Cost of Living in Saskatoon

There are way too many foreigners here in Saskatoon who are willing to work for peanut wages. I'm not surprised the minimum wage here in this province is one of the lowest in Canada.

Foreigners here are keeping wages low in Saskatoon. Why hire a Canadian and pay them fair wages with benefits, when you can hire a cheap Filipino worker and pay them the bare minimum with NO benefits? The ONLY reason these foreign workers put up with slave wages is because their jobs are tied to their permanent residency in Canada. If they quit their minimum wage jobs, they are deported back to their third world countries.

Unfortunately, wages here in Saskatoon do not reflect the true cost of living.

Hello my dears. I am going to go to Saskatchewan university in six months for a phd program. My fund is about 1500 c$ per month. Do you think I can live with this money in Saskatoon city?

If a single person monthly costs: 1,122.17C$ without rent & the average rent is between $750 - $1100 for a one bedroom apartment.

What type of work is both in demand and pays enough without having to borrow/go into debt? Ideally $3000 a month starting? (As it has been suggested earning three times the price of a city's average rent before moving there.)

Still laughing at the guy who referred to Saskatoon as "the big city". There isn't even close to half a million people living there. Maybe if you come from Bumfuck, Saskatchewan then Saskatoon is a big city, but I assure you that Saskatoon is a town - just one of many across Canada that is only now catching up with the rest of the world thanks to the Internet.

Danielle, Saskatoon is a beautiful city...with some problems. A huge drug problem (meth; not limited to Saskatoon, the whole province has issues), poverty, crime (spiking because of drugs), a massive influx of immigrants (not necessarily a bad thing), an infrastructure that can’t keep up with growth, high home prices, and an iffy economy.

But... Saskatoon’s still a pretty nice place to live.

A graduate degree won’t guarantee you anything, but it might give you an advantage depending on your field.

But... Saskatoon’s still a pretty nice place to live.

The largest groups of immigrants here do tend to keep to themselves in small but ever-growing pockets in the city. This seems to be more and more common everywhere, though. Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg... So although Saskatoon should be very multicultural, and technically it is by virtue of its population, it still kind of isn’t because no one, except an enlightened few, seem to want to mix and mingle.

But... Saskatoon’s still a pretty nice place to live.

There is a component to Saskatoon’s population that is made up of xenophobic white people. They’re the ones whose comments you read below. Since Saskatoon’s inception they’ve had a privileged place as the “dominant” culture. But they are learning that the world isn’t actually mostly white, it’s 2019 not 1819, and Saskatoon isn’t the isolated landlocked whites-only backwater they thought it was. These people are loud, but this makes them easy to spot and avoid. I’m a white person and I avoid them. They’re just bloody embarrassing. They’re also a dying breed, so there’s some hope.

But... Saskatoon’s still a pretty nice place to live.

These things having been said, most people are pretty nice here. The city has some nice places, the river is beautiful, there’s live music, theatre, outdoor stuff to do. And the fact is, Saskatoon needs progressive people. If you move here, participate. Contribute. That’s the key. The people who feel the most isolated or threatened living here don’t participate or contribute to community. It can be intimidating given the things I’ve listed above. But it’s rewarding and makes you feel like you’re part of the city.

Saskatoon’s still a pretty nice place to live.

Hello!
We are a 4-person family includes two children.How much we have to pay in average for a normal life there without rent? Thank you so much.

#Don,
If you think evacuating seems like a good idea, then maybe you should keep to yourself because Saskatoon is a beautiful city and deserves more respect than you give it. it has gave you a place to lay your head and has kept a roof over your head as well so if you are going to be disrespectful find somewhere else. Saskatoon is not a bad place to live and us white people don't care where we live so please, don't be racist.

this was a very helpful website considering i want to buy an apartment in Saskatoon in order to become a vet. i need this living expense for a project that we are doing in Grade.7. since i have to consider my living expense, this was extremely helpful and i will use this again in my near future. so thank you very much for your consideration and commitment to this website. my cost right now is about $19,107.58 to live in Saskatoon. That doesn't include my transportation, my vehicle payment, my insurance, and my extra add on living things. So i will agree with some of you that this is a very expensive city to live in. i hope my veterinarian pay checks will cover that :)

There are so many Filipinos here in Saskatoon. As a waitress, I consistently notice that they never leave a tip whenever they eat out at restaurants, even when they are given excellent service. Why are Filipino people so cheap? Can someone explain this to me?

Historical property tax hikes every year since I bought a house. For 2018 they will raise taxes again and yet they just cut back services to save money! garbage pickup is now bi-weekly for example

Lots of imagrints, that are willing to work longer for less in every industry. They can afford to make less because the government aids them or they cram huge extended families into the same house

Restaurants are expensive here and if You do make it out, You can't even enjoy a glass of wine with your meal because with a B.A.C OF .004 you can have your vehicle impounded for 3 days minimum

Power water gas are all higher than What's indicated. I pay $500/month for a 1150 SQFT house with basement suite.