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These 2 cities in Quebec were named among Canada's 'best affordable places to live'

Just because you want to live somewhere affordable, does not mean you have to move to the middle of nowhere. In fact, you don't even need to leave the province to strike the perfect balance between a high quality of life and a low cost of living.

Two cities in Quebec were recently named among "Canada’s best affordable places to live" by Maclean's Magazine. Not only do these cities have home prices below the national average of $700,000, but, as Maclean's puts it, they also "aren’t boring backwaters."

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Here's how much money you need to earn in 7 Quebec cities if you don't want to be broke

For almost a decade, the Institut de recherche et d'informations socioéconomiques (IRIS) has been calculating how much money you need to earn to "live with dignity" in seven different Quebec cities.

In other words, what sort of income is required to live relatively comfortably in Quebec, well above the poverty line, according to standards set by the Market Basket Measure (MBM), which is used by the government to develop "thresholds of poverty based upon the cost of a basket of food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and other items."

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Canada's cheapest city for renters is a charming riverside community near Montreal

Are you sick of Montreal's rental market? Ever dream of moving to a far-off land where housing costs less than $800 a month? Turns out, you don't actually have to look far to find a place like that.

In fact, according to an analysis of Canada's 100 largest cities by online real estate marketplace Point2Homes, the country's cheapest city for renters can be found in Quebec — and it's under two hours from Montreal by car.

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These 8 Quebec cities have the cheapest rent prices in all of Canada

A recent report revealed Canada's 10 best places to be renter — and Quebec absolutely dominated the list. However, with this ranking, the best places to rent weren't necessarily the cheapest places to rent.

The study from online real estate marketplace Point2Homes examined 24 metrics spanning three categories: "housing & economy," "quality of life" and "community," which means factors such as safety, air quality, walkability, commute time and access to nature were taken into account in order to determine the results.

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Canadian cities with the best work-life balance were ranked & Quebec dominated the list

When it comes to finding work-life balance, Canada seems to be among the top countries with an agreeable balance of the two, especially in Quebec.

Point2Homes, an online Canadian real estate marketplace, compiled a list of the top 100 Canadian cities with the best work-life balance and Quebec completely dominated the list. In fact, 12 cities within Quebec managed to make the top 20 — proving la belle province just might be more belle than we thought.

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4 Quebec cities were named among the most affordable in Canada — Here's who beat Montreal

Real estate company Royal LePage has released a new report revealing Canada's 15 most affordable cities — and four of them are in Quebec.

In this case, when we say "affordable," we're talking specifically about home ownership with the study accounting for the percentage of income you'd need to service a monthly mortgage payment and home price data.

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6 Quebec cities top Canada's best for work-life balance in a new ranking

Quebec is showing the rest of Canada how to live the good life. Six cities in the province have just been named the best places in the country for work-life balance. It’s not all about the 9-to-5 grind — residents of these cities juggle business and pleasure like pros.

Point2 analysts crunched data from Canada’s 100 largest cities, evaluating 30 metrics that impact work-life balance. They looked at factors like average work hours, access to healthcare, after-tax income, and the quality of local amenities.

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3 Quebec Spots Were Ranked Among The Best Cities In Canada To Get Rich

Montreal and Quebec City are regarded as two of the best cities in Canada. However, when it came to a recent ranking of the best cities across the country to get rich in, neither Montreal nor the province's capital made the cut — but these three Quebec cities did.

Yore Oyster, a Canadian personal finance company, ranked the best cities across Canada in which to save some big bucks and build your net worth — primarily focusing on small cities that are bringing in more and more people and businesses.

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How Much You Need To Make To Live 'With Dignity' In 7 Quebec Cities

A new report breaks down "livable income" thresholds in seven Quebec cities. The study from the Institut de recherche et d’informations socioéconomiques (IRIS) examined the cost of living in Gatineau, Montreal, Quebec City, Saguenay, Sept-Îles, Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivières to determine how much money a household would need after taxes in 2022 to live both above the poverty line and "with dignity" in each urban area.

The IRIS calculated livable incomes for three types of households: a person living alone, a couple with one child in publicly subsidized daycare (a CPE), and a couple with two children in a CPE.

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20 Quebec Destinations Will Have Round-Trip Flights For $500 Or Less This Summer

The provincial government has announced a plan to make flights within Quebec cheaper and promote air service to more remote destinations. The plan includes a $500 limit on the price of round-trip intra-Quebec flights to select destinations in outlying regions. That price cap will take effect in the summer of 2022 once government subsidies kick in.

Following the announcement, the government released a map of the eligible air routes. They include direct flights from Montreal or Saint-Hubert to Mont-Joli in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Saguenay, Baie-Comeau, Sept-Îles, Chibougamau in the Nord-du-Québec region, Val-d'Or, Rouyn-Noranda, and, perhaps most excitingly, the Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

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2 Cities In Quebec Made It Into The 'Top 10 Student Cities In The World'

One always feels a sense of pride when their hometown makes its way onto an international ranking. And that's why we're proud to say two cities in Quebec, including Montreal, made it into Studee's "Top 10 Student Cities in the World."

To the surprise of many, Quebec City also made the Top 10 — and it ranked higher than Montreal, with Quebec City at #4 and Montreal at #6.

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