capitalistic scheme. You won't win. |
I was just in Vancouver last weekend. Gas was at 1.08. General groceries were slightly higher, not not that much.
Smoked Salmon there was so ing good;
(Granville Island)
Most electronics was way off price. I went to this London Drugs at Lougheed Centre in Burnaby. I would say prices are from 5%-10% higher than here.
$1300 a month gets you an old 1-bedroom on the west side (Sunset Beach)... it's crammed though, here's my friend's kitchen;
The bright side is that there's palm trees around the city all year round
and the view is to die for
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| Spin Laden |
| who cares about that stuff, how was the fetish party? :p ;) |
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| Spin Laden |
good pics, btw. I'm there next week, always love going home (from Ottawa). Some spots do have palm trees but I believe they're covered up during winter when it can drop to -5 occasionally.
In Feb, typically our coldest month in Ontario, Van is in partial bloom, well on its way to spring.. you'll see a bit of that everyday when the Olympics are on. Right now it is about 9-10C and will stay that way. We've been lucky with our winter in Ontario so far.
Houses are expensive, about 600K on average but the salaries there don't justify owning a house that expensive, imo.
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| Skipper |
| I am going to Vancouver for 4 nights in April. Can't wait. I think I'm going to really like the city. |
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| Spin Laden |
| you'll be in heaven if you can handle sushi or Indian food :) |
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| Abercrombie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Spin Laden
you'll be in heaven if you can handle sushi or Indian food :) |
oh ... I forgot to mention... Sushi is EXTREMELY cheap in Vancouver! I had lunch takeout outside a skytrain entrance downtown.... 18 pc for $6.99 This was very common to get deals like this everywhere there.
This city is already nicely olympic decorated :)
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| lawrenceq |
AJ you're a star mate, that last picture was hilarious... especially with that caption. Otherwise some good info on a city I am trying to learn more about.
I plan on making my way back to BC (van in particular) for good after I get in and finish my mba, keep your fingers crossed for me!
p.s. are you going to ASOT ? |
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