Summary about cost of living in Vancouver:
- Four-person family monthly costs: 3,993.02C$ without rent (using our estimator).
- A single person monthly costs: 1,084.96C$ without rent.
- Cost of living index in Vancouver is 15.45% lower than in Toronto.
- Cost of living rank 138th out of 448 cities in the world.
- Vancouver has a cost of living index of 68.23.
Restaurants | |
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 15.00 C$ |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 80.00 C$ |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 10.00 C$ |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) | 6.50 C$ |
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) | 7.25 C$ |
Cappuccino (regular) | 4.36 C$ |
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle) | 2.29 C$ |
Water (0.33 liter bottle) | 1.92 C$ |
Markets | |
Milk (regular), (1 liter) | 2.36 C$ |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g) | 2.93 C$ |
Rice (white), (1kg) | 3.88 C$ |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 4.09 C$ |
Local Cheese (1kg) | 15.24 C$ |
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1kg) | 14.97 C$ |
Beef Round (1kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 14.91 C$ |
Apples (1kg) | 3.36 C$ |
Banana (1kg) | 1.72 C$ |
Oranges (1kg) | 3.36 C$ |
Tomato (1kg) | 4.41 C$ |
Potato (1kg) | 2.39 C$ |
Onion (1kg) | 2.47 C$ |
Lettuce (1 head) | 2.15 C$ |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 2.37 C$ |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 18.00 C$ |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 2.70 C$ |
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) | 3.39 C$ |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 14.00 C$ |
Transportation | |
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.95 C$ |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 95.00 C$ |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 3.50 C$ |
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) | 1.89 C$ |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 33.86 C$ |
Gasoline (1 liter) | 1.49 C$ |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 25,000.00 C$ |
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 23,518.92 C$ |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment | 78.90 C$ |
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.38 C$ |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 75.33 C$ |
Sports And Leisure | |
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 52.33 C$ |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 18.78 C$ |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 15.00 C$ |
Childcare | |
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 1,259.52 C$ |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 21,444.44 C$ |
Clothing And Shoes | |
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 70.12 C$ |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, …) | 43.07 C$ |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 105.68 C$ |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 137.14 C$ |
Rent Per Month | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,934.82 C$ |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 1,516.40 C$ |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 3,643.77 C$ |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 2,608.37 C$ |
Buy Apartment Price | |
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 11,650.08 C$ |
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 8,727.61 C$ |
Salaries And Financing | |
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 3,231.97 C$ |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 3.71 |
Prices in Vancouver
These data are based on 3317 entries in
the past 18 months from 497 different contributors.
Last
update: March 2019