Cost of living in Vancouver 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Vancouver, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
58.8
41% cheaper than New York
VancouverUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 2,638 CAD $1,885
1-bed apartment, outside centre 2,236 CAD $1,598
3-bed apartment, centre 5,033 CAD $3,597
Room in shared flat 1,118 CAD $799
Buy price per m2 12,639 CAD $9,033
Living cost excl. rent 1,522 CAD $1,088
Typical net salary 4,774 CAD $3,412
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.