You’ll love being in a place where the money you earn goes as far as it should. Affordable housing, below-average energy and food prices, short commutes, and modern services combine to make New Brunswick an ideal place to live. What’s more, in New Brunswick you’ll be entitled to free, basic, universal health care. Health-care coverage, including most medically required services, is provided by the provincial government. Many employers offer additional coverage to their employees as part of their benefits package. Two of New Brunswick cities made the “top ten” list for the best places to live in Canada. MoneySense, Canada’s best selling investment and lifestyle magazine, rated Fredericton and Moncton 4th and 5th respectively in their annual list of Canada’s Best Places to Live (April 2010 issue). 179 communities were measured across 24 different indicators and rewarded points for each one - weather, jobs, home prices, crime and access to healthcare care, to name a few. New Brunswick makes it affordable to own your dream home. The table below shows average house prices and average household incomes in major cities across Canada. | Average House Prices | Average Household Income | Fredericton, New Brunswick | $125,987 | $73,199 | Moncton, New Brunswick | $144,482 | $68,819 | Toronto, Ontario | $441,607 | $89,519 | Calgary, Alberta | $394,300 | $122,459 | Vancouver, British Columbia | $762,100 | $80,544 | Montreal, Quebec | $346,396 | $59,016 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $246,380 | $75,676 |
Source: MoneySense Magazine, April 2010. 2010년 4월호 Money Sense Magazine에서 발표한 '캐나다에서 최고로 살기 좋은 도시로 프레데릭튼 4위, 몽튼이 5위로 꼽혔습니다. 위의 차트는 두 도시를 포함하여 캐나다 여타 도시들에 대비한 평균 주택 가격과 가구당 income 평균액수에 대한 최근 통계입니다. |
