{"id":3394,"date":"2023-02-19T05:40:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T05:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/?p=3394"},"modified":"2024-01-26T21:04:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T21:04:40","slug":"can-young-people-afford-to-live-in-canadian-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/resource-type\/research-insights\/can-young-people-afford-to-live-in-canadian-cities","title":{"rendered":"Can young people afford to live in Canadian cities?","raw":"Can young people afford to live in Canadian cities?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel section-cool-white pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner inner-section-cool-white pad-b-0 pad-t-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-3b2257b8-0450-4c1c-b679-c7e8cc361e73\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-6 are-vertically-aligned-center default is-style-default mar-b-0 wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center mar-r mob-mar-r-0 mob-mar-b is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex is-style-default default wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-post-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-terms article-post-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Research &amp; Insights<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"h2 mar-t mob-mar-t-hlf mar-b mob-mar-b-hlf pad-r-dbl wp-block-post-title\">Can young people afford to live in Canadian cities?<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"is-style-rbc-future-launch-post wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/YC-OGBanner1-07.png?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A young man waiting for a train on a subway station.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/YC-OGBanner1-07.png 2376w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/YC-OGBanner1-07.png?resize=300,122 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/YC-OGBanner1-07.png?resize=768,312 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/YC-OGBanner1-07.png?resize=1024,415 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/YC-OGBanner1-07.png?resize=1536,623 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/YC-OGBanner1-07.png?resize=2048,831 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-5f407038-116a-4791-98f9-a67233819a3b\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-81806a61-5b4e-4efe-b03b-a1d30abe945e\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mar-b-qtr is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mar-r mob-mar-r-0 mob-mar-b-hlf is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:770px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center pad-r-dbl\">27 cities, 54 measures &amp; 2,414 data points &#8211; Find out the real affordability of your city.<\/h3>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-07fdf515-09fd-478c-abbb-a7e64b6688f0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading pad-r-dbl has-text-major-reg-font-size\" id=\"anchor1\">What does affordability look like across Canada?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mar-b-hlf mar-t-hlf mob-mar-t-qtr pad-r-dbl\">With income amounts, cost of living and personal choices affecting your individual budget, understanding what affordability means for you can give you greater control over your finances and therefore your life. Check out the facts below and explore what affordability looks like for young people across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mar-t mob-mar-t is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2709eace wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/youthful-cities_top-3-cities.78932c7b.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/youthful-cities_top-3-cities.78932c7b.png 476w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/youthful-cities_top-3-cities.78932c7b.png?resize=257,300 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pad-r-dbl is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-b mob-mar-b-hlf\" id=\"h-did-you-know\">Did You Know?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-02443b7e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-icon-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" class=\"icon icon-40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-number-1.svg\" alt=\"icons\/icon-number-1\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On average young people (15 &#8211; 29) are making $20.96\/hr across Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-grey-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-grey-background-color has-background is-style-wide wide mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b-qtr mar-t-hlf mob-mar-t-qtr\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-02443b7e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-icon-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" class=\"icon icon-40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-number-2.svg\" alt=\"icons\/icon-number-2\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Many young people are in sales and service positions and require liveable wages as well as equal access to upskilling and educational programs necessary for higher paying work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-grey-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-grey-background-color has-background is-style-wide wide mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b-qtr mar-t-hlf mob-mar-t-qtr\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-02443b7e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-icon-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" class=\"icon icon-40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-number-3.svg\" alt=\"icons\/icon-number-3\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Full-time jobs are youth\u2019s ticket to affordability but it\u2019s not a guarantee &#8211; 2\/3 of the cities are still unaffordable even when young people are working full-time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-grey-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-grey-background-color has-background is-style-wide wide mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b-qtr mar-t-hlf mob-mar-t-qtr\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-02443b7e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-icon-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" class=\"icon icon-40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-number-4.svg\" alt=\"icons\/icon-number-4\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After decades of effort to create gender equity, young men continue to earn more than young women in every Canadian city in the Real Affordability Index.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-8343049a-3967-4363-82fd-a5590ed13355\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2709eace wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-b mob-mar-b-hlf\" id=\"anchor2\">Hardest hit by the pandemic, Canadian young people can\u2019t afford any of the cities they live in &#8211; big or small<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"847\" height=\"984\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/youthful-cities_monthly-surplus-deficit.30e960cf.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/youthful-cities_monthly-surplus-deficit.30e960cf.png 847w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/youthful-cities_monthly-surplus-deficit.30e960cf.png?resize=258,300 258w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/youthful-cities_monthly-surplus-deficit.30e960cf.png?resize=768,892 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pad-r-dbl is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover pad-r-dbl mob-pad-r pad-l-dbl mob-pad-l\" style=\"min-height:577px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"927\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3398\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/youthful-cities_best-city-callout-desktop.4e4cd89e.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/youthful-cities_best-city-callout-desktop.4e4cd89e.png 695w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/youthful-cities_best-city-callout-desktop.4e4cd89e.png?resize=225,300 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2d1f25432826f1bcc3512141de68c721\" id=\"h-check-out-the-real-affordability-app-to-find-your-most-affordable-city-based-on-your-unique-income-and-cost-profile\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realaffordability.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realaffordability.ca\/\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">Check out the Real Affordability app to find your most affordable city based on your unique income and cost profile.<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-5da02dac-d00e-4e1b-b14b-7ceefc2ea64c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-b-hlf\" id=\"anchor3\">About the Real Affordability Index<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mar-b-hlf pad-r-dbl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youthfulcities.com\/urban-indexes\/rai-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/youthfulcities.com\/urban-indexes\/rai-2022\/\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">The Real Affordability Index<\/a>&nbsp;looks at how affordable it is for young people to live in Canadian cities. Unlike other indexes, the real affordability index measures income in comparison to cost of living per city, to look more realistically at whether a city is affordable to live, work and play in. The data from this index is measured through the lenses of gender, industry, fulltime work\/ part time work, and variations in wage. The data from this index leaves us with an unsettling truth about being a young person in Canada. It is unaffordable to live in all 27 of the examined cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full  pad-r-dbl\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/youthful-cities_surplus-defecit-calc.6c694dff.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/youthful-cities_surplus-defecit-calc.6c694dff.png 864w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/youthful-cities_surplus-defecit-calc.6c694dff.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/youthful-cities_surplus-defecit-calc.6c694dff.png?resize=768,432 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons pad-r-dbl is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size btn before pad-t mob-pad-t-hlf pad-b mob-pad-b-hlf pad-l-dbl mob-pad-l pad-r-dbl mob-pad-r is-style-primary primary has-text-major-xs-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youthfulcities.com\/urban-indexes\/rai-2022\/\" data-dig-id=\"LP-Uncategorized-3394-7c354bb9\" data-dig-category=\"LP-Uncategorized\" data-dig-action=\"button click\" data-dig-label=\"Learn More About The Index-https:\/\/youthfulcities.com\/urban-indexes\/rai-2022\/ \">Learn More About The Index<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-d917aaa0-440f-4b5b-ae43-c7dd75961f16\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b-qtr\" id=\"anchor4\">About Youthful Cities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pad-r-dbl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youthfulcities.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/youthfulcities.com\/\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">Youthful Cities<\/a>&nbsp;is a think tank that creates data-driven solutions enabling more youthful places to live, work and play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized mar-t mob-mar-t-hlf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"316\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/YouthfulCities_CMYK_Colour.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2522\" style=\"width:514px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/YouthfulCities_CMYK_Colour.png 4154w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/YouthfulCities_CMYK_Colour.png?resize=300,93 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/YouthfulCities_CMYK_Colour.png?resize=768,237 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/YouthfulCities_CMYK_Colour.png?resize=1024,316 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/YouthfulCities_CMYK_Colour.png?resize=1536,474 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/YouthfulCities_CMYK_Colour.png?resize=2048,632 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:370px\">\n<p class=\"h4 mar-b-hlf\">Share This Article<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"h4 mar-b mar-t-0\">Related Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-related-resources\">\t\t\t\t<a class=\"related-resources-single-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/resource-type\/advice-tips\/youth-voice\" target=\"http:\/\/_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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