The average asking rent in Canada reached another record high of $2,078 in July. Rents increased 8.9% annually, the fastest pace of growth of the past three months. The 1.8% increase in average asking rents over June represented the fastest month-over-month growth of the past eight months.
It means lower quality of living, because most cash goes to rent, and gas is higher in Vancouver too, so road trips are not on the agenda to escape the monotony.