Index | Vancouver | British Columbia | National |
Cost of living | 136 | 123 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 110 | 110 | 100 |
Groceries | 102 | 102 | 100 |
Health care | 102 | 102 | 100 |
Housing | 206 | 170 | 100 |
Transportation | 102 | 102 | 100 |
Utilities | 103 | 103 | 100 |
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Goods & Services index | |
Groceries index | |
Health care index | |
Housing index | |
Transportation index | |
Utilities index |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
British Columbia | 7% | 12% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
British Columbia | 5.06% | 16.8% |
Item | Vancouver | National avg. | Difference |
Personal Care | $108.00 | $94.33 | 14.5% |
Recreation | $110.00 | $102.33 | 7.5% |
Item | Vancouver | National avg. | Difference |
Meat, Poultry and Fish | $106.00 | $102.27 | 3.7% |
Dairy Products and Eggs | $100.00 | $104.67 | 4.5% |
Bakery and Cereal Products | $102.00 | $111.67 | 8.7% |
Fruit and Vegetables | $104.00 | $113.40 | 8.3% |
Alcoholic Beverages | $111.00 | $105.80 | 4.9% |
Item | Vancouver | National avg. | Difference |
Doctor | $97.00 | $101.07 | 4.0% |
Item | Vancouver | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price ($) | $1,161,300.00 | $659,395.00 | 76.1% |
Apartment Rent ($) | $3,105.00 | $2,146.00 | 44.7% |
Item | Vancouver | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $133.00 | $102.07 | 30.3% |
Item | Vancouver | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $101.00 | $98.60 | 2.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Mission 1, BC | 613 | 101 | 1.2% |
Coquitlam 2, BC | 5 | 107 | 6.8% |
New Westminster, BC | 82,940 | 107 | 6.9% |
Burrard Inlet 3, BC | 2,132 | 110 | 10.2% |
Surrey, BC | 560,150 | 111 | 11.4% |
Vancouver, BC | 694,440 | 136 | 35.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Boston, MA | 689,326 | n/a | |
Washington, DC | 701,974 | n/a | |
El Paso, TX | 679,879 | n/a | |
Denver, CO | 715,878 | n/a | |
Detroit, MI | 672,351 | n/a | |
Vancouver, BC | 694,440 | 136 | 35.8% |