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Originally Posted by J3FFR3Y
Loved reading about all the comments about higher insurance rates. My insurance rates are much better living in BC now. I'm not sure if Vancouver Island is cheaper than the mainland(heard from numerous people) but I find it much more affordable. Even beer prices aren't too much different from Calgary, at least from my experience so far. Can anyone else living in Vic or anywhere on the island attest to this?
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Yeah Vancouver insurance is nuts, for good reason. I was told the lower mainland has the worst insurance in BC because of the high accident rate. If I'm not mistaken Vancouver has the highest rates while the island has the lowest BC rates. When I moved from Vancouver to Victoria a few years ago mine dropped by ~1/2.
When I moved to BC from Calgary 15 years ago everything in BC was much more expensive than what I was used to. Having recently visited Calgary I was surprised that pretty much everything except gas is now on par or more expensive. I think alcohol has seen the biggest swing where I was paying up to double for most of my go to beers although we probably weren't hitting up the best liquor stores for pricing.