Thank you for your openness about this! I've made several international moves and it's always the day-to-day spending that is the hardest to research before actually arriving somewhere. And thank you also for including transportation! My husband wants us to get a car when we move to Toronto and I have been against it 'cause I don't like that lifestyle (also, everyone is overweight in North America for a reason!), but now I have some numbers to back my side of the argument up 😂
Ok, this is an interesting one, good job first to say. In the Netherlands as follows as I am Dutch. And I am open and honoust, no secrets: 3140,00 Euro netto salary ex bonus in the end of the year. The breakdown: 520 netto for mortgage ( interest 1,3% very lucky with this ), around 200-250 to drive my Volvo V70 ( 2011 diesel ), around 300 for food and drinks, utilities around 360, health insurance 130 ( we do have a great healthcare system I have to say with own risk 340 ), other insurances around 120 together, leisure it varies but around 100 and 'unforseen' around 80 and last but not least pay-off my study loan is 180 netto, grand total around 2050 netto So, I can save. I was very lucky with my house 11 year ago. Love your videos and ' de groeten uit Nederland' :)
One thing about Hello fresh, i dont know how many of you have encountered this, Hello fresh has third party agents in some stores selling this meal plan. The agents work for an MLM organisation. If you're buying the meal plan from an agent in person, he or she is probably stuck in an MLM job. The same company that does UNICEF donations in downtown Toronto, credit cards at Canadian tire, door to door Telus and Rogers connections.
Canada is expensive because of housing, especially if you bought or started renting in the last five years. Everything else seems too expensive mainly because everyone is tapped on just putting a roof over their heads. After a recent trip to NY state, I realized goods (with the exception of gasoline) are generally more expensive in the USA.
My husband and I live just outside of Montreal (North shore). With the mortgage (single family house - split level) and other regular expenses, we're at a monthly total of $4000.
We are a family of four living in London, Ontario and our monthly expenses are close to what you spend. We did buy our house when the market was down, so our mortgage is lower. It is off set though as we have the added expense of two special needs children.
Super interesting. It’s always fun to compare. I pay about $4800/year in property taxes for 1200 square feet. Ottawa property taxes have been kept well below the rate of inflation these past years but the chickens will be coming home to roost next year. I wish I had your grocery bill. Mine is almost twice yours, but I don’t scrimp on food and rarely eat out, but have a ton of Optimum points. I probably spend north of $5K/month as a single person. Note, I’ve no mortgage - or debt of any kind - but my condo fees are certainly getting up there - north of $900/month. Paying someone else to shovel snow is a guilty pleasure.
I live in Edmonton and I have to say your utility costs, and food are much less than our comparable home. Our mortgage is waaaaay lest though, roughly half.
Family of four in HK. We have a car, tuition fees for two kids and dorm fees for one, live-in domestic helper and mortgage. Add income and property taxes, life and home insurance, food, utilities and entertainment, our monthly expenses are roughly CDN$18,000 a month
Ghislaine Maxwell, the well-to-do socialite/convicted sex offender once said to a Canadian-American that she would never buy property in Canada and especially Toronto. She infamously claimed that Canada only offers "second class quality for first class prices" and SHE could afford to splurge!❤
Since we arrive at Montréal the spending, we have around 4500$ no matter what we try ti keep it down its tough.. especially for a new comers. We tried to study moving to Toronto seams impossible 😅 now due To unrealistic prices there.. Our own issue is time and days they are passing by very fast we don't feel the time compared to other countries. This is affecting our health and quality of life ..Hopefully we will adapt someday! . Thanks
In BC a family of 3 we easily spend $1200 a month on food and groceries. We have a househole income around $200k and mortgage is around $2700 + $150 strata monthly
I don't own a house. So my rent is lower. Also, I have no pets, so I save on that. I think ur gym membership per month is on the higher side too. Overall great video
Just missed this one by 2 hours. I am trying to get the hubby to eat better. He is 18 years younger, so he thinks he does not have to. Ah youth. You guys crack me up.
Thanks for sharing, it sure is expensive and makes your head spin. Ok...Apartment including heat, water, hydro 1500.00. Car, petrol, insurance, maintenance, 400.00 a month. Eating out, once a week, 50.00, using free indoor pool and workout at Apartment, using free things to do and meet friends for nature walks or in the winter for ice hockey games on the pond. Free concerts, free festivals, hey we living in Canada. Free is in.
Oh, Good God, So it is true, that some women don`t know the value of a dollar. Over 8,000 a month to live? They never said what they`re income was, or child support payments they maybe getting. I have a 2 bedroom home, nothing fancy, but with the up grades I have done, it`s a very comfortable home. I pay 841.00 a month, and my land taxes are included in the mortgage, 200.00 per month for hydro, 65.00 internet, 35.00 for cell phone, and I take the bus, 40.00 per month. And I also drink some beers, maybe top end, 100.00. I spend around 400.00 on food, and I have my son who lives with me, so it`s 1700.00 in total, my monthly income is 2500.00, so if you live with your means, you have live. And I live in Ontario.
@MakeThatChange I remember watching your most viewed video "Why Do People Leave Canada? Immigrants Perspective" 3 years ago and you have come a long way since then. 😊 I'm a millennial too. Anyway, I love that you track your expenses to the very tee by showing it in your recent new video. I love chicken and turkey too instead of red meats for health reasons. I'm glad that you guys don't chase sales at grocery stores but you look at the average price and the nature of the foods that you are buying. I get PC Optimum points since I have a PC Money Account Mastercard and it's very nice going to No Frills buying their No Name generic products which I'm a huge fan of. 👍👌
Generally we drive, but there are cases like going to Toronto in a rush hour where it's faster to take public transit, rather than drive in traffic. However in other instances driving is faster, since public transit sucks
@@MakeThatChange i really can’t critique your spending, I think you are doing really well. Things seem reasonable, and you are not even going out with friends. That’s where the money gets blown mostly.
@@MakeThatChange yes, knowing your personality I wouldn’t have a doubt. I know you don’t calculate your home, but in a few years the home will be worth more than the amount of debt, so you’re slowly getting wealthier (apart from the 800 in index funds and pension plans). I think you are on a very good path.
My (Anastasia's) family came here and ran out of savings within the first 3 months back in 2009. My mom looked for jobs day and night for the first 6 months, and finally managed to find something, I had to work part-time while going to school full time (took out loans to pay for my own education). We've worked our way up, worked hard and got where we are. Where we come from, the path to the same achievement would have been much harder than in Canada, and at times, even more dangerous.
@MakeThatChange Congratulations, you deserve all the enjoyment, having put in the hard work. By the way, what's your take on a new immigrant settling down in Whitby with family? I will appreciate your sincere review. Thanks in advance!
Hi I am hasham from Pakistan Can you please help me with the most reliable method to move Canada from Pakistan I am a college student and I just will be done with that after an year can you help me with that. I want to contact you if you want me to do that actually 👍
