Cities / Americas / Canada

Vancouver

Canada

One person needs about CA$4,389 a month here, renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre. A family of four needs about CA$12,017.

Starting estimate, no reports yet.

Until people report prices here, these numbers come from the city's overall price level. How this is calculated

Paid for something here lately?

See how it compares with what everyone else in Vancouver pays, then add it.

I paid CA$ for

Enter what you paid.

Starting estimate: about CA$4.78 to CA$6.70. Nobody has reported this here yet.

Anonymous. No account needed.

Renting in the city centre. Built from the prices below. What we count

Typical price is the median of recent reports, weighted towards the newest. Estimated rows have few reports so far.

Show prices in

Item	Typical	Reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	CA$2,829	0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	CA$2,037	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	CA$5,942	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	CA$4,244	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated	CA$1.57	0 reports
Fresh white bread, 500 gEstimated	CA$4.70	0 reports
White rice, 1 kgEstimated	CA$6.03	0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated	CA$5.87	0 reports
Local cheese, 1 kgEstimated	CA$18.09	0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated	CA$15.68	0 reports
Beef, round or similar, 1 kgEstimated	CA$21.71	0 reports
Apples, 1 kgEstimated	CA$6.46	0 reports
Bananas, 1 kgEstimated	CA$2.17	0 reports
Oranges, 1 kgEstimated	CA$5.87	0 reports
Tomatoes, 1 kgEstimated	CA$6.46	0 reports
Potatoes, 1 kgEstimated	CA$4.11	0 reports
Onions, 1 kgEstimated	CA$4.11	0 reports
Lettuce, 1 headEstimated	CA$3.29	0 reports
Bottled water, 1.5 LEstimated	CA$2.65	0 reports
Bottle of mid-range wineEstimated	CA$20.35	0 reports
Local beer, 0.5 L, from a shopEstimated	CA$3.62	0 reports
Cigarettes, pack of 20Estimated	CA$19.82	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated	CA$25.04	0 reports
Three-course dinner for two, mid-range restaurantEstimated	CA$100	0 reports
Fast-food combo mealEstimated	CA$13.37	0 reports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated	CA$5.66	0 reports
Local draft beer, 0.5 LEstimated	CA$9.76	0 reports
Soft drink, 0.33 L, in a caféEstimated	CA$2.86	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
One-way local transit ticketEstimated	CA$3.15	0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated	CA$143	0 reports
Taxi, starting fareEstimated	CA$3.80	0 reports
Taxi, per kmEstimated	CA$2.06	0 reports
Petrol, 1 LEstimated	CA$1.31	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated	CA$240	0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated	CA$70.48	0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated	CA$76.35	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated	CA$100		0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated	CA$20.05		0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated	CA$86.05	0 reports
Summer dress from a chain storeEstimated	CA$58.78	0 reports
Running shoes, mid-rangeEstimated	CA$146	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Private full-day preschool, monthly, one childEstimated	CA$2,366		0 reports
International primary school, yearly, one childEstimated	CA$48,684		0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, centreEstimated	CA$13,581		0 reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, outside the centreEstimated	CA$8,771		0 reports

Most reports (10th–90th percentile)Middle half of reports

How much more (+) or less (−) one person spends in Vancouver than in each city, rent included.

Every price you add makes these numbers more accurate for the next person. Rent, groceries, a coffee: anything you've paid recently.