Vancouver vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Vancouver	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2457	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5641	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$1547	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$2678	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3278	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	93	96
🏙️ Population	662K	690K

The cost of living in Vancouver is 26% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 931st and 73rd ($2457 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 58th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Vancouver compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Vancouver ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 87th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vancouver vs Washington

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	Vancouver	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.8	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.74	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1697	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3105	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2409	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.3	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9732	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7029	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.01	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.21	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.4	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19787	$24065

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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

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949