Vancouver vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Vancouver	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2650	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5860	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$1697	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$2823	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3361	$5811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	662K	690K

The cost of living in Vancouver is 16% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 512th and 93rd ($2650 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 5th best city to live in Canada vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 100th and 41st 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	$17.1	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.59	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1905	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1486	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2487	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.6	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.1	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10997	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7402	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.22	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1165	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16245	$23453

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Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948