one bedroom rent here is about $700-$800, how much does it cost in V?;
40% more on food is kind of sacring away people, as I mentioned and you must know it only contributes to a little piece of total expense, let's put it down in a number to make more sense, $200 more here for whole family is absolutely enough;
you missed gasoline and provincial tax which plays a way bigger role than food in your daily life;
so even without adding house to it, V and C are still at about same level in living cost.