As gentrification in Canadian urban centres intensifies, many residents, especially young people, are having to look elsewhere for a permanent place to settle. Cheap alternatives to dense downtowns do exist! If you're looking to expand your horizons or are considering a major move, check out the list below of the most affordable urban areas in Canada. All information comes directly from Expatistan, which applies user-submitted information to map costs-of-living across the country. Expatistan uses dozens of data points to create its lists, but for this article we're including two relevant figures: the "monthly rent for 85m2 furnished accommodation" in what Expatistan defines as a "normal area" and the price of a "monthly public transport ticket" Check out more from Expatistan here! READ ALSO: This Is How Much You Need To Make To Not Be Poor In Quebec View this post on Instagram Sending a HUGE thank you @loraasyxe for donating the use & emptying of garbage + recycling bins at 6 different locations around @cityofsaskatoon for #MeewasinCleanUp ! 💫 Loraas also helps with the tracking and weighing for reporting!🛢♻️ We could not have a successful Clean Up Campaign (running until May 30th) without them! 🙏 More info and sign up on our website Meewasin.com 👍 A post shared by Meewasin Valley Authority (@meewasinvalley) on Apr 29, 2019 at 1:07pm PDT 10. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Monthly rent for 85m2 apartment: $1,247 Monthly public transit pass: $82 View this post on Instagram #blueskies and #cherryblossoms. 🇨🇦 #travel #travelgram #instatravel #ohcanada #nanaimo #britishcolumbia A post shared by Mark Daniell (@markhdaniell) on May 3, 2019 at 2:11pm PDT 9. Nanaimo, British Columbia Monthly rent for 85m2 apartment: $1,595 Monthly public transit pass: $63 View this post on Instagram Create your own sunshine ☀️. #pei #princeedwardisland #whatsgoingonpei #thingstodoonpei #thingstodoinpei #downtowncharlottetown #experiencepei #canada #eastcoast #imdownwithcharlottetown #islandlife #ohcanada #maritimes #discovercharlottetown #explorecanada #charlottetown #wanderlust #maritimesbest #travelphotographs #atlanticcanada #eastcoastlove A post shared by Discover Charlottetown (@discovercharlottetown) on Apr 18, 2019 at 11:00am PDT 8. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Monthly rent for 85m2 apartment: $1,063 Monthly public transit pass: $66 View this post on Instagram #WesternU will be closed for the holidays from December 22 until January 3, 2019. If you do have business on campus, please check holidayhours.uwo.ca for what's open and when. ⠀ ⠀ Wishing all of our Mustangs a wonderful Holiday Season and a healthy, happy 2019! A post shared by Western University (@westernuniversity) on Dec 21, 2018 at 3:30pm PST 7. London, Ontario Monthly rent for 85m2 apartment: $1,104 Monthly public transit pass: $83 View this post on Instagram My charming neighborhood 🌿🏡🌳 . . . . #montreal #canada #quebec #mtl #plateau #plateaumontroyal #summer #montrealplateau #laurier #america #northamerica #coffeetime #friends #happy #beautiful #rainshower #summerstorm #neighborhood #charmingneighborhood #mtlmoments #somontreal #exploremontreal #cute #citylife #lushcity #lush #garden #gardening #shower #ruellesvertes A post shared by Emile Traendlin (@emiletraendlin) on Aug 18, 2018 at 11:46am PDT 6. Montreal, Quebec Monthly rent for 85m2 apartment: $1,177 Monthly public transit pass: $85 View this post on Instagram Abbotsford Tulip Festival 2019. These aren't tulips, and I don't know what they are, but I love them! They were growing in the fields. #lowermainland #fraservalley #bc #abbotsford #abbotsfordtulipfestival #flowers #orange A post shared by Lower Mainland, BC (@lowermainlandbc) on May 3, 2019 at 1:33pm PDT 5. Abbotsford, British Columbia Monthly rent for 85m2 apartment: $1,182 Monthly public transit pass: $67 View this post on Instagram Just contributing to the world's most photographed hotel 🏰 this thing of beauty has hosted the likes of Churchill, Roosevelt and Hitchcock. A post shared by Holly Zhou (@h0lly0lly) on May 3, 2019 at 12:03pm PDT 4. Quebec City, Quebec Monthly rent for 85m2 apartment: $972 Monthly public transit pass: $87 View this post on Instagram "I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of fun that is funny." -- Dr. Seuss #tuesdaythoughts ☀️ . . What are you doing to have a little fun and enjoy the milder weather today #mathies? A post shared by University of Waterloo Math (@waterloomath) on Feb 5, 2019 at 9:08am PST 3. Kitchner-Waterloo, Ontario Monthly rent for 85m2 apartment: $1,281 Monthly public transit pass: $84 View this post on Instagram #DYK @SleepingGiantProvincialPark hasn't always been named after the land form the park encompasses? . When the park was established in 1944, it was named Sibley Provincial Park after Alexander Hamilton Sibley (the President of the Silver Islet Consolidated Mining Company, operating in the area from 1869 to 1884). . In 1988, the name was changed to Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, and aimed to clear the common misconception that the Sleeping Giant is an island in Lake Superior. . The Sleeping Giant is actually part of the greater Sibley Peninsula within the park. By the way it juts out into Lake Superior, it looks like an island from some angles. . . . . . #SleepingGiantPP #OntarioParks #SleepingGiantProvincialPark #SleepingGiant #history #naturephotography #sunset A post shared by Ontario Parks (@ontarioparks) on May 3, 2019 at 8:46am PDT 2. Thunder Bay, Ontario Monthly rent for 85m2 apartment: $1,200 Monthly public transit pass: $77 View this post on Instagram 🌑 pic @camy89_ A post shared by City of Moncton (@cityofmoncton) on Apr 4, 2017 at 2:30pm PDT 1. Moncton, New Brunswick Monthly rent for 85m2 apartment: $973 Monthly public transit pass: $61 Source
