Yulia, a Ukrainian who has been living in Canada for over three years, shared her observations regarding the financial aspects of life in this country. According to her, living alone in Canada is much more expensive than living with a family, as most products are sold in large packages designed for multiple people.
This is reported by Finway
Benefits of a Shared Budget
Yulia explains that in Canadian stores, products are often sold in large quantities — this applies to milk, bread, and yogurts. She emphasizes that this creates additional financial burdens for those living alone.
“Canada is a country for wholesalers. It is not profitable to live alone here, but it is very advantageous for families because everything is sold in large packages — jugs of milk, yogurt, bread. And you constantly stand in the store thinking: should I buy a small one that is expensive or a large one that is cheap and eat it all year round,” says the video author.
According to Yulia, shared living allows for savings on everyday expenses, as the cost of large packages is divided among family members. However, for singles, this system is unprofitable.
In Canada, it is beneficial to share expenses. Photo: Instagram
Canada is a country for wholesalers. Photo: Instagram
Life in Canada. Photo: Instagram
Discussion Online
Social media users actively responded to Yulia’s story, expressing their own thoughts on the peculiarities of shopping in Canada. Some noted that expenses depend not only on the number of people in the family but also on the place of purchase.
- “Someone will see this and think it’s true; like in a family where one works and three do not, mom and kids; then the father has to work for four; if it’s large, then it’s not cheap.”
- “You can shop in regular supermarkets, not just at Costco.”
- “No way, it doesn’t work like that, there are 5 of us, so we need 5 times more.”
The discussion showed that approaches to saving and organizing daily life in Canada can vary depending on each family’s lifestyle.