Oakland vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$3246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	78
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	441K	662K

The cost of living in Oakland is 19% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 182nd and 819th ($2968 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th and 3rd in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 38th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Vancouver

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	Oakland	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$17240

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759