How much it costs to live in VANCOUVER BC CANADA in 2025 🤯 Rent, Groceries, and more! 💸

[@aaronhow2568]

Rent and living prices in BC is beyond crazy expensive. This is coming from someone born and raised here. I can only imagine how difficult it would be to come from another country finance wise plus the language barrier must be difficult too. I wish you all, all the best in your future endeavours.

[@Christian-eq7uh]

As someone who lives in LA, this place sounds affordable and magical

[@WonbaeSon]

Maybe it’s a sign! 😉

[@zacatkinson3926]

It’s worse LA has industry Vancouver doesn’t

[@VIVIANLIU0310]

@@zacatkinson3926 They have a sweet talker industry in this N a t ion

[@tatakatakashi]

Thanks for being honest with people mate - I’m from Van but have lived here in Australia for almost five years. I don’t think I can go back at this rate OTL but people who have never been should know that ⭐️

[@ohhellnooooo8233]

thank you this was very useful for someone about to move to vancouver

[@WonbaeSon]

Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed it. Please feel free to reach out if you need any help with your move!

[@50tigres79]

i rented out my 4 bedroom 4 years old townhouse in surrey for 2300/year. I can probably get 3K/year. But The tenants are so nice i dont wanna kick them out.

[@WilliamPreat]

I’m assuming these prices are in CAD$ looking at Canada, moving from Australia!

[@WonbaeSon]

Yes all in Canadian dollars! Hope that helps!

[@WilliamPreat]

@@WonbaeSon appreciate it man. Fantastic video 💕

[@WonbaeSon]

Thanks for your support bro 😎

[@HalifaxComputersRepair]

thats crazy , thats like robbery in the prices , what crazy person pays 10k per month to live in box , you might as well buy rv or shuttle bus and live in that for lot less , and still have job and live like king !

[@oldrichberger]

You can move to Alberta ... It is cheaper, however not a world class !! In Alberta you better be ready for regular 6 month winters with regular winter temps way below 0 and sometimes close to -50C ... I lived in Alberta for over 20 years, those winters are exhausting !! Yes, Vancouver housing is more expensive compared to Alberta. Shopping in Superstore etc is the same. In my opinion it is well worth it to pay extra to live in Vancouver. This is my personal opinion, I understand there will be people who don't agree ...

[@WonbaeSon]

Good point, I wouldn’t go anywhere else either!

[@sexygeek8996]

You can get better weather and lower costs if you leave Canada. It isn't that great anymore.

[@albatrose1001]

Vancouver has nothing that justifies the price. We should never be accepting these insane prices just because a city is pretty. East hastings is a shame and drugs and homelessness and crime are out of control in Vancouver. A city needs to affordable for nurses teachers and police officers and retail people and regular people to function well…I don’t live in Alberta but it has been the one of the most prosperous provinces ever…you’ll be surprised to know Alberta and Saskatchewan are highly ranked in providing the highest standard of living, Calgary was voted as the third most livable city in the world along side Zurich and higher than Vancouver…no wonder why so many people are moving to Alberta now, and also winter really doesn’t matter when people can get a place they call home…at least they won’t have to pay 70% of their income to rent in Vancouver. People are happy when they feel they can settle and own…winter comes after

[@zomgoose]

Alberta economy is very cyclical. People can get laid off for 2 years at a time.

[@oldrichberger]

@@zomgoose Yes, I 100% agree !! I have seen the cycles many times.

[@Sai_Love]

Bro, I've all my life in Vancouver and just moved to Ontario. I thought BC was expensive, bro Ontario is more expensive (not in terms of housing, unless you're buying a house right in the middle of Toronto's downtown) in terms of grocery and car insurance and stuff. Also, if you're trying to get a driving licence in Toronto and giving a knowledge test for it, they'll straight up ask for like $150 (but that includes the fee for the driving test but you pay $15 again if you retake the knowledge test) whereas in Van, they'd take like $15 every time for the knowledge test. I might as well move back to Van honestly, I find Toronto more for those who like city life, Vancouver is more like for the nature-lovers. Vancouver's BEAUTIFULLLLL BY THE WAYY :) PS :- The pay rate in Toronto is less compared to Vancouver...

[@Sai_Love]

@chipmouse I don't know the pay rate of Calgary honestly. It could be though, maybe the profession she's in makes less money in Vancouver compared to Calgary. Who knows!

[@Sai_Love]

@chipmouse Oh, then naturally she'll get paid more in Calgary than in Vancouver because the oil industry is big in Calgary and Alberta in general than Vancouver and BC(or in any other province in Canada I think).

[@zacatkinson3926]

Bc is worse the world knows it

[@zacatkinson3926]

No chance liar

[@Sai_Love]

@@zacatkinson3926 Lol I'm not lying, this is just my experience and opinion. It could probably be wrong but this is what I found when I lived in Brampton. I'm not talking about the housing obviously because everyone knows BC's more expensive in terms of that but in terms of insurance, grocery, I found the rates higher in Ontario compared to BC. On the other hand, BC has higher rate for housing, gasoline and stuff. Many pros and cons for both provinces honestly. I prefer BC though.

[@WilliamsIeltsclasses]

Hello I am going to come to vancouver.hiw much will a sharing room cost

[@frankp.8263]

Nice video...even when considering the higher cost of living, relocating to Vancouver seems like a right decision for me.

[@WonbaeSon]

Would love to help you, please feel free to reach out with my info in the description or website :)

[@bangkurni1722]

Thanks for info, planning to move to Vancouver from Toronto after getting my PR

[@ishagupta4]

The issue is not high cost of living, it’s the facts that salaries are not increasing and they are not at all matching up the high real estate prices. Cost of living is going north everywhere but so are the salaries. There are not enough businesses and companies in Canada that are growing and paying high salaries to sustain this cost of living. As a result savings are low and your quality of life is suffering. Canada really needs to do rectify its real estate issues otherwise a lot of young population will move to other countries.

[@abbagil]

The raising of the minimum didn't help with that either.

[@abbagil]

@chipmouse4921 In a perfect world, yes but every time the minimum wage increased, prices of everything goes up. Where I live the minimum wage is above 15 and you can't rent a tool shed for less than $1700.

[@dylanc9174]

​@@abbagil Why should some be poor so you can be "wealthy"?

[@sexygeek8996]

Minimum wage is irrelevant if you are looking for a good job, not just whatever is available.

[@tomleung8753]

​@chipmouse Do you think $21 an hour you can afford to buy a house? More likely $210 an hour plus you have a million dollars saving for downpayment.

[@epicgamermoments4900]

This is a pretty luxurious lifestyle, but for people trying to live on less I think you can easily cut out $1k from monthly expenses. Depending on area you can get away with only public transportation and no car. Prepping your own meals instead of eating out brings down food costs from $1k -> $500. Even just these few things will save around $1k per month with some modifications to lifestyle. Thanks for the informative video!

[@tomleung8753]

Instead of thinking how to save money Why don't you think about how to make more money!

[@tomleung8753]

@chipmouse I already do have a company. And the last 20 years already got me 7 figure income

[@tomleung8753]

@chipmouse Making money is simple. I can show anyone But most people will say (I don't have the time) I was once ask a multi billionaire how to get Rich? He said first thing you need to do is stop making money for your boss and start making money for yourself

[@MayBhank]

My family used to pay $900/month for a 1-bedroom apartment back in 2013-2015 in New West(an hour bus ride from downtown Vancouver). Now that same 1-bedroom is $1800/month which is the same price as the 3-bedroom that we’re renting right now (with the same building). We moved the 3-bedroom one in 2015 that’s why it’s cheap. Let just say we will only move again when we’re buying a house 😂

[@tomleung8753]

@KC Do you know house only cost $150,000 in Port Robert. Just 5 minutes crossing the building. $900 a month is enough for the mortgage and is affordable

[@tomleung8753]

@chipmouse Food cost triple And this year Vancouver property taxes gone up 10.9%. Who's paying for it? Interest rates gone up more then double in a year.

[@tommywong3147]

You talking pre Trudeau era rent 2015 lol. It's almost like 2 different Canada during Harper time

[@thegreatone9923]

I put my 2 bedroom basement suite up for rent in Surrey..received more than 1200 different persons/families pleading to rent ..it’s heartbreaking hearing from families that have newly come to this country for a better life only to have NO housing

[@simopr09]

World class in the snow. :D

[@amandakoopmans8901]

I lucked out with a large bachelor in the west end near English bay for $1,495. The same place for new comers is now $1,800.

[@WonbaeSon]

That's a great deal you got, wow!

[@cristinakaminski8998]

I moved up north as it is more affordable and jobs are plenty paying good wages. It’s a sacrifice but it is family friendly, safe and the weather is just as good as Vancouver. I love the outdoors, we have a theatre, movie theatre, civic centre, sports activities, gyms, restaurants, civic events, children events. I have a beautiful home, I feel safe, and it’s low stress,and people are friendly. I would never move back to Vancouver.

[@Azel247]

Thanks Wine Bae!

[@Ian-of9oi]

One bedroom suite for 1200 a year ago sounds very reasonable. I live in a small not desirable city in Saskatchewan and here that place would be $800 to $1000. Maybe here is overpriced as well.

[@jordy885]

An increase of 25% on rent prices in 1 year is a failing economy and with everything else being pushed and ignored, sad to say it but Canada is quickly heading towards a full societal & economical collapse. You'll see.

[@xinn3]

It's happening globally. Trust me, Canada isn't the only one--US, UK and most of Europe is feeling the pinch. Competition on which country can outdo each other on being broke the most.

[@alexandreoliveira5712]

I don't think " An increase of 25% on rent prices in 1 year is a failing economy " is due to faling economy, but other reasons like housing demand and affortability( maybe inflation of the materials used in construction). If economy fails rent would be cheap, I guess, since nobody can pay x on rent the landlord has to lower the prices.

[@zacatkinson3926]

@@xinn3wrong it’s worse here on all metrics

[@zacatkinson3926]

@@alexandreoliveira5712wrong

[@PampItPapi]

If's worth it if you make a lot of money but then again, tax in canada is one of the highest too.

[@theclassicsmajor6273]

I feel like prices are even higher, any 1 bedroom from van to burnaby to surrey is going to be more than 2.2 k a month, and if you find something less than 2k, there is something terribly wrong with it or its in the downtown east side. Car insurance with 9 years totally clean record is $220 a month (work w/ more than 15km away), and yea gotta live far away because its so expensive. Also, we have some of the worst traffic in north america if you consider how bad it is vs how small the population actually is. Transit also sucks (and is expensive!) if you are outside of Vancouver proper. I do like living here but I couldn't do it on my own.

[@BoilingAisle]

The cost of groceries and meats can vary greatly depending on where you shop.

[@WonbaeSon]

Very true!

[@JBLegal09]

Very similar to prices in Australia, Sydney and Melbourne probably pricier, but across the board about the same as Vancouver.

[@WonbaeSon]

I’ve had many Australian clients say the same!

[@ryan_m_k]

All pretty accurate except for the phone bill - I haven't had one under $250 in my life

[@WonbaeSon]

My phone is paid off, that's perhaps why!

[@ryan_m_k]

@@WonbaeSon paid off? What does that mean? 🤪

[@tomleung8753]

I just rented my whole house separately And get me $8500 a month. I paid $420,000 for my 8 bedroom new house in 2002. And i move into a 2 bedroom apartment now

[@Fitpacksho]

I saw an Iranian food in your vlog, it was iranian restaurant?

[@WonbaeSon]

Yes we have plenty of authentic Iranian restaurants all over the city

[@Fitpacksho]

@@WonbaeSon cool , I will have been there by October , I will use your information, thank you

[@ronaldomaia]

Please, I saw you showing a Kabob restaurant. May you please let me know which one is this one?

[@WonbaeSon]

Shish Kebab in Coquitlam and there are plenty of other great options also all over Metro Vancouver!

[@ronaldomaia]

@Living In Vancouver, BC Canada I live in Langley, any recommendations?

[@Vancouver.Canadian]

A two-bedroom apartment now costs ~ $5,000 in Vancouver. Is it worth it?

[@johnnyboyvan]

Born on the Eastside and now reside on the gorgeous Westside. Living on a Greenway is fabulous. Love this city but not dt. Food is about 200 per week. Owning your home is key.

[@WonbaeSon]

I know, I should eat out less haha 😂

[@oldrichberger]

Well said !

[@kchann1223]

You make it sound like its very easy to own a home in Vancouver

[@johnnyboyvan]

@@kchann1223 not easy, but doable. Inheritance doesn't hurt either.

[@oldrichberger]

@@kchann1223 it is doable , not easy !! However it must be absolute priority on your list.

[@InTheNow2020]

It's just not the high cost of accommodations, it's our income and consumer tax's as well. If you're earning $100k per year or more, you will pay the highest rate of over 53% in income tax. Add to that street tax's of PST, GST and other various consume items and services for gasoline, dining out, cell phone, alcohol, tobacco and many others. It's a double edged sword and this is what is creating such a problem. Not to mention higher increased inflation currently. Speaking of which, the City of Vancouver just increased the property tax's by 10.7% in March 2023. At some point this will come to a tipping point. We are being taxed to death and we are already seeing signs as a result thereof.

[@InTheNow2020]

@chipmouse Exactly. Government must shift to having the corporations give much more back to the people that they profit from.

[@VIVIANLIU0310]

Some top higher dude told us that "we are the best nation in the world." lol.

[@deadeyes5653]

I've looked closely at the rents and have compared them with Edmonton, and yes, living here in a winter city is cheap until you get the utilities bill for the winter months, I'd be willing to trade out by moving back home to Vancouver and apply that high utilities cost to my rent and it be almost comparable. The house I rent here is 2000 a month for a dump ,however a very nice 4 bedroom will run you 1800 to 4000 or more . 1 bedroom downtown in an upscale apartment 1400 to 2000. I'd trade the cost to minus -30. Oh wait, i am moving back for the end of June.

[@VeryMerryLou]

If your net income is 2,500/ month, you can afford a 2K condo, take public trans, ocasional entertainment, yearly out-of the-country vacation, TFSA, etc... My financial adviser told me so 😁😁😁

[@nattye.6757]

Do you think if international student visa works at the restaurant, can they save the food budget? I mean at least they should have employee food? I just ask for information, not moving to there in the soon future.

[@kuldeepsingh-mm4lc]

what is the scenario of a international student living in vancouver

[@32zim32]

Just spending money of your parents till you find qualified job in your 40s

[@kuldeepsingh-mm4lc]

@@32zim32 mean its hard to find a good job in vancouver. tell me more

[@albatrose1001]

It’s terrible. Cost of living will drive you crazy. Vancouver is ridiculously expensive. It is ranked as one of the best in world but due to high prices and other issues, homelessness is on the rise now. Homeless people pretty much in eastside downtown with needles and drugs and crime everywhere…move to a more affordable city…Vancouver has changed a lot since pandemic…an international student, it’ll be expensive…move to a smaller city like Kingston, or Ottawa. I came to Ottawa as an internation student, it was very easy to live on my 20-hour work per week salary…but even Ottawa is expensive now

[@DEANSPIECE]

Shout

[@Ningkiko]

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[@awhkwong]

$300 min for auto insurance in Toronto

[@32zim32]

So why you all going to Vancouver if it's so damn expensive)

[@Droxal]

Quality of life, transit, mountains, warm whether ... ect.

[@WonbaeSon]

Exactly! Expensive but still makes sense for many to move here for variety of reasons such as the ones you mentioned

[@kseniya123]

What is the cheapest way to rent a studio for a small family in Vancouver without any recommendations from the last owner?

[@shengao5219]

It doesn't exist, no one will rent your a place in Canada without any reference.

[@AI-Assist-2024]

Now that the Cost of Everything in Vancouver has risen astronomically. Unless you are making a salary of $7000 CAD. You will not make it.

[@tomleung8753]

$7000 a month doesn't even cover my monthly credit card bill

[@arshiarr]

You really in to Persian food I think. like kabab v something like that 😁

[@kellycutler621]

Vancouver Canada where you can afford to go on a holiday and afford to get your doctor's appointments can afford to get to your pharmacist can afford to buy groceries can afford to pay your bills thank you Trudeau

[@florenciomendoza1212]

Nothing is new. I used to live there years ago & moving back as retired from Toronto. If you like to live in the center of the city, Toronto isn’t cheap either compare to Vancouver however, in Vancouver you get a lot of great plus such as Views, cleanliness ( except E. Hasting) , mild climate, lots of new buildings, seafoods: vegetables etc etc . Not too much crowded. Public transportation is way better than others , less crime & ppl are very health conscious. Never ending since I talked & lived around different areas. Nothing is perfect but trust me , B.C. is one of the Best city in the world. Check your budget is the key otherwise, stay where you are , np problem 👍🙂😜😎❤️🇨🇦

[@kellycutler621]

When you open up the Canadian floodgates and let everybody in it's gonna drive up the prices there's no more room they're building up in where the mountain lions and bears Live welcome to Canada..

[@zomgoose]

Move to the USA where you can earn twice as much income and pay a lot less in tax.

[@alexandreoliveira5712]

as it is super easy and simple to get a US visa and compete with lot's of illegal imigrants as well

[@ericamattioli8833]

What's your job?

[@WonbaeSon]

I am a real estate agent in Metro Vancouver that help people purchase or sell real estate! Let me know if I can help you!

[@tomleung8753]

Must be making good money selling houses!

[@tomleung8753]

Nope Got it long time ago Not selling my house

[@604nation]

Time To leave - I don’t think the reason for the costs is liveability - The real reason is likely Real estate speculation, parking of offshore money, lack of building and a large influx of immigration that housing can’t keep up with or is intentional

[@scienceandmathHandle]

holy shit that is expensive. imigrates must be crazy to take this for the short leg to get into the usa

[@JBLegal09]

Really? Why would you think everyone wants to go to the US 😖

[@scienceandmathHandle]

Are you being serious?

[@JBLegal09]

@scienceandmathHandle very serious. Other developed countries use the US as a measuring stick of what not to be like. In other words, you're not exactly a desirable destination. BTW it is immigrants not imigrates 🙄

[@benjaminsamuel2740]

Tell me if u can support yourself with the living cost now.. It's impossible.. Make a run to other country

[@ttoch684]

Vancouver is over rated. Not even worth it. Crowded, dirty, boring, expensive , and not safe ...

[@remmyjr8983]

Vancouver is overrated. LOL at safety education and weather, not forgetting sky high cost of living.

[@lawrencelawrence3920]

Vancouver is NOT worth living there for me. I dont even like to go there for a short time.

[@XMG3]

I grew up in Burnaby BC since 1992, the quality of living is no longer world class, there's stabbing now every week, be it in surrey or skytrain station. East hastings has gotten so out of hand for homeless and addicts, the living standard has gone way down, if my family and kids weren't here, I'd be long gone. It's one of the most expensive places in the world to live and its an absolute prison here with the most corrupt government in charge. By the way, gas is well over $2.00 / L today...

[@zacatkinson3926]

It was never world class

[@XMG3]

@@zacatkinson3926 it had world class ranking for many years before, look it up

[@Bondisaurus]

Well damn my Airbnb is in burnaby 😮

[@trapOrdoom]

Easily the prettiest city in Canada and the best weather… questionable demographics and unreasonable CoL.

[@WonbaeSon]

Sure is beautiful!

[@coastlinepaintingltd]

I've never lived anywhere else... I'd be curious what it would be like living in a place that has about the same temp but isn't dark and gloomy for weeks on end (would have to go to the states).

[@shauncameron8390]

LOL. Best weather only in comparison to the rest of Canada. Yet despite the weather, Toronto and Montreal have more people.

[@sleepyjoe4529]

questionable demographics? What do you mean by that?

[@KeatonDee]

Awful weather lmao

[@k.vn.k]

Vancouver makes Melbourne, another most liveable city in the world, sounds like the cheapest place to stay.

[@saifonlawrence2044]

Hongcouver

[@Stephen_Jabs]

1.70 dollar per liter when canada is an oil producing country? so ironic

[@thesedulous]

I don’t know bout world class

[@ajfeinman]

You can just live in a van…in Vancouver

[@ShikokuFoodForest]

Yah, and freeze in winter 🥶.

[@KeatonDee]

Safety? Vancouver has become extremely unsafe, stabbings every single day lately.

[@icecp4279]

A single person can spend 3000-5000 per month? Dude are you eating caviar every day?

[@WonbaeSon]

$2500 rent on average for a 1 bedroom condo in many parts of metro Vancouver so yes, sometimes even more than $3000-5000 a month

[@icecp4279]

@@WonbaeSon Thank god I'm not Canadian.

[@WonbaeSon]

Haha definitely not the place for everyone but for many, it is worth the price tag!

[@venomtang]

You didn't even give an opinion

[@frankihatch]

Vancouver is too expensive

[@cepaees]

I left van for Vancouver

[@MM-ww6yb]

Its because of people like you..asians…this city is so expensive. You laundered billions of dollars through BC. Lets thank the Canadian government for allowing that to happen..

[@WonbaeSon]

Oops My bad, I’ll stop laundering billions of dollars now

[@dimwg1319]

The cost of living is high cause all the Chinese people bring all their communist money here. Most of these money are not taxed. They invest a lot and earn at the same a lot. The city has history less than 200 years. They actually build it so everything is working by they rules. This is my honest opinion. And i don’t have any problem with the Chinese. I have friends from china mexico India local people. Iam just saying things I believe. In the near future the bubble will blow and the rents will go down up to 50 % depending the area.