hi there
how much would it cost to live in vancouver for 4 months?
im thinking of trying out as a volunteer for the 2010 Winter Olympics, and have been informed that if I’m selected, I’ll have to live in Vancouver from November to February for rehearsals and stuff.
How much would it cost to live there for this time period? I’m only a single guy by myself, and the cheapest accomodation and public transport will do…along with other such basic stuff how much money would i need?
thanks for your help..
Plan on spending a couple weeks looking around for the cheapest places. You can get something decent with a nice view for about $600/month if you’re lucky. That’ll include utilities and everything you’ll need to live there. Depending on your eating needs and how much you travel, you’ll pay anything from $100-$200/month for that. Probably near the lower end. If you live in America, food is not too much more expensive in Canada, especially if you grocery shop and don’t eat out too often. And transportation is quite cheap. I think you can get a bus pass for a few months for about $50? I don’t know exactly. Transportation isn’t a big deal.
So I think you’re probably looking at about $3000 – $4000.
And don’t forget to make friends and meet some guys/ladies. Vancouver is a hip city.
quite alot especially during the run up and during olympics. The volunteer training centre will be out in Surrey. my take would be to look for something there with closensss to the skytrain line allowing you fast access downtown.
local paper is the http://www.theleader.ca try the classifieds to get a better idea of cost. Bachelor apt. for 4 months I’d say $2800 plus food and living xpenses better bring about $5G??
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Plan on spending a couple weeks looking around for the cheapest places. You can get something decent with a nice view for about $600/month if you’re lucky. That’ll include utilities and everything you’ll need to live there. Depending on your eating needs and how much you travel, you’ll pay anything from $100-$200/month for that. Probably near the lower end. If you live in America, food is not too much more expensive in Canada, especially if you grocery shop and don’t eat out too often. And transportation is quite cheap. I think you can get a bus pass for a few months for about $50? I don’t know exactly. Transportation isn’t a big deal.
So I think you’re probably looking at about $3000 – $4000.
And don’t forget to make friends and meet some guys/ladies. Vancouver is a hip city.
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It depends where you live about about 600$ a month for a rented apartment, so 2400$ for rent, food is about 200$ a month so 800$ for food, clothing should be about 150$ only every second month so 300$, transport well you can get a bus pass for about 50$, and extra money probably 200$ sooo let me add this up
all together it is 3750$
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Probably the best thing to do as far as accommodation is check our local craigslist for apartments with roommates or room and board in someone’s house. Would still run you about $500 to $600 a month. Actually you could place your own wanted ad in our craigslist. $3000 to $4000 should do you for the 4 months.
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