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Originally Posted by cam_wmh
You know what’s disingenuous? Implying your move from Calgary to Vancouver, was the same distance from downtown, with similar housing.
Same house in Sundance, inner city (elbow park etc), would be 2x.
($700k to $1.4m)
So you acquired essentially that (1:1) if you’re a 30min bus ride from DT Van.
And your friends seem like they’re closer to you in Van, as driving from deep SE Calgary to the north is akin to North Van to White Rock.
Similar distances, and times to drive, if traffic didn’t exist.
With traffic, maybe bit longer in Calgary (ring road), vs at least twice as long in LML.
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Housing prices is a whole other issue. But the reason housing in Vancouver is more expensive than Calgary, is it's in higher demand and, historically, people have always made more money from it. Personally, I have a basement suite that I can rent out for half my mortgage. I realize renting a basement suite comes with its own issues, but I trade those off for a environment, beaches, nightlife, lack of commuting, etc...Also, I can afford that expensive house in Vancouver, due to being able to rent the basement, but that's not an option for an expensive house in Calgary.
And yes, Calgary is known for awful traffic. It's called urban sprawl, and Calgary will pretty much top everyone's list of worst cities in Canada for urban sprawl. So pretending it's not a thing and that you can get anywhere in Calgary in 20-30 minutes during rush hour is indeed disingenuous. Calgary not only has awful urban sprawl, but the city is set up so that often the only choice is to drive. It's a car city, designed around people driving. IMO, that and maybe the weather are the only reasons not to live in Calgary.