Outside Canada · Instagram Reel source-check · 2026-08-31
Canadians leaving Canada for Vietnam: cost-of-living Reel checked
A short Reel says two Canadians left Canada for Vietnam because Canada became too expensive. PBC preserved the video, transcript and source package, then checked the broader cost-of-living context without pretending the speakers’ personal budget is a verified receipt trail.
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Evidence label
Directionally supported: Canada’s housing and food costs are real pressure points, and public cost-of-living comparisons generally show Vietnam as much cheaper than Canada for many rents, phone plans, food and transport categories.
Personal/unverified: the exact US$285 villa rent, $5 phone plan, C$100 scooter rental and “better life” conclusion are the speakers’ personal claims unless leases, receipts or bills are provided.
Opinion/rhetoric: the clip’s “corruption is ridiculous” statement is not a specific named allegation and is treated as opinion, not a proven claim.
What the Reel says
[0.00–12.80] Hello again, I'm Chase and we're two Canadians that have left Canada for Vietnam for a better life and today we're doing rain day content because our plans changed. [12.80–28.12] We were supposed to go and hang out with our friend Yee and look at some business opportunities doing everything we can to try to make it here, but today we're answering a bunch of the most common questions that people ask us, which is why do you leave Canada and why Vietnam. [28.12–43.12] So, we left Canada because it's way too expensive to live, the taxes are too high, corruption is ridiculous, food prices are astronomical, and Vietnam is just way cheaper, isn't it? [43.12–52.12] Way cheaper. So the other thing people have been asking us is, you know, what do you pay for rent, what's your guys' budget, all of that kind of stuff. [52.12–65.12] I mean, we're sitting in a villa and we have a beautiful pool over front and we are literally paying $285 a month rent, US, which works out to about $400. [65.12–72.12] We just both got new cell phone plans here and cell phone numbers, five bucks a month? [72.12–73.12] Five bucks. [73.12–85.12] For five gigs a day and it rejuvenates every day, so you pay $5 a month for a phone plan here. We're paying $285 a month for rent here. [85.12–94.12] We rent a scooter and it's $100 a month Canadian and we can barely squeeze $4 a week and fuel into it. [94.12–108.12] So, it seems pretty easy to make that kind of a decision. We obviously both want to try to make it here and achieve the proper visas and do everything in the correct channels in the right way
The caption supplied by Instagram was: Canadians escaping Canada for a Better Life
Claim-by-claim check
Leaving Canada for Vietnam
The speakers say they are two Canadians who left Canada for Vietnam. That is preserved as testimony, not proof of a broader migration trend.
Canada is expensive
Statistics Canada’s Q1 2026 rent release reported average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment at $2,150 across Canadian CMAs, including $3,100 in Vancouver and $2,660 in Toronto. Dalhousie’s Canada Food Price Report 2026 forecast overall food-price increases of 4% to 6% and said food prices were 27% higher than five years earlier.
Vietnam is cheaper
Numbeo’s 2026 country comparison lists Vietnam’s cost of living and rent far below Canada’s, with Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City mobile plans around US$5-6/month and one-bedroom rents far below major Canadian asking rents. Numbeo is crowdsourced, so this is a comparison indicator, not an official lease record.
Rent, phone and scooter claims
The US$285/month rent, $5/month phone-plan and C$100/month scooter-rental claims are plausible in context but not independently verified from documents. They should be quoted as what the speakers say they pay.
Visa and work/business context
The speakers say they want to use proper visas and correct channels. That caveat matters: Canadian travel advice says Canadians may be eligible for online e-visas but should exercise a high degree of caution in Vietnam, and work/business activity requires checking Vietnam’s current visa/work-permit rules.
What remains to verify
- Lease or listing for the villa/pool property and location.
- The exact Vietnamese mobile plan and carrier.
- Scooter rental contract and fuel receipts.
- Which visa or business pathway the speakers are using.
