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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Tanya Diente

Student Flies Over 687km Roundtrip To Class Because It's Cheaper Than Renting In Vancouver

Vancouver, pictured here, still leads as the most expensive city in Canada for renters. Photo: AFP / Don MacKinnon

A student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, does not take a bus to commute to his class. Instead, he takes to the skies twice a week due to the expensive rental prices in Vancouver, and doing so saves him big bucks on rent.

Arts student Tim Chen, who is originally from Calgary, used to live in a rental unit for years while attending his classes at UBC. But he gave it up when he went on vacation during the fall. Upon his return to Vancouver, he was shocked to find out that "there was a big increase" in the rental price.

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