Oakland vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oakland	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3254	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7791	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$2034	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$3588	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$877	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5482	$3278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	78
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	441K	662K

The cost of living in Oakland is 32% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 90th and 931st ($3254 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Oakland compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Oakland ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 45th and 87th 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	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1830	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1813	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7048	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7022	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.31	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.51	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.3	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2720	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18326	$19787

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812