The cost of living depends on where you move.
Where in the province were you looking?
Here are a few:
There's British Columbia Open University
Burnaby, BC
www.bcou.ca
University College of the Cariboo
Kamloops, BC
www.cariboo.bc.ca
Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design
Vancouver, BC
www.eciag.ca
University College of the Fraser Valley
Abbotsford, BC
www.ucfv.ca
Kwantlen University College
Surrey, BC
www.kwantlen.ca
Malaspina University-College
Nanaimo, BC
www.mala.ca
I got the above information using Maclean's Guide to Canadian Universities 2004. It was a little pricey but definitely worth it. Good luck with everything.