[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by nik-

Significantly higher in Calgary, but not double.

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living...&city2=Calgary

A lot of numbers there, but the important parts are the top green long box and the blue box.

Do you know where they get that data? It seems pretty unlikely to me that their "average vw car" costs 11% more in Calgary to purchase than it would to buy it in Kelowna. It seems much more likely that it would cost exactly the same except for not paying PST. I know all my BC relatives come to AB to shop, so I'd be surprised if most stuff was cheaper in BC after factoring in the extra tax.

Real estate is obviously an exception, I'm not surprised an apartment in downtown kelowna is much cheaper to buy than an apartment in downtown calgary.