&gt;But are goods and services in Canada correspondingly cheaper.<p>Only if they are made domestically without imported inputs. Currency depreciation lowers your standard of living and increases cost, it doesn&#x27;t even make domestic goods more accessible - it only makes them cheaper compared to the imported alternatives - the only exception being if you earn money in foreign currency - in which case you are being stimulated as exporter.<p>I doubt any of those is cheaper considering all the tax differences - for a young&#x2F;healthy developer - health insurance will probably be a part of the package as well - the only exception would probably be housing which can vary.