Most helpful video I must say. I mean this will help a lot to a new comers. I agree that it's lil uncomfortable for us to discuss our financial number to others but you did a good job. Thank you for this. Live happy... Keep smiling... Stay blessed....
Thank you Lily for posting this video. I am moving with my family in a couple of months to Calgary and this video gives a sort of bench mark for salary negotiations during job interviews. I have watched most of your vlogs and they are helpful. Stay blessed and all the best in moving to your new home.
And another great video from Lily , and I am pretty sure I'm not the only one that looks forward to our weekly updates on how you guys are making out !! The idea of sharing your expenses is probably interesting for your followers in England to see what it actually costs to live here. Yes , Calgary is an expensive place to live , and I don't think you shared anything too personal , that's just the typical costs of living here. So happy for you guys to be able to get your own house , that's exciting news !! Your big smile and sense of humor make for great videos Lily ! By the way , move to the south end , the north end is always windy :)
Hi Lily . I think you covered the basics of your expenses very well, And yes , I totally agree about living according to where the kids will go to school. If the school is close and in time they will be able to walk to school themselves is definitely a bonus. I hope you can find a babysitter soon that you can trust so you and Oli ( not sure about his spelling) , can get out for a date night , those are a good thing for parents :)
Forgot what those are huh :) I always find it amusing to think about what I did with all my free time before I had kids , because I have no idea ! Now I spend most of it either at the hockey rink or a baseball diamond. Kids are the best tho , I have 3 )
Moe Fugger VERY HELPFUL VIDEO WHATS HAPPENING THE COST OF LIVING AND ENJOY THE CITY AND THE CALGARY PEOPLE. . I HAVE MANY FRIENDS SINCE I COME FOR THE WINTER OLYMPICS .AND STILL SEE THEM ALL OVER IN CANADA. MY NEXT TRIP AGAIN IS IN DECEMBER 2018. STAING THERE TWICE A YEAR . ALSO WILL POP IN IN CALGARY TO .BANFF. LAKE LOUISE ETC.. SO AM LIVING IN AUSTRALIA NOW . BORN IN AUSTRIA NEAR VIENNA. GO GO CALGARY'S
As a Brit who has moved to Canada, you can't always put a price on a better cost of living, it may be marginally more expensive than the UK for certain things, but the UK is a hole on a downward spiral, and if you wake up and think I really like it here, then you have made the right decision. You couldn't pay me enough to go back to the UK.
Little Norway It's pretty crazy how the idea of Brexit changed the UK and personally I don't think it's such a good country to live in anymore if you are European.
I’m so glad I stumbled upon your page. I’m from England currently living in Turkey and we are applying for Express Entry, wishing to move to Calgary. Love your channel 😍
Calgarys a great place to live! Im completely aware of your position at the moment but believe me, it will just get better from here on out! Just a few community options I would love to suggest are the communities of Mahogany (SE), Redstone (NE), Evanston (NW) and Sage Hills (NW). Mahogany may be on the farther parts of the City but when you really look into it, it provides a great amount of amenities nearby and is basically considered a city within a community. As for Redstone, it may be in the NE which may not be the most ideal location but the thing with this community is that it is on the end of the NE (basically in the NW qudrant) and close approximity to malls, recreational facilities and so much more. Also, you would be quite surprised with the house pricing in this area as well! Next, Evanston is another beautiful community which provides many amenities nearby. The Northwest is really great about little shopping qudrants near every community for the convinence of many people. Lastly, Sage Hills is no different than Evanston. They are both beautiful, vibrant, young communities for families like yourself and housing is quite affordable. Schools in all these communities are plentifull, as well as community events to enhance the sence of community. As for those heafty phone plans, I suggest checking out freedom mobile (THEY ARE LIFE SAVERS), you can get unlimited data, Canada wide calling and texting for a very, very reasonable price. Anyways, sorry for the heafty post (LOL), I am very excited to go on the home hunt with you. Best of luck!
I recently moved to Calgary from Vancouver and am loving the sunshine!! Scenic Acres is quite nice... close to public transit... I believe we also have a Francophone School in the neighbourhood. One of the benefits to Scenic Acres is that we are extremely close to the Rockies and because we are so close to Stoney Trail, the whole city is quickly accessible.
You are great! Thank you for all your videos! My husband and I have been following your story since this January and we are always looking forward to seeing from you. You are doing great (we are immigrants, too, but to the Czech Republic since last June so we know what you are talking about and we are with you! :) Thank you for your videos! Keep on vloging! :)
I just moved from there last year. You’re doing a really good job. What you’re paying is on track. Food can come down a bit if you learn what the prices are at various places like: - No Frills - Superstore - Co-op - Farmers Markets - Wholesale Buyers Club These are just extra options. Enjoy Calgary, it’s Amazing
Congrats on your mortgage approval!! I live in the deep SE (Mahogany) and I would 100% recommend this community for Young families. My community is hands down the best residential family community in Calgary. They just opened a pre-school, Calgary's newest High school will be open in the fall. A K-4 school will be opening in the fall as well. We have a lake (you will thank God for this entertainment when your daughters are pre-teens in the summer)! AND they're plans to build an LRT station is about a decade. It's a bit of a while, but your daughters will be old enough to use it at that time! Also, Seaton and Mahogany Village are amazing!! I think every young family should consider this neighbourhood ;-) They're TONES of young families, so your daughters will always have friends to play with. I've never even seen someone smoking outside their home (I've been living here for 2 years). Stop by one of the show homes, it will be SOOO WORTH IT!
Congratulations on your mortgage approval! It's a big, exciting, scary step, I remember buying our first home and how wonderful it was to pay the mortgage off. I'm a new subscriber living about 2 hours north of you, welcome to Alberta! I promise, spring will come, we've all been praying for it. It's hard to believe that after the cold of the winter you can complain how hot it is, but we do. All the best to you for a very successful house hunt, hope you find something that you'll all love!
Hi Lily, Thank you for posting such a fantastic video. I found it really helpful as my boyfriend and I are planning a move from England to Calgary this year and this will be really useful to plan our budget. We are currently waiting for our PR to be processed so have been watching your videos avidly. Any information you could share on finding a rental property or using air b n b when you first landed would be really useful.
You’re doing a great job and keep doing that. I just moved to Calgary from Vancouver and have my own observations about the city, but overall agree with most of the things you share. Best of luck to your family!
Hey George, how are you doing? I'm possibly gonna make the same move. I am currently in Vancouver and have got a job in Calgary. I'm planning to move to Calgary but I am bit skeptical. What would you suggest?
Love your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your personal details. It has really helped my husband and I prepare for our move soon. Can't wait to see your house hunting videos. So excited for your family xx
I just wanted to say that I'm really sorry about our weather, this winter has been exceptionally long and cold, many places in Alberta set cold temperature records in the past few weeks. So if it's any consolation, our winters are long, but not usually this long. March usually starts off at -15° and it's usually above zero by the end, sometimes up to +15°. Everyone else here is feeling it too though, it's not just you... The problem is the last few years have been extremely mild, we didn't have enough snow all year to cover the grass and it was all gone by mid February. By late April it was basically summer. The weather was also very mild right up until mid-December, so by contrast this is really depressing.
Was the temperature change always so abrupt from winter to Spring?. In Toronto theses days the change from winter to Spring-Summer is abrupt. there is hardly any Spring anymore. -15 in March that would be a killer for me. i'm not one of those people that complain about January weather.
Zoch Buppet no, it usually isn't this abrupt, it's not uncommon, but the normal is more of a gradual warm up, the snow usually starts melting mid-March and is totally gone by sometime in April, or May if it's a cold year. We also usually get about three major snowfalls in the spring after all the winter snow has melted -right after we think we are done with winter. On the flip side, it's also never this hot in May, it's usually 15-20° and breezy, so I guess we can be glad that the weather has compensated for what it put us through this winter.
you and your family sound like real "troopers" ... if you keep that positive attitude, that winning smile, you'll be fine !!! Let me know if you need more friends or babysitters. I have family there and my nieces ( 18 and 15 years old) are very responsible. Best wishes !!!
Great info and very helpful! Thank you so much for sharing your costs so that we can make better decisions!! We r also happy for reaching your house dream in Calgary!! That’s awesome!!
Very interesting video. I'm also a Brit living here in Calgary however my circumstances are slightly different. I came over in 2011 and lived up in Fort Mcmurray until last year when we moved here. My gf is Canadian and that helped a whole lot. We also don't have kids so that is a huge help.
Hi mate. Me and my fiance (she's a Geordie) thinking to make a move for Alberta if things really go bad after Brexit. Is life better or less better there than here in UK? We live in Newcastle. Not very expensive life here in the North East, but not easy either. Is it worth moving there and living UK behind? I'm studying towards and Accountancy degree (my finace is just a florist). Thanks in advance for any reply. Cheers and all the best mate.
You can change your TV plan for local channels only (about 20 channels), 25$ per month only. I pay 75$ for the Internet plan (Shaw). So it is 95$ total
My family living expenses for 2 adults and a teenage in Calgary: - Mortage: 700$ - Utilities: 200$ - Internet : 85$ - Gym: 25$ ( for 2) - Gas: 100$ - Food + miscellaneous stuff : 600$ ( we dont eat our at all) - Car insurance: 280$ Total around 2000$ a month.
Im between Calgary or Vancouver ?! What are the pros and cons ?! Is it hard to find sales jobs in Calgary? I heard Vancouver is more better for jobs but the rent is high.
We just moved here from Amsterdam and i'd have to agree, stuff is SO expensive here. When I saw the prices for vegetables, fruit and other necessities I thought they where kidding... :')
brightmorningdew I could never understand how Canada can be so expensive. Property prices are just killing me, especially considering the fact that it's a huge country covered in forest with a very small population.
So happy to find you! We are a family of 3 and moving to Calgary in April! Thanks for sharing all these info. Just added you on insta as well. Love from Norway!
Love this! So helpful. I’m going to put the link in my video about the Cost of Living in YVR because I get asked about the cost of living compared to YYC all the time!
And Lilly know that we are getting totally excited when we getting a new video notification per email from you. We are sooo thankful for the informations you are providing, it gives us hope and inside for our big move back. We are excited beyond words could say. Canada is in our blood...lol.
Public libraries are the best!! My family of three is moving to Calgary from Orlando, Fl sometime this year. I’m so excited to check out the libraries with my son.
Thank you so much for sharing this, I just subscribed and already got tons of useful information :) I'm preparing the immigration from South Korea and your videos are so helpful and great I really appreciate all of them 😊
Also you can try No Frills grocery store, it is a Superstore branch. The store is on 85th ST, on the next plaza. I think it is about 5 minutes from your home. You can buy faster than in Superstore and sometimes cheaper. The selection of groceries is limited but I think you can buy almost all that you need. Coop also is a good place, expensive but with grate selection of foods.
Lily, for the car insurance you can pay 30-40% less. Change your driving licence to Alberta Class 5 and provide to the insurance company all your driving history. I was able to prove a driving experience from Ukraine (from 1995). So I pay 85$ per month only.
Hello and happy holidays! Congratulations for your channel! It brings a lot of value to us. We’ve got a question related to the credit score. Can you tell if the credit score obtained in a certain canadian province it’s preserved into another canadian province if we want to move. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Thank you for watching. I honestly don't know. It's been over two years since we moved here and even longer since we went through all the paperwork so I don't remember much of that part now.
Great video Lily, I Moved here from another Canadian Provence about seven years ago; and I found my cost of living almost triple, however that said, salaries are better here then back home as well. Also note: the neighborhood of Aspen woods is very expensive, but also a very nice place. I live close.
For the house you might need to review the possibility to live in Cochraine. It is just 25-30 minutes from your place, closer to the mountains. It is a very fast developing area, with less taxes (out of the city, part of Rocky View County) and better prices.
Living in Calgary from 1988-2015 I can tell you that the cost has been rising since the day we moved there, when we moved here to Nova Scotia I was shocked at the difference.. There we paid over $1000 for rent, $500 for electricity a month + heat and water.. Here in Nova scotia we rent a 3 bedroom and only pay $740 for rent, only pay electricity, heat and water is included.. Honestly say I love Nova Scotia, more relaxed here and green(parks, woods for walking, beaches) plus less People here.. 1.5 million in Calgary less than that in the entire province of Nova Scotia.. Keep up the videos.. They are Great.. Helpful content for People
It really is beautiful here.. Originally didn't want to leave Calgary, but being here the last 3 years I'd never move anywhere unless it's Vancouver island.. Need to live near the ocean.. The smell in the morning is refreshing.. Enjoy your day dear.. Look forward to more or Your vids
I love to watch your vlog, it’s very entertaining yet informative. We are planning to move there, hope we can meet you in person one day. Kiss for the girls XX
Hi Lilly thanks for this great inside of living cost in Calgary. We can match this with our expenses here in New Zealand and having only a dog and no car loan. We counting the days of returning to our beloved Canada.
Thank you so much for another great video! The makeup looks incredible. Can you please share the name of the insurance company? Thanks again! Looking forward for your new videos.
Hmmm. It sounds like you have a lot of expenses and you also need a decent area to live otherwise you would go to the NE which is the most affordable. My late brother lived in Whitehorn and took the whitehorn station LRT downtown to TD Square. He was a white collar worker, he wore dress clothes and worked in one of the towers downtown but they sent the one kid who is now completing University to Prince of Peace which is like Hogwarts school instead of the closest school. Than the kid went to Chestermere high school before University. You can do it that way without having a huge mortgage for a first home buyer.
I've lived in Calgary my whole life. A young family like yours would like an area like Mackenzie town in the SE. There are tons of young families there. Your kids would make lots of friends, letting you make friends with other parents. I live inner city SW, close to 17th ave so it's a bit different for me. It's very expensive to live in Calgary and I find you have to build a lifestyle that doesn't involve spending lots of money i.e. Hiking... If you wanna do any kind of hiking or day trips to the mountains, stay away from Banff and the touristy areas.... Kananaskis Country and Peter Lougheed Provincial Park are where the locals head to.
This is a really helpful video :) Sucks to see internet/mobile tariffs so expensive.. In Mumbai I can get unlimited calling/text with 40Gb 4G internet for an equivalent of about CAD 15 haha :D
Great video - its way cheaper to live in Calgary then Toronto - Toronto is Insanly expensive we are also planning to move to Calgary - thanks for sharing
Great video. Thank you so much for posting it! It's quite helpful :) I was surprised to learn about the credit score. Being from the US, that means I have to start all over.. lol. For those who will read this comment...If you are coming from the US and are funded via USD (I'm a student), then it turns out to be cheaper due to the exchange rate.
I used to live in London and I could say that the cost of living here is way cheaper than in London. If you want a simple, comfortable life Calgary is the place to be. Just my opinion 😊
Wow lily..... I'm also super excited to hear about your new house. Can't wait to see it.... You are so simple, real and honest, love to watch your videos. Bdw I'm from Kolkata(india) and settled in Abu Dhabi. Me and my husband never seen snow... May b 3-4 years down the line we will also sattle in Calgary....😘
Hi Lily, it would be interesting to hear about chinook migraines. How often do people struggle with it? As for now it's my biggest concern I think about because consider moving to Calgary some day. I would appreciate if you make a video related to this topic.
$1000 dollars a month in grocery's? Sounds about right. If you want to have better deals sign up for the super market's loyalty cards. For example Superstore has PC Optimum. It is worth looking into stuff like this. Knowing that I do a cooking show here in Calgary it sure adds up.
Who is your phone carrier? You should switch to freedom they are very cheap and offer lots of data and I would suggest finding deals during Christmas and certain times where they have better deals
Hey Lily! You've been a God send for us gathering information to move to Alberta in a year. What car place and loan place did you get approved by? Also how did you and your hubby get credit cards?
@Kay House of Cars is by far the LARGEST car dealership in Alberta for used cars. Check out the one on Mcknight Blvd - they had amazing service and I had a great experience with them. Credit cards can be obtained by your bank. If you have no credit history with Equifax or Transunion, then you may have to get a secured credit card 😉 does this help Kay?
Hi Lily Thanks for this super informative video. Really helping us to prepare! We are on our one month countdown for our move to YYC. Are there housing association fees in a community like yours? Or fees for snow clearing? Good luck with finding a home to buy :)
This is by far the most helpful calgary life related video iv seen. Thank you
Exactly... i've had enough of Igor's videos. He talks too much about Uber
Most helpful video I must say. I mean this will help a lot to a new comers. I agree that it's lil uncomfortable for us to discuss our financial number to others but you did a good job. Thank you for this. Live happy... Keep smiling... Stay blessed....
I am house hunting in Calgary too. Please post videos about your take on Calgary houses and neighborhoods and thanks for the good work.
I can't wait for the houses viewing videos.
Thank you Lily for posting this video. I am moving with my family in a couple of months to Calgary and this video gives a sort of bench mark for salary negotiations during job interviews. I have watched most of your vlogs and they are helpful. Stay blessed and all the best in moving to your new home.
And another great video from Lily , and I am pretty sure I'm not the only one that looks forward to our weekly updates on how you guys are making out !! The idea of sharing your expenses is probably interesting for your followers in England to see what it actually costs to live here. Yes , Calgary is an expensive place to live , and I don't think you shared anything too personal , that's just the typical costs of living here. So happy for you guys to be able to get your own house , that's exciting news !!
Your big smile and sense of humor make for great videos Lily !
By the way , move to the south end , the north end is always windy :)
Hi Lily . I think you covered the basics of your expenses very well,
And yes , I totally agree about living according to where the kids will go to school. If the school is close and in time they will be able to walk to school themselves is definitely a bonus. I hope you can find a babysitter soon that you can trust so you and Oli ( not sure about his spelling) , can get out for a date night , those are a good thing for parents :)
Forgot what those are huh :)
I always find it amusing to think about what I did with all my free time before I had kids , because I have no idea ! Now I spend most of it either at the hockey rink or a baseball diamond. Kids are the best tho , I have 3 )
Moe Fugger VERY HELPFUL VIDEO WHATS HAPPENING THE COST OF LIVING AND ENJOY THE CITY AND THE CALGARY PEOPLE. . I HAVE MANY FRIENDS SINCE I COME FOR THE WINTER OLYMPICS .AND STILL SEE THEM ALL OVER IN CANADA. MY NEXT TRIP AGAIN IS IN DECEMBER 2018. STAING THERE TWICE A YEAR . ALSO WILL POP IN IN CALGARY TO .BANFF. LAKE LOUISE ETC..
SO AM LIVING IN AUSTRALIA NOW .
BORN IN AUSTRIA NEAR VIENNA.
GO GO CALGARY'S
Much appreciate the efforts you have put in to share these kinds of helpful information.
As a Brit who has moved to Canada, you can't always put a price on a better cost of living, it may be marginally more expensive than the UK for certain things, but the UK is a hole on a downward spiral, and if you wake up and think I really like it here, then you have made the right decision. You couldn't pay me enough to go back to the UK.
I used to want to live in the UK, until Brexit and more research about the UK’s situation made me want to say “fuck no” to the UK
Little Norway
It's pretty crazy how the idea of Brexit changed the UK and personally I don't think it's such a good country to live in anymore if you are European.
I'm in the process of doing my IEC its time I left the UK for sure its gone downhill big time
Awesome video! We just moved from Vancouver area in BC to a all town just north of Calgary. Alberta is way cheaper than BC! And we love it here
I’m so glad I stumbled upon your page. I’m from England currently living in Turkey and we are applying for Express Entry, wishing to move to Calgary. Love your channel 😍
Calgarys a great place to live! Im completely aware of your position at the moment but believe me, it will just get better from here on out! Just a few community options I would love to suggest are the communities of Mahogany (SE), Redstone (NE), Evanston (NW) and Sage Hills (NW). Mahogany may be on the farther parts of the City but when you really look into it, it provides a great amount of amenities nearby and is basically considered a city within a community. As for Redstone, it may be in the NE which may not be the most ideal location but the thing with this community is that it is on the end of the NE (basically in the NW qudrant) and close approximity to malls, recreational facilities and so much more. Also, you would be quite surprised with the house pricing in this area as well! Next, Evanston is another beautiful community which provides many amenities nearby. The Northwest is really great about little shopping qudrants near every community for the convinence of many people. Lastly, Sage Hills is no different than Evanston. They are both beautiful, vibrant, young communities for families like yourself and housing is quite affordable. Schools in all these communities are plentifull, as well as community events to enhance the sence of community. As for those heafty phone plans, I suggest checking out freedom mobile (THEY ARE LIFE SAVERS), you can get unlimited data, Canada wide calling and texting for a very, very reasonable price. Anyways, sorry for the heafty post (LOL), I am very excited to go on the home hunt with you. Best of luck!
I recently moved to Calgary from Vancouver and am loving the sunshine!! Scenic Acres is quite nice... close to public transit... I believe we also have a Francophone School in the neighbourhood. One of the benefits to Scenic Acres is that we are extremely close to the Rockies and because we are so close to Stoney Trail, the whole city is quickly accessible.
You're lucky your not in Vancouver BC - $$😩😜 Alberta is a good place for Family life and savings.
Aspen community is pricey but nice community. Though alberta has the lowest tax and has free healthcare.
Not a good place to raise a family if there are few stable jobs as in Calgary
Thanks Lily for sharing such a personal detail. It shows how sweet you are.
Hello Lily! I'm a new subscriber who was born and raised in Calgary. Been loving your channel and seeing my city through your perspective. ☺
You are great! Thank you for all your videos! My husband and I have been following your story since this January and we are always looking forward to seeing from you. You are doing great (we are immigrants, too, but to the Czech Republic since last June so we know what you are talking about and we are with you! :) Thank you for your videos! Keep on vloging! :)
Thank you! Sending you some warm greetings from Jamaica
I just moved from there last year. You’re doing a really good job. What you’re paying is on track. Food can come down a bit if you learn what the prices are at various places like:
- No Frills
- Superstore
- Co-op
- Farmers Markets
- Wholesale Buyers Club
These are just extra options. Enjoy Calgary, it’s Amazing
Let me know if you need an honest Realtor
I love ur education on cost of living in Calgary.it gives me an insight on what to expect when I finally make it in.
Congrats on your mortgage approval!! I live in the deep SE (Mahogany) and I would 100% recommend this community for Young families. My community is hands down the best residential family community in Calgary. They just opened a pre-school, Calgary's newest High school will be open in the fall. A K-4 school will be opening in the fall as well. We have a lake (you will thank God for this entertainment when your daughters are pre-teens in the summer)! AND they're plans to build an LRT station is about a decade. It's a bit of a while, but your daughters will be old enough to use it at that time! Also, Seaton and Mahogany Village are amazing!! I think every young family should consider this neighbourhood ;-) They're TONES of young families, so your daughters will always have friends to play with. I've never even seen someone smoking outside their home (I've been living here for 2 years). Stop by one of the show homes, it will be SOOO WORTH IT!
Mahogany is very nice, but very expensive for most!
Congratulations on your mortgage approval! It's a big, exciting, scary step, I remember buying our first home and how wonderful it was to pay the mortgage off. I'm a new subscriber living about 2 hours north of you, welcome to Alberta! I promise, spring will come, we've all been praying for it. It's hard to believe that after the cold of the winter you can complain how hot it is, but we do. All the best to you for a very successful house hunt, hope you find something that you'll all love!
I just stumbled on your channel, and your soo nice! Great video, and I love living in Calgary!
Can you list some home rental websites please
www.rentfaster.ca/ab/calgary/
www.point2homes.com/CA/Rental-Properties-Listings/AB/Calgary.html
First Name Lily thank you 💛
You may want to try Facebook Workplace as well!
Great video! Thank you so much for making this!
Hi Lily,
Thank you for posting such a fantastic video. I found it really helpful as my boyfriend and I are planning a move from England to Calgary this year and this will be really useful to plan our budget. We are currently waiting for our PR to be processed so have been watching your videos avidly. Any information you could share on finding a rental property or using air b n b when you first landed would be really useful.
You’re doing a great job and keep doing that. I just moved to Calgary from Vancouver and have my own observations about the city, but overall agree with most of the things you share. Best of luck to your family!
Hey George, how are you doing?
I'm possibly gonna make the same move. I am currently in Vancouver and have got a job in Calgary. I'm planning to move to Calgary but I am bit skeptical. What would you suggest?
Love your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your personal details. It has really helped my husband and I prepare for our move soon. Can't wait to see your house hunting videos. So excited for your family xx
Lily can I ask what bank you guys used? I am going to follow you advise re improving our credit rating.
I just wanted to say that I'm really sorry about our weather, this winter has been exceptionally long and cold, many places in Alberta set cold temperature records in the past few weeks. So if it's any consolation, our winters are long, but not usually this long. March usually starts off at -15° and it's usually above zero by the end, sometimes up to +15°. Everyone else here is feeling it too though, it's not just you... The problem is the last few years have been extremely mild, we didn't have enough snow all year to cover the grass and it was all gone by mid February. By late April it was basically summer. The weather was also very mild right up until mid-December, so by contrast this is really depressing.
Was the temperature change always so abrupt from winter to Spring?. In Toronto theses days the change from winter to Spring-Summer is abrupt. there is hardly any Spring anymore. -15 in March that would be a killer for me. i'm not one of those people that complain about January weather.
Zoch Buppet no, it usually isn't this abrupt, it's not uncommon, but the normal is more of a gradual warm up, the snow usually starts melting mid-March and is totally gone by sometime in April, or May if it's a cold year. We also usually get about three major snowfalls in the spring after all the winter snow has melted -right after we think we are done with winter.
On the flip side, it's also never this hot in May, it's usually 15-20° and breezy, so I guess we can be glad that the weather has compensated for what it put us through this winter.
Very insightful video Lily! It really gives me an idea of what to expect when moving to Calgary. Cant wait for the house hunting videos.
Great video as always Lily.....
Always looking forward for the next. Thanks for sharing the information.
you and your family sound like real "troopers" ... if you keep that positive attitude, that winning smile, you'll be fine !!! Let me know if you need more friends or babysitters. I have family there and my nieces ( 18 and 15 years old) are very responsible. Best wishes !!!
Living in Calgary myself, yeah, those numbers are pretty accurate.
Awesome vid once again, congrats on settling in so far!
Wow! Flashing eyes. Really enjoyed your video and information.
Great info and very helpful! Thank you so much for sharing your costs so that we can make better decisions!! We r also happy for reaching your house dream in Calgary!! That’s awesome!!
Very interesting video.
I'm also a Brit living here in Calgary however my circumstances are slightly different. I came over in 2011 and lived up in Fort Mcmurray until last year when we moved here. My gf is Canadian and that helped a whole lot. We also don't have kids so that is a huge help.
Hi mate. Me and my fiance (she's a Geordie) thinking to make a move for Alberta if things really go bad after Brexit. Is life better or less better there than here in UK? We live in Newcastle. Not very expensive life here in the North East, but not easy either.
Is it worth moving there and living UK behind? I'm studying towards and Accountancy degree (my finace is just a florist).
Thanks in advance for any reply. Cheers and all the best mate.
Your videos are unbelievable helpful . Very grateful 🥰
Subbed you girl... hope me along with my husband land on Calgary soon... keep us in your prayers everyone
You can change your TV plan for local channels only (about 20 channels), 25$ per month only. I pay 75$ for the Internet plan (Shaw). So it is 95$ total
My family living expenses for 2 adults and a teenage in Calgary:
- Mortage: 700$
- Utilities: 200$
- Internet : 85$
- Gym: 25$ ( for 2)
- Gas: 100$
- Food + miscellaneous stuff : 600$ ( we dont eat our at all)
- Car insurance: 280$
Total around 2000$ a month.
Im between Calgary or Vancouver ?!
What are the pros and cons ?!
Is it hard to find sales jobs in Calgary? I heard Vancouver is more better for jobs but the rent is high.
We just moved here from Amsterdam and i'd have to agree, stuff is SO expensive here. When I saw the prices for vegetables, fruit and other necessities I thought they where kidding... :')
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I could never understand how Canada can be so expensive. Property prices are just killing me, especially considering the fact that it's a huge country covered in forest with a very small population.
So happy to find you! We are a family of 3 and moving to Calgary in April! Thanks for sharing all these info. Just added you on insta as well. Love from Norway!
Love this! So helpful. I’m going to put the link in my video about the Cost of Living in YVR because I get asked about the cost of living compared to YYC all the time!
And Lilly know that we are getting totally excited when we getting a new video notification per email from you. We are sooo thankful for the informations you are providing, it gives us hope and inside for our big move back. We are excited beyond words could say. Canada is in our blood...lol.
Nice video!! I'm braziland and I want to move to Calgary next year.
Public libraries are the best!! My family of three is moving to Calgary from Orlando, Fl sometime this year. I’m so excited to check out the libraries with my son.
Thank you so much for sharing this, I just subscribed and already got tons of useful information :) I'm preparing the immigration from South Korea and your videos are so helpful and great I really appreciate all of them 😊
awesome video thanks so much for this !
After my studies in st johns newfoundland, im planning to move to calgary. thank you for the video
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Also you can try No Frills grocery store, it is a Superstore branch. The store is on 85th ST, on the next plaza. I think it is about 5 minutes from your home. You can buy faster than in Superstore and sometimes cheaper. The selection of groceries is limited but I think you can buy almost all that you need. Coop also is a good place, expensive but with grate selection of foods.
omg,well be neighborhood buddies:) glad to see that you are building routes fast.
Wow... the light in your eyes, oh my God.
Lily, for the car insurance you can pay 30-40% less. Change your driving licence to Alberta Class 5 and provide to the insurance company all your driving history. I was able to prove a driving experience from Ukraine (from 1995). So I pay 85$ per month only.
Hello, thanks for your video it was very illustrative.
Hello and happy holidays! Congratulations for your channel! It brings a lot of value to us. We’ve got a question related to the credit score. Can you tell if the credit score obtained in a certain canadian province it’s preserved into another canadian province if we want to move. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Thank you for watching. I honestly don't know. It's been over two years since we moved here and even longer since we went through all the paperwork so I don't remember much of that part now.
Great video Lily,
I Moved here from another Canadian Provence about seven years ago; and I found my cost of living almost triple, however that said, salaries are better here then back home as well. Also note: the neighborhood of Aspen woods is very expensive, but also a very nice place. I live close.
For the house you might need to review the possibility to live in Cochraine. It is just 25-30 minutes from your place, closer to the mountains. It is a very fast developing area, with less taxes (out of the city, part of Rocky View County) and better prices.
Living in Calgary from 1988-2015 I can tell you that the cost has been rising since the day we moved there, when we moved here to Nova Scotia I was shocked at the difference.. There we paid over $1000 for rent, $500 for electricity a month + heat and water.. Here in Nova scotia we rent a 3 bedroom and only pay $740 for rent, only pay electricity, heat and water is included.. Honestly say I love Nova Scotia, more relaxed here and green(parks, woods for walking, beaches) plus less People here.. 1.5 million in Calgary less than that in the entire province of Nova Scotia.. Keep up the videos.. They are Great.. Helpful content for People
It really is beautiful here.. Originally didn't want to leave Calgary, but being here the last 3 years I'd never move anywhere unless it's Vancouver island.. Need to live near the ocean.. The smell in the morning is refreshing.. Enjoy your day dear.. Look forward to more or Your vids
I love to watch your vlog, it’s very entertaining yet informative. We are planning to move there, hope we can meet you in person one day. Kiss for the girls XX
Thank you for the information :)
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Thankyou so much
Hi Lilly thanks for this great inside of living cost in Calgary. We can match this with our expenses here in New Zealand and having only a dog and no car loan. We counting the days of returning to our beloved Canada.
Very good English. Love it!
Nice one.. please i woud love to know the rate of Job opportunities in Calgary
Thank you so much for another great video! The makeup looks incredible.
Can you please share the name of the insurance company? Thanks again!
Looking forward for your new videos.
Hmmm. It sounds like you have a lot of expenses and you also need a decent area to live otherwise you would go to the NE which is the most affordable. My late brother lived in Whitehorn and took the whitehorn station LRT downtown to TD Square. He was a white collar worker, he wore dress clothes and worked in one of the towers downtown but they sent the one kid who is now completing University to Prince of Peace which is like Hogwarts school instead of the closest school. Than the kid went to Chestermere high school before University. You can do it that way without having a huge mortgage for a first home buyer.
Thanks for the information coz am moving to Calgary too and i have already applied
I will move soon to Calgary fro Saudi Arabia. Your videos are very helpful. Thank you.
For the phone, try Freedom, 36S per month with unlimited data
I've lived in Calgary my whole life. A young family like yours would like an area like Mackenzie town in the SE. There are tons of young families there. Your kids would make lots of friends, letting you make friends with other parents. I live inner city SW, close to 17th ave so it's a bit different for me. It's very expensive to live in Calgary and I find you have to build a lifestyle that doesn't involve spending lots of money i.e. Hiking... If you wanna do any kind of hiking or day trips to the mountains, stay away from Banff and the touristy areas.... Kananaskis Country and Peter Lougheed Provincial Park are where the locals head to.
The NW is pretty large in comparison to the SW but there are tons of great communities up there.
Thanks for the video, any advice for francophone preschools in Calgary ?
Thanks for the insight ! My wife and I love your videos just keep the doing the great work :D
Would love to meet up when we get to calgary lily
I love your hair :) amazing movie!!!
This is a really helpful video :)
Sucks to see internet/mobile tariffs so expensive.. In Mumbai I can get unlimited calling/text with 40Gb 4G internet for an equivalent of about CAD 15 haha :D
Great video - its way cheaper to live in Calgary then Toronto - Toronto is Insanly expensive we are also planning to move to Calgary - thanks for sharing
Great video. Thank you so much for posting it! It's quite helpful :) I was surprised to learn about the credit score. Being from the US, that means I have to start all over.. lol. For those who will read this comment...If you are coming from the US and are funded via USD (I'm a student), then it turns out to be cheaper due to the exchange rate.
Hi can you tell me if Calgary is still under recession?
Okay. Thanks. Hope will our PR Visa will get approve..
Great video, thanks for sharing, I'm your new subscriber
Thank-you for genuine information, as a compliment you look like a bit resemble of Kate winslate.😊 Hi to Tessa🙅
Can you please make a video on the preschool in Calgary with price...
I used to live in London and I could say that the cost of living here is way cheaper than in London. If you want a simple, comfortable life Calgary is the place to be. Just my opinion 😊
Wow lily..... I'm also super excited to hear about your new house. Can't wait to see it.... You are so simple, real and honest, love to watch your videos. Bdw I'm from Kolkata(india) and settled in Abu Dhabi. Me and my husband never seen snow... May b 3-4 years down the line we will also sattle in Calgary....😘
Deepanjana Nag trust me snow isn't fun it's a real struggle
Yeh.. I'm scared about that too... But Calgary seems like a fairyland... I hv seen it in many movies...
Hi Lily, it would be interesting to hear about chinook migraines. How often do people struggle with it? As for now it's my biggest concern I think about because consider moving to Calgary some day. I would appreciate if you make a video related to this topic.
I live here and it's not really that bad. People can be dramatic
$1000 dollars a month in grocery's? Sounds about right. If you want to have better deals sign up for the super market's loyalty cards. For example Superstore has PC Optimum. It is worth looking into stuff like this. Knowing that I do a cooking show here in Calgary it sure adds up.
Thank you so helpful
Good job 👍
Did subscribe.
Gr8 vid, thanks for sharing.
You have beautiful skin 😊
Omg I was thinking of moving to Calgary compared to where I live it’s a ten fold cheaper and there is more scenery and activity
I live in Sweden in a smaller city it doesn’t have a lot of activities or scenery I moved here a year ago for a job but thinking of relocating
Thanks your videos are making me consider it more and more
Please make a video on job opportunities in calgary
Who is your phone carrier? You should switch to freedom they are very cheap and offer lots of data and I would suggest finding deals during Christmas and certain times where they have better deals
Dear, how about the electricity cost per month?
For cellphones does Canada not have any unlimited talk, text, & data for ex-amount like the US? Some phones here pay $40/m for unlikited everything
I'm from Pakistan n trying to move in Calgary this very informative for me thank you for sharing 😘😘
thanks for video
very helpful
thank you
Hey Lily! You've been a God send for us gathering information to move to Alberta in a year. What car place and loan place did you get approved by? Also how did you and your hubby get credit cards?
It's been two and a half years ago. Honestly, I don't even remember
@Kay House of Cars is by far the LARGEST car dealership in Alberta for used cars. Check out the one on Mcknight Blvd - they had amazing service and I had a great experience with them. Credit cards can be obtained by your bank. If you have no credit history with Equifax or Transunion, then you may have to get a secured credit card 😉 does this help Kay?
Hi Lily
Thanks for this super informative video. Really helping us to prepare! We are on our one month countdown for our move to YYC.
Are there housing association fees in a community like yours? Or fees for snow clearing?
Good luck with finding a home to buy :)