Cost of Living in Saskatoon

Wow. I can’t believe the negative comments. I guess those leaving them are, unfortunately, the entitled who believe government and their fellow citizens should support them and provide everything they want and need for free. IMO Saskatoon is great little city. Pretty affordable, lots to do and good opportunities for employment. If you are someone with a desire to succeed, want to work and enjoy and laid back atmosphere, Saskatoon is a good place to live.

Yes I agree with almost everyone’s view of Saskatoon.
It seems the government (Provincial and Municipal) is really disconnected from reality and the needs of the citizens. They and their wealthier friends would rather stop on or over you than help the people of Saskatoon. The pull a lot of secret and back door deals too that put citizens at risk of more struggles.
This city has the citizens acting like the wealthy politicians and CEO’s, greed and scams is what they are all about.
The city asks high rates for waste disposal and small garbage bins, high costs for the dump and wonder why people are complaining that the city is shingling with excess dumping throughout the alleys and basically anywhere they can find! Keep raising the costs and have no shelters or decent addiction centres and you keep driving up the crime and addictions, because of poverty. There is no such thing as affordable housing in this city, the slumlords ask more for rent than people can use towards shelter. If they are on assistance, they can’t even afford a bedroom in someone’s home! $1500 for two bedroom main floor, that is shared with the owner, is absolutely ridiculous and the city doesn’t even ensure that these places are liveable. This City and Province is all about the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Soon the whole country will be filled with looters, addicts and destruction, because the wealthy and all the religions only care about getting what they want, not what they need.

Thanks for amazing info..

We are planning to come Saskatchewan with my wife and 6 year daughter. May you please one room and kitchen home for rest will cost us? And how much would be out living cost there???

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NEVER been a fan of city life; neighbours too close, little/no privacy, bylaws & other crap unecessary among the responsible/respectful. But working in S'toon necessitated at least living close to; in our case a bedroom community within 30 min. Until local property taxes became unsustainable we lived a reasonably comfortable life; city conveniences when needed & a quiet community to retreat to. Lasted 38 years until Saskatoon crime etc extended its reach to our streets; by which time our property taxes exceeded comparable in S'toon by several hundreds ea year. 3+ yrs now living an hr S of S'toon; we know most ALL our neighbours, everyone extends/receives respect & gets along. Living here requires accepting a level of personal responsibility for ones actions woefully absent in S'toon. Utilities/taxes are now a fraction of what we were being gouged previously. Being barely an hr; trips to S'toon are inevitable. S'toon traffic is AWFULL; an on-going eyesore that city council/planners/administrators HAVE YET to get a handle on. Is there NOBODY in Saskatoon who can synchronize traffic lights? "Circle Drive" is an oxymoron; try getting anywhere/somewhere while having to use it, "Circle Parking" is more accurate. KUDOS to Gordie Howe Bridge for at least halting degeneration of traffic for a time. S'toon drivers are generally inconsiderate, too many clueless & rude; at our last accident (other party ran a stop & t-boned us), it was a Saskatoon Fire official sent to investigate as there were already 20+ accidents being dealt w/ at the time. It's a RELIEF to see home every return. But I've NEVER been a fan of city life.

What are the chances to get part time or full time jobs in Saskatoon? . What is the average wage in Saskatoon?. What about University of Saskatchewan?

I am a black immigrant who has lived in Saskatoon a little over one year and I am yet to experience racism. People are generally very nice (or pretend to be) and the enlightened whites are usually very kind and helpful. Every city has it's ills and having traveled around the country as a result of my job, I have come to love Saskatoon because of the quality of life here and the relatively lower cost of living. The traffic is also not as bad as some make it sound.

To those who believe that immigrants are the cause of the problems they have in Saskatoon, I guess they lack exposure. If they were exposed to other climes, they'll understand that immigrants bring nothing but progress to Saskatoon. Immigrants are not the ones committing the crimes, neither are they the ones relying heavily on the government. They pay their dues and only benefit from the same programs that everyone else have access to and immigrants are never given preference over indigenes, only when indigenes are not qualified, are immigrants given the opportunity.