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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I agreed with that but I always said this. "If your going to come out here, you really have to have $5000.00 in your pocket". People would get upset at me, but I was honest. Yes Alberta is supposed to be the land of milk and honey, there are lots of jobs, especially in the trades, and salaries are decent.
But the cost of living is extremely high. To get into an apartment your going to need at least $2000 for first months rent and damage deposit, your going to need all of the utilities. food here and gas here is expensive. I pointed to a survey that stated that last year the break even point to live in Calgary was about $34,000. If your not making that its tough to survive here.
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Not necessarily. Thats what low income housing is for. A guy I play soccer with makes under $30k a year, and has a family with 3 children. Because he was below some sort of threshold, he qualifies for low-income housing, and his rent for a 3-bedroom condo is $800 per month.