Car insurance can hit you hard if you are living in Ontario. Could range anywhere between $500 - $1000 per month. TD Bank gives one of the best insurance rates
Yes, car insurance in Ontario, specially in GTA will cost you arm and a leg. it is hugely expensive, specially Brampton is on top, I am taking various online quotations for 2001 Corolla, and the minimum I got is 535 $. which really keep you away from buying a car.
Other than GTA it is little cheaper e.g in London, Burlington, Hamilton, Oakville etc you mat get the same quote for 250-300$
Used cars can be bought cheap, a good 2001 corolla or civic can be bought between 2-3k. Mazda 3, 2004 can be bought between 3-5k
Car insurance can hit you hard if you are living in Ontario. Could range anywhere between $500 - $1000 per month. TD Bank gives one of the best insurance rates
We live in a good basement apartment north of Toronto downtown. The monthly living expenses (couple) are as follows:
Rent - $900 (inclusive of internet, tv and hydro)
Grocery - $300 to $350
Fido cell (2 numbers) - $35 each
PhoneIndia.com - $10
TTC Metro Pass - $128.5 each
Misc expenses - $150
We also started receiving the tax credits for 2012 returns (from June 2013 - July 2014)