30 k in Fort McMurray? Try over a 100 K to start. Most Newfie lads come out and share 6 to an apartment. They're hard workersand save enough in two years to drive back to the rock in a new pick up and build a new house. Most, however, end back in Alberta once they get the homesickness out of their system.
The cost of living, especially because of low taxes, is lower in most of Alberta than most of Canada. I still don't know why I can buy a 12 pack of beer at the local OK liquor store for 9.95 (includes GST and 1.20 bottle deposit) but couldn't find a 12 pack for less than $13 just across the border in Golden, BC. Maybe it's cheaper in Vancouver.
We'd 'like' to move to our house in Creston, B.C. but property tax, PST and provincial income tax would cost us just over 12 thousand more a year. Renting out the house barely pays for the crazy property taxes...4,000/year in Creston, BC!!! Our house in Calgary is worth about 3 times as much and we pay 1,800.
