Vancouver vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Vancouver Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2564
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5785
$3386
🏠 One person rent
$1629
$617
🏘️ Family rent
$2825
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3016
$2495
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
96
😀 Quality of life
93
97
🏙️ Population
662K
3.76M

The cost of living in Vancouver is 93% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 587th and 4092nd ($2564 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 9th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Vancouver compared to 1.9 months in Yokohama. Vancouver ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 60th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Vancouver vs Yokohama infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Vancouver vs Yokohama

Prices for goods and services in Vancouver and Yokohama are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Vancouver Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.9
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$2.77
 Cappuccino
$3.95
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1786
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3279
$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.6
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12194
$5530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7826
$2908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.3
$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.6
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.8
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.85
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$65.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1092
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14942
$13431

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758

Cities near Yokohama

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1101
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1068
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1060
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1166
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1070
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$1130
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1136
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1127
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$1075
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$1167
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1099
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1112
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$1110
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$1267
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1069
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1115
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1064
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1041
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1020
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1117
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1556
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$1126
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1091
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1054
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1091
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$999
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1067
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1042
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1045
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1062
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1057
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1056