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04 February
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Vancouver named the most expensive city in North America

According to the latest Worldwide Cost of Living Survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit, Vancouver is the most expensive city to inhabit in North America ahead of Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York.  I wasn’t surprised to see Vancouver on this list, but didn’t expect it to come up ahead of these major U.S. cities.

According to the survey, there are 20 cities worldwide that are more expensive to live in than Vancouver.  I thought it would be interesting to know what a million dollars would buy you in the top five most expensive cities…as we know in YVR it gets us a crack shack on a tiny pile of dirt.

5. Melbourne, Australia

Just over a million dollars will get you this charming half-duplex in sunny Melbourne:

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