Originally Posted by el_richo

Well the real answer is that you'd struggle to get all of that in one area. Looks like Vancouver fits the bill for quite a few of your wants but since you question "cheapness" i assume you cannot afford to live there and have the life you crave.

Originally Posted by minimeeze

Maybe consider the Fraser Valley? Plenty of hospitals, within easy reach of Vancouver and relatively affordable housing. However, Abbotsford has just been given the award of 'murder capital of Canada' Nowhere in the world is crime free - the problems are just different. We have gangsters here who shoot each other rather than Chavs