I had my first MK suit about 17 yrs ago. I found the best way to achieve a very good suit is for them to copy a designer suit. I have got them to copy my Tom Ford suits where they managed to do a very decent job on and I have sent around 30 people to my MK tailor and I even organised weddings. The trick is to get them to copy not to get them to make it for you from scratch.
$3,000 for a custom made suits is unheard of. It will cost us about $10,000 Cdn here, about $50,000 HK. Of course is all about quality in terms of the fabric and craftsmanship, but if you are on a budget, I suppose this will do.
Labor is simply much more expensive in Canada. It’s also going to be diminishing returns - for being almost 20 times the price, is it really going to be 20 times better in terms of quality?