In central rural Canada, one of the most noteworthy differences is that it's a little circular in the sense that there isn't any public transit, so typically poverty is exacerbated by the fact that many people, in order to get to their jobs or social events, have to provide their own transportation, which comes at quite a high cost. That circles into the fact that municipal zoning here typically requires a lot of open parking space, which of course feeds on the fact that there isn't public transit and people need vehicles to travel. That's one of the big differences, and obviously the cost of materials, especially for building, and the cost of living in general is high, as was mentioned before. Those things are certainly different.
If we can solve some of those problems.... I'll go back to the positives, the social heart of the community is quite close in relative terms if people can get access, so it all circles together, if that makes sense.