Looking for a good quality heart rate monitor !

Hi wonderful people!
I am looking for a good quality heart rate monitor but that isn't too expensive. I saw one at the running room that was $154... it seemed like a lot. Is that normal? I do want one that does more than just reads your heart rate. I'd like it to have calories burned and steps... So I am looking to pick one up in the next couple of weeks... anyone have ideas? I live in Canada, so only give me information if you purchased it in Canada, it's too hard to get shipping from the US here! Thanks so much!