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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Everything Canadian is stupid expensive.

When you travel someplace else, you realize how cheap groceries and restaurants are elsewhere.

Edit: whoa whoa! I'm not saying to not buy Canadian! I'm just saying our stuff here is super expensive. Our living expenses are high in Canada compared to other places.

Traveling is expensive (Trains, planes, etc) even within Canada. Internet, phone, mobile is super expensive, even clothes are expensive. Our Canadian corporations have a near monopoly and they know it, and they're taking full advantage of it to rip us off.

Our housing might not be as expensive as other places but when you check the wages, you quickly realize with the ratio that the cost of living is very high here.

But I'm putting my money where my mouth is I'm buying canadian regardless. I'm just very cautious where I spend my money. Instead of Loblaws for example, I go to local markets. I buy clothes from small local businesses. Etc. And for everything else where I don't have a choice but to buy from a big corp, then I'd rather pick a Canadian one over any other. And for my last resort, I'd prefer European products over American.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you look at income, rent etc in these countries then? I know several European countries where groceries are indeed cheaper but you need to compare how much they earn there and their rent or mortgage. Let alone FX

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's true. My main point of reference is France because I go there often. But generally they have pretty good living conditions with tons of benefits in Europe.

Then I go to places like Panama, where people aren't rich but they get by pretty well. The average salary there is 25 500 USD / year. (2 130 USD / month) and the average cost of living is around 1 500/ month. That's not bad.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I know Germany, Austria pretty well and their income isn’t as high as ours. And their rents and real estate in general are high. Clothing is more expensive too. Food definitely is cheaper.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think the two most important things people should be able to cover is food and shelter. Definitely food at a minimum.