Shoot, I did do a ninja edit to “property prices”. Maybe you loaded it first.

The grocery prices are madness, and my local place was selling almost-rotten produce until recently. Gas can be cheaper or more expensive depending on other factors. It’s still so much more expensive in the city; I know because I desperately want to move and keep track.

and house prices were high due to a total lack of development and it being a somewhat touristy area.

Yeah, Banff or Canmore would not be cheap. If you’re in the depressing middle of nowhere the story changes.