5 affordable cities to live in Canada for students & newcomers in 2024

[@ThisisYulia]

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[@carlitoxb110]

Hi yulia I love your chanel and your beautiful accent, love from Colombia 🇨🇴

[@rosemarieesguerra7156]

I'm happy to watch your new video Yulla. Big help to exploring to study in Canada. God bless always and thank you for giving your time to share this kind of information ❤️

[@joanalmarini]

So sorry to let you know that Kelowna is EXPENSIVE, VERY VERY VERY. I've been living here since 2021 and groceries increased more than 55% in 2 years, rent is almost as expensive as Victoria or Vancouver (there are no 1bed ap for less than 1200, not even in Rutland). The city is surrounded by mountains, so it has no more growing space, what made the rents so absurd. YES, IT IS BEAUTIFULL and I don't think I'll ever move from here, but I don't reccomend it for newcomers.

[@ThisisYulia]

thank you so much for your comment! it's super helpful to get a first-hand perspective 🙏🏻

[@joanalmarini]

@@ThisisYulia oh no, THANK YOU for your channel! You first video about duoling broughtme here and I've been a fan so far :) You really helped me on my Canada journey.

[@ThisisYulia]

I’m so glad to hear this 💕

[@jeanbolduc5818]

Also , Kelowna is the 3rd most dangerous city in Canada ( high crime index ) Statistics Canada

[@joanalmarini]

@@jeanbolduc5818 Only if you include BIKE "abdution" in this statistic. And the bike roberies are NOT VIOLENT here, they are abducted from gardens, etc, without violence. If you only include violent crimes, Kelowna is among the top 100, but the crime rate is still low (comparing to other countries, to US, to larger cities). I have lots of "cons" about Kelowna, but this is a safe city (and I'm using data from the RMCP, not from my head ;) ).

[@Serhii-h5x]

People don't believe this. All Canadian cities with a population of less than a million look like rural areas. These cities have small city centers dotted with homeless people and drug addicts. There are only a few normal cities in Canada where it is almost impossible to afford to buy a home. By buying real estate at such prices, you support speculation and increase the price of real estate in the region even more. The real price for real estate and rent should be 2-3 times less than the declared one. People with regular salaries cannot afford to live here normally.

[@kiobamonye6591]

Hello Yulia, thank you so much for this helpful information. It's my first time watching you and guess what? You got yourself a new follower. ❤

[@ThisisYulia]

You are so welcome! I hope you'll like it here ❣️

[@mackycuarts]

1800+ for a 1BR rent is not affordable. There's a lot more cities that are more affordable than you've name. Lethbridge, edmonton,red deer,regina, There's a lot more.

[@ThisisYulia]

Lethbridge and Regina are literally on this list 🥴

[@mackycuarts]

@ThisisYulia yes but London, Kelowna, those are unaffordable realistically.2yrs ago Kelowna was affordable but right now it's expensive. Southern Ontario is just expensive. 1800 for a 1 bedroom is way expensive, at 1200 you could get a 2BR in edmonton, houses in the city are affordable too, you could buy a condo for 80K,there's lot og jobs but the major downside for edmonton is extreme weather. Lethbridge is the 2nd or 3rd sunniest city, not the sunniest

[@ghassanjneinaty4421]

My main concern is health care system. What we could do regarding the issue of waiting a lot at the hospitals just for simple treatment?

[@neutranoticias]

Yulia your chanel is very helpful thank you for taking your time for this

[@ThisisYulia]

You're so welcome!

[@vmorita]

I used to live in Lethbridge from 2015 to 2017, it’s indeed cheap place for international students but I would never recommend the city for new comers honestly speaking. The city is one of the most dangerous place in Canada and there are very few opportunities for those seeking the PR. Most of students (including me at the time) moved to Calgary for better opportunities and quality of life. It’s very common to see syringes in the parks and streets and a LOT of homeless with mental health issues that can be dangerous sometimes. My apartment got broken into twice in only 3 years… I would recommend Medicine Hat instead which has about the same size and cost of living, but much more safe than Lethbridge.

[@ThisisYulia]

thanks for your comment and for letting us now! I feel like homelessness is the problem everywhere especially after covid. I visited Toronto this spring and it’s the same thing: syringes in the park, people with mental issues, small crimes etc. 🫠

[@bionborys1648]

Most important, there is no freedom of expression in Canada. This means that you cannot speak your mind at the workplace or in any place that is not your home at risk of getting fired, demoted, or having your bank account frozen with no court order. If this is what you are looking for, then this is the place to be. You will also have to work just to pay taxes if you come to Canada, regardless of how much you make. In exchange you will get a broken health system, unaffordable housing, a dysfunctional justice system, a corrupt and ideologically-oriented education, a super boring social life, and a place where it's hard to make good friends. There are much beller places in the world today, where people are treated well and you can have a great social life. The govt does not treat you well here and crime is rising quickly, Do your homework before coming.

[@ghassanjneinaty4421]

Which country you recommend moving? My favorite destination is Switzerland but the problem is that they don't have digital nomad visas.

[@bionborys1648]

@@ghassanjneinaty4421 Switzerland is a great place, also Austria, Czech Republic, Spain, there are many better places than Canada. It depends mainly on your personality, your work and your objective.

[@theonh9365]

Switzerland frozen bank accounts of some Russians. If you are a supporter of Putin, non of the countries you mentioned are livable 😂 so nowhere has freedom.

[@bgabriel28]

Broken health system compared to where? I always had good experiences with it and so have my family members, some of whom are getting older and have had major health issues in recent years. Unlike the US, people don't go bankrupt. As for people losing their jobs for "speaking their minds" in the workplace, I've never heard of such a thing.

[@ronl1633]

Affordable in Canada is very misleading, newcomers do your research and have a very good paying job before you get here life here costs lots and lots of money. Public transportation is not good in smaller cities and larger ones too. (Google map distances to see.) you have no idea how far cities are apart, London Ontario to Charlottetown PEI 1875 km.

[@TJWinter1221]

What about Calgary? Edmonton? I always hear about a great many good things about these two cities as far as jobs, healthcare, education and even housing! I heard that Calgary was one of the top cities in the world to live.

[@lnx_adm]

Edmonton is a good city for welders

[@IngJuanPBF]

Perfect cities for students with families or if you don't like social interaction, because are very boring. Toronto is the most expensive, but lot of energy, sports, concerts, art, festivals, world events. If you like this, London is the best option, or hamilton, Ottawa, something close. Take this in consideration.

[@ThisisYulia]

of course. unfortunately, there’s no such thing as cheap & fun city 🫠

[@sohfonkou6905]

so detailly expantiated

[@ThisisYulia]

I'm glad you think so!

[@wiseyungin]

Hey, I'm in Germany and 18. I will stay for the next 5 years here and earn as much money as I can, save up and move to Canada hopefully. I love your videos!

[@ThisisYulia]

Best of luck and thank you 🌻

[@wiseyungin]

Thank you @@ThisisYulia 😄

[@rdsingh122]

I'd suggest to stay in Germany, Canada is going downhill from now unfortunately. 😢

[@edwardsiswantosantoso8933]

@@rdsingh122 why ?

[@ayn8465]

@@edwardsiswantosantoso8933due to expensive housing

[@olukayodebabajide5956]

Awesome information..Thanks for sharing..

[@ThisisYulia]

My pleasure!

[@valeriobritodossantos6288]

I think nothing can beat Quebec City when it comes to affordable rent. 2 bedroom appartement for around 1000,00 CAD.

[@ThisisYulia]

for sure but not everybody speaks French. And with Bill-96 it would impossible for newcomers to survive in Quebec without it (study, get a job, go to the hospital etc)

[@miguelcalderon7356]

Hi well i'm from puerto rico and i'm currently studying to complete my grades I left ididn't go to high school i went to private school and homeschool my experience at private school was horrible they even they dropped me out to kindergarten like I have years and then my parents decided to send ke to another private school and then I went to homeschool i made lots of friends and I had fun so much 3 years later they kick me out for some reasons puerto rico's education system is bad because the lack of professors teachers and students now i'm writing a new chapter of my life is to go to the university in canada as i'm puerto rican I love canada much I've been always dreaming of studying in canada but what do i need to study in canada idon't want to go to any state university in the us

[@yussufhassan5265]

I wanted to communicate with you privately concerning Puerto Rico but could you please leave me a contact. thank u

[@fab1817]

Yulia thank for information you are in Portugal then you introduce Canada it's sound weird you must introduce Portugal rather than canada

[@ThisisYulia]

one day, my friend! it’s in my content calendar 🌞

[@DiscoverGlobalLiving]

Its hard to find work in smaller Canadian cities and affordability in large cities is a myth.

[@PTSenators9643]

Fan of Edmonton Oilers and Ottawa Senators. Tired of working as a Programmer in Fiji 🇫🇯. Want to study Accounting in NorQuest College, Edmonton and Algonquin College, Ottawa in Canada.

[@salmanposhni3948]

Thanks for sharing this excellent Video... Any cost effective program for the folks planning to retire...

[@robgilbert3395]

Great video - very well detailed. Obrigado!

[@ThisisYulia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ratonkarmokar5699]

Thanks a lot

[@jimclarence5441]

Sure their cheap places to rent or buy in Canada. But are there jobs to support you living there? Plus do you really want to live there?

[@tatiananikitina1404]

What about the situation with doctors in those places?

[@pablos3563]

This advertising is disproportionately long for this video 😢 Although thanks for helpful info about this cities

[@ThisisYulia]

I'd rather give full information about the product then share just bits & pieces. you're welcome!

[@jonedisonbermas8107]

I've seen another video that Lethbridge is a dangerous place to live in

[@bgabriel28]

Dangerous compared to where? And how is it dangerous? Crime? Natural disasters? Canadian cities are among the safest in the world.

[@nicg9904]

RUN

[@lujaga]

Hi Yulia. How reliable would you say is Halp program is, been doing deeper research on the program and I can’t say i trust them as much. Have you experienced there services first hand or do you know someone who has gotten there desired goals using Halp?

[@ThisisYulia]

Hey there, what concerns do you have (If you don't mind me asking)? I know Halp personally; They have many success stories. You can always email them and ask for more details, they'll be happy to share those with you!

[@Gossmos]

@@ThisisYulia From my experience Halp is wasting your time. I regestered 10 days ago and no reasonable answer, no one step forward.

[@ThisisYulia]

sorry to hear that! if you send me your name and email, I can personally ask them about your application 🙏🏻

[@ghassanjneinaty4421]

Saskatchewan is witnessing health care expansion? Please explain

[@Theevisitors]

Lovely video and sweetener of explanation

[@and1597]

I have very unpopular opinion that those small and medium size cities are actually less affordable than places like Toronto for example, for some reason when everyone talks about affordability then it’s only about housing, whereas in fact there are other aspects too such as amount of salary , amount of taxes you pay, prices for your grocery, prices for traveling outside of Canada, restaurants and so on, and usually toronto would give you better prices and salaries and lower taxes than most of the small cities and plus it’s fun and if you know how to think outside of the box you can make a good living in Toronto and enjoy your life

[@ThisisYulia]

thanks for your comment. not sure how taxes will be lower in Toronto as the taxes are provincial + federal 👀

[@and1597]

@@ThisisYulia Thank you for for your appreciation, and the reason why I mentioned the taxes it’s in most of the places except Alberta you also have to pay federal+provincial taxes, but percentage that you pay in Toronto is decently lower then for example Halifax Nova Scotia

[@ThisisYulia]

sure but I think you should be comparing cities / taxes in the same province like Toronto and London, ON

[@and1597]

@@ThisisYulia Yes, you are right it’s easier to compare two cities within one province rather then from two different provinces

[@mahmodjafari-m2m]

Question guys: should I stay in Saskatoon or just move to Calgary??

[@sianaorji7311]

Hello Yulia, i love your videos. You're doing great. I really want to sign up on HALP. But I'm just concern about how free it could be. Is there any payment at some point?

[@ThisisYulia]

Hey Siana, you're not paying anything except for your tuition fees / college registration fees. Halp's services are free for students, so you shouldn't worry about that!

[@ЛорсРом]

Побывали наконец-то в Лиссабоне. Монреаль конечно не имеет таких классных tourist attractions, по сравнению, но в остальном даст фору. Лишбоу ободранный как нищенка. Если бы не зима, то Монреаль бы выиграл

[@ThisisYulia]

согласна про ободранный) в Монреале больше развлечений, а в Лиссабоне океан и погода ☀️

[@кто-то-э4ы]

Юля, спасибо)) Практикую аудирование с помощью вашего контента и готовлюсь к Канаде. Ролики на русском про Канаду во многом также актуальные и очень полезные😊

[@ThisisYulia]

я очень рада! желаю вам отличного переезда ✈️🍁

[@Дилайла_лала]

Здравствуйте🙋 можно спросить, как долго вы живете там и сколько учили английский язык?

[@ThisisYulia]

привет! английский учу последние 25 лет, а в Канаде я прожила 6 лет)

[@valeryzakhar1202]

good work )) thank you very march )))

[@ThisisYulia]

Glad you like it!

[@sultanbasha2562]

Hi Yulia, good information. My son wishes to go to university of Manitoba Winnipeg. But we are hearing a very negative reports about how students are not getting part time jobs and accommodation crisis. Please advise. Thank you.

[@mortezakarimzadeh4862]

Yulia what about Montreal or Quebec? Are they still cheap to live?

[@ThisisYulia]

honestly, not really. unless you live with 3 roommates. big cities = expensive 🥲

[@jeanbolduc5818]

Montreal and Quebec city are way cheaper than Toornto , Vancouver , Kelowna , London ...... also , Montreal and Quebec city are the safest city in Canada , the most open minded people and # 1 in the world for sustainablility , 4th for biking infrastructure, 3rd largest aerospace center in the world, leader in Artificial intelligence, best universities in CAnada connected to the world , leader in medecine with 2 huge university center , hight tech city , creative with world organizations in both official lanngages of Canada , english and french ... the best quality of life , food, night life, cheapest public transport, the canadian capital of history, culture and architecture.

[@ThisisYulia]

Have you seen the amount of shootings that took place in Montreal over the past year? 👀 Quebec is definitely cheaper than ON and BC but I would argue about the safety (especially in Montreal)

[@rao_here]

What about barrie, on?

[@jeanbolduc5818]

according to statistics Canada ( Crime rates , most dangerous cities in Canada ) you choose the most dangerous cities in Canada : #1 : Surrey ( Vancouver, BC) , #2 Lethbridge ( Alberta) , #3 Red Deer ( AB); #4 Kelowna (BC) #8 : Oshawa (Toronto ,ON) ; #9 Brampton (Toronto ,ON) #10 : Brampton (Toronto ,ON) #11 : Hamilton (Toronto , ON) #12 : London , (Toronto, ON) , #14 : Kamloops( BC) ...... , London, and Kelowna are very expensive and dangerous ....

[@ThisisYulia]

can you please share the link where you got this information? I'd love to take a look! Also, I I doubt that Lethbridge and Kelowna are more dangerous than downtown Toronto / Vancouver.

[@carlitoxb110]

The most dangerous city in canada is way safer than the safest city in my country 💀💀💀

[@ThisisYulia]

this 💯

[@yussufhassan5265]

can any one aware the salary of cleaner and production jobs in Canada

[@virtualworldsbyloff]

Canada in one word - COLD

[@ThisisYulia]

I've heard there are cheap flights to Cuba and Mexico 😏 also, global warming is real, so Canada might not be that cold in 10 years haha

[@magdalenasz3520]

And very expensive contrary to all those “affordable” options

[@virtualworldsbyloff]

​@@ThisisYuliaThe best climate in civilized Europe is Canary Islands where I will retire from Portugal... Tired of Lisbon winters...

[@ThisisYulia]

@magdalenasz3520 I agree, Canada is not a cheap country but it's still cheaper than some places in the world 🌏

[@magdalenasz3520]

For sure! It depends on which places we’re talking about and the quality of education, though. Colleges in Canada have started charging exorbitant prices for mediocre diplomas for international students who later find themselves sitting for years in express entry pools waiting for the promise of PR. You could find higher quality education still living in a developed country if you do your research and maths well! 😉 After all, let’s be honest, the lure of most of Canadian colleges is to attract students who want to study in English and get a PR, not sell them academic excellence. There are top tanked universities here as well, but most international students don’t have neither financial nor academic means to get there. Greetings!

[@valeryzakhar1202]

SUPER ))

[@KOMALSHARMA-mo7xc]

GREAT

[@ThisisYulia]

🙏🏻

[@sportinguista09]

Hi Yulia , I live in Toronto. I’m Portuguese Canadian and love Portugal and consider moving there all the time but the wages are SO TERRIBLE so it makes it difficult to actually move… what made you decide to move to Portugal and how did find a job? Do you prefer it over Canadá and think about moving back?

[@ThisisYulia]

thanks for your question! salaries are terrible in Portugal indeed, so I work for North America. otherwise, I won't be able to afford to live in Lisbon (the rent is out of control). I really love Montreal / Canada but I'm not planning to move there any time soon. Maybe when I travel the whole world, I'll think about going back to Montreal 💕

[@sportinguista09]

@@ThisisYulia is their any advice you can give on finding a job here and working there ?! I have no idea where to look. 😫

[@hannaazaidi9171]

@thisisyulia please does also HALP do tourist visas ???

[@ThisisYulia]

nope, student visas only!

[@kerrymcintyre1056]

With Trudeau Castro in charge? Hell no!

[@margarinemoseti2341]

Invite me come to canada please

[@Anjilashahi9]

Hi yulia, how is Fanshawe College Woodstock area to live

[@samratff4362]

Hello I am also going to same place

[@LPBsnaha]

Affordable cities in Canada? That’s a utopia! The cities you mention in your videos do not have housing priced below $500,000. By far, Canada is now the most expensive country among all G7 countries.

[@asadb1990]

There is no affordable city in canada anymore unless you want to live somewhere remote.

[@lujaga]

Hi Yulia, love your content, with the current housing crisis of Canada would you still greatly advise immigration to the country?, & what are your thoughts on europian countries like sweden..

[@ThisisYulia]

Hey, thanks for your question! It really depends on your plans because both Sweden and Canada are expensive countries with high taxes. I'd say check out your job & salary prospectives to see which country make sense for you. Hope this helps!

[@chiomahappinessonyegbule6521]

I love Sweden alot but I learnt language barrier can be a hindrance to getting a job for a non native speaker

[@gertrudeude6261]

​@@chiomahappinessonyegbule6521 yes sis, the language barrier is terrible. You won't get any good job without learning the language first, but the good thing is, u just have to train for six months which I guess is free, then boom, u are good.

[@ronstochler]

Perfect places for students and newcomers is the Yukon and Nunavut, unfortunately all the Indian people don't want to move their Beb. London, Ontario is one of the most depressed cities in Ontario lacking enough jobs for their entire population. Don't bullshit too much Beb, please. Russian women are welcome everywhere, they find bed buddies relatively quickly and women get priorities for jobs (particularly single mothers) in government and so called equal opportunity employers that don't employ white males.

[@tarqtarq1554]

Ur videos r good but I sometimes feel sleepy while watching...mum said this is better than buying tablets from pharmacy

[@ThisisYulia]

haha I totally get it! videos with statistics are helpful yet a bit boring 😴

[@rafsanayan7443]

Sister😢If i earn 5 thousand Canadian dollar per month, can i give 1 thousand Cad to my family per month?

[@theonh9365]

You first need to give 1000 - 1500 to the governments, then you can decide what to do with it. It depends where you live, if you have a car or a loan payment, and if you live by yourself or not. My advice is that live next to your work place,don’t get a car, ideally, live in a city where there are some colleges or universities. They usually have cheap housings and cheap places to hang out.

[@rafsanayan7443]

@@theonh9365 Thanks dear 🥰

[@walkpassfromhere]

Sadly i need public transportation

[@sohfonkou6905]

so detailly expantiated