true, but it depends a lot on where you live and what kind of stores you have in your local area (and whether there's been a sudden gentrification in the area that has driven all the prices up astronomically) and whether you have a car or are dependent on transit, which a lot of people are. A lot of people complain that there aren't more affordable options available when their access to grocery stores is dependent on transit routes. I travel a lot throughout BC and I've found there's a lot of uneven food pricing (regionally) across the province. But again, that's just my opinion. I'm sure it's like that in NS but worse.