Cost of Living Vancouver V.S. International Cities

“Vancouver is expensive to live” has been ring our ears for a while. We have the most expensive gas in North America (gas prices spike to $1.50CAD/Litre) , as well as high cost on housings..etc. On the other hand, we also believe that Vancouver is “very international” as we have

  • hosted at least one Olympic event (2010 Winter Olympics)
  • ranked top 3 most livable cities according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU)
  • lots of new immigrants & speaks over 200 languages

The’s  a cost for being a “popular” city so it is expensive to live in! However, how “expensive” is Vancouver compare to other popular ones?   Let’s have a look at cost of living compared with other well-known cities around the world. Looks like we are not too bad!

Cost of Living in Vancouver V.S. other major cities such as Tokyo, New York, Shanghai and more (data April 2018 from Numbo.com)

Please include attribution to Condos in Yaletown with this graphic.

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