Alberta may be cheaper to buy but it's way more expensive to live. Car insurance is the highest in Canada. Hydro and natural gas is also way more. Plus the winter season is way longer. If you got kids most activities will be done indoors 6 plus months a year costing you money. The high for today in Edmonton was -7 degrees Vancouver was 5 degrees.
A ranking of the provinces based on their median annual auto insurance premiums, from highest to lowest, is as follows:
Alberta - $3,151
Nova Scotia - $2,491
Ontario - $2,299
New Brunswick - $2,187
Newfoundland - $2,162
BC - $1,775
PEI - $1,703
Manitoba - $1,373
Saskatchewan - $1,249