foreigngirl

I did some grocery shopping yesterday. Here are some things from my receipt (note that I didn't buy any cheese because I brought loads with me that will last us until April):

Nescafe coffee (200g) $5.99 (sale)
Ribena (1litre) $10.99
5 small tomatoes $2.24
Vanilla tea (18 tea bags) $3.35 (sale)
Small plain yogourt (170g) $1.32
Liquid soap (225ml) $2.72 (sale)
3 bread rolls $0.75
Dutch (tiger) bread $1.89
Sirloin steak (one small piece) $6.55
Xtra lean ground beef (500g) $4.23
Oranges (800g) $1.77
2 lemons $1.98
Eggplant $1.66
Green lettuce $2.49
1 avocado $1.25
White mushrooms (380g) $2.97
Cucumber $1.99
Peppers (bag of 3 small ones) $2.04

Bottle of white wine (Cono Sur) $11
Bottle of white wine (Casillero del Diablo) $15

We went out for a pub meal 2 days ago. 2 mains, 2 glasses of wine, 3 beers = $75 (this includes tax and tip)
We also went to the pub yesterday. It was wings night ($5 dozen) and a deal on Carlsberg ($5 per pint). Wine was around $8 for a small glass.

As you can see, some everyday things are cheaper, some are more expensive. It equals out.

PS. We live in Vancouver

energysolutions

But surely that only matters at the outset when bringing/changing money - once landed you`ll be earning $$$$ and then all that matters is how much you can earn versus how much it costs to live in your chosen area/profession?

ExKiwilass

nope, way more boring than vancouver and twice as ugly. Which is quite a feat.

Oh well, like I said, the people are nice.

I'm developing a theory that the more beautiful the city, the crapper the people. The more craptacular the city, the better the people. In Canada anyway.

The4BellsLondon

Not wet today and fab view of mountains

Hawk13

T-shirts and shorts and counting crocus's on the Island last weekend

jimmydean

For the OP you really need answers from people who live where you will be going ie Edmonton........... the variance in prices across provinces of most things in Canada is quite staggering and this is even so within provinces.

Shard

Jimmy, your "profile signature" is as good as gold.

Novocastrian

By George, I think he's got it.

Shard

On the assumption that one stays put.

Whoo-hoo check it out 601 posts from me !
And only 600 were drivel.
Had to pre-empt, sorry.

jimmydean

Thank you....... it's just a squeaky wheel getting the grease

Novocastrian

Eh? I've never stayed put. You win some and you lose some when switching countries/currencies, but that has absolutely nothing to do with what your salary will mean in the next place.

Alan2005

I recommend turning those things off.

Shard

Well, I suppose it's a case of mind over matter.

dbd33

<shudders at the idea of cheese with three months' worth of mould>

Alan2005

Something like Haloumi or Feta would last, although you can buy those here easily enough. I'm not sure 'aged 3 months in plastic' is a good thing to have for a cheddar though.