@matigo we pay some of the highest prices in the world for basic connectivity in the Land of the Free. Canada is even worse.
That said, at least with mobile phone operators, there are deals to be had if you shop around. The $125/5 line plan that Cricket (AT&T's prepaid brand) has some limitations to it (video is throttled at 1.5 mbps, everything else throttled at 8mbps, no hotspot, deprioritized in congested areas, but otherwise unlimited), but for light usage, it's more than sufficient.