Cost of Living in Moncton

I lived in New Brunswick for 6 years in a small town outside of Moncton and loved it. I shared a two and a half bedroom apartment for $800 a month, including utilities and laundry. I found it very affordable. It is certainly not true that teachers in NB don't need to be trained. They need a Bachelors of Education just like everywhere else and, also like everywhere else, teaching jobs are still tough to get. Unfortunately, it is true that healthcare here is underfunded. This is not the place to move if you want warm weather, bustling urban life, and lots of shopping. But it is a great place if you want to be out of the rat race in a place with a beautiful landscape and an awesome, grassroots art and music scene.

Alby is really upset about life everywhere, it seems. Moved to Moncton / Riverview from Winterpeg. Prop tax is 2500 on 4 bedroom, 2 story, electric heat is 270 per month max. So far cheaper than Winnipeg, and warmer, less dry in New Brunswick winter and friendler. I won't even dignify a resonse to her "Asian" prejudice.

We moved here (Moncton NB)from BC in 2018 because BC is overrun with Asians and because of this the cost of a house has gone completely out of range and especially now with the tight mortgage rules it makes it near impossible to qualify. An entry level house on the outskirts of greater Vancouver is over a million dollars. Also auto insurance rates are very high in BC also due to the infestation of asians who are horrible drivers. To be clear I do not like Asians and lets not kid ourselves....they dont like us either. Thats why they all move to an area and take it over and price us out eventually. We decided to move to Moncton NB. The cost of housing here is much cheaper. We bought a large house on 2 acres, 10 minutes to the city for just over 300k. Sound great on paper but after living here for 6 months I can now comment on why NB sucks ass. The Government here is criminal and they are extorting money from the residents. Here are some examples. Yes housing is cheaper but property taxes are very high. A 250k house in Moncton that is not owner occupied can have property taxes of over $9,000 per year. Sales tax here is 15% on everything, even on utilities. In BC we only paid 5% tax on a lot of things such as utilities. Not here they rape you with 15% on everything including the purchase of a coffee all the way to a vehicle. Utilities here are shockingly high. When I got the first electrical bill I called because I thought there was a mistake. Our bill for 1 month was $400 and thats without AC or Heat on. In BC our hydro bill for a larger house was $60/mo. Our Enbridge gas bill her in NB was over $500 for one month and we barely used any gas. Its completely criminal the way the East Coast is governed. Its one big cash grab out here. So dont be fooled by the low purchase price of a house. They will make up for it everywhere else. Another thing is there are basically no family doctors out here. The health care system is 3rd world at best so hope you dont need medical attention. If you do you will have to go to the hospital and wait on average 8-10 hours to be looked at. Also winters are cold and long. We will stay here up to 2 years and then we're getting the hell out. To summarize Canada Sucks pretty much across the board in different ways depending on where you are. We all live in Tax farms and we dont have much of a choice.

I have lived in New Brunswick most of my life compared to the center of the universe Toronto which I live for three years this is Paradise yes we pay more and we have to wait longer but congratulations folks for Paradise this is where it's at if you have a problem with New Brunswick or the people in New Brunswick and you are from Ontario Quebec of the rest of Canada go home

Hi there,
How much does a teacher make in NB?
Is teaching on demand?

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