Vancouverites will be the first to tell you that living here is expensive.
From an average of $2,400 in rent to houses that regularly cost over $1 million, just being able to afford a place to stay in Vancouver is pricey. Add on food, transportation, and other living necessities, and you’ve got one high-cost city.
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But one chart listing out Canada’s most livable cities has sparked an online debate after Vancouver was listed as the most “premium life” in the country.
Canada’s Most Livable Cities
The chart marks a number of big Canadian cities, including Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Winnipeg, and Montreal, among many others. They’re placed on a four-quadrant graph that lists the following: Best Value, Premium Life, Budget Living, and Bad Value.
While the chart is listed as a research draft, it’s garnered plenty of online opinion from citizens of each city. On it, Vancouver sits near the top of Premium Life, which is noted to be “expensive, but worth it.”
A number of commenters have echoed similar sentiments as one another, saying that Vancouver is definitely livable until you account for how much it costs to actually live there. It also begs the question if Vancouver is actually worth its steep price point.
Worth the Cost?
According a ranking from The Globe and Mail, a number of Metro Vancouver cities are considered to be among the Canada’s most livable cities. This includes West Vancouver and North Vancouver, which were chosen due to a combination of factors like housing, economy, community, amenities, climate, and more.
Not only that, but Vancouver is also considered to be among Canada’s top-5 happiest cities.
Despite Vancouver’s costs, the city has a lot to offer. Tons of events, beautiful mountains and greenery, and delicious food no matter where you look. Depending on your own opinion, that may or may not make Vancouver worth the price.
What do you think about the chart?
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