Oakland vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oakland	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3273	$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7799	$5691
🏠 One person rent	$2094	$1564
🏘️ Family rent	$3648	$2640
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5290	$3446
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	78
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	441K	662K

The cost of living in Oakland is 31% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 95th and 890th ($3273 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Oakland ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 70th and 62nd 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	$24.9	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.35	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2145	$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1854	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3859	$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3291	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7921	$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5888	$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.6	$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.97	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.31	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$179	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20453	$21273

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2411
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2295
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2091
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2100
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2523
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2081
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2427
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2690
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1855
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2661
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2727
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2728
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2782
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2124
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2734
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2749
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3012
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2479
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3602
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3183
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3164
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2884