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Vancouver

Canadian Pacific city, in British Columbia · Canada

Strengths

  • Ease of doing business: Regulatory quality (WGI): 1.44 on −2.5 to 2.5 (2025)
  • Currency stability: Inflation of 2.1% a year (2025)
  • Purchasing power: GDP per capita PPP: US$ 66,746 (2025)

Challenges

  • Investment returns: Policy rate 2.25% − inflation 2.1% (2025) = real rate of 0.2 p.p.
CurrencyCAD
Official languageEnglish and French
City population753,100 (2025)
Time zoneUTC-8 (-4 h from Manaus)
  • Ranking position#52 of 57
  • Your weightsBalanced
  • Data confidence5 of 15 with 2+ sources
  • UpdatedOct 22, 2026
TorontoNew YorkVancouver

Vancouver × where you live

Compared with Manaus, Brazil.

The 5 criteria

Financial environment
6.8
3.8
Stability and safety
7.7
4.0
Currency strength
9.5
3.3
Quality of life
8.5
6.6
Cultural integration
6.6
6.8
VancouverManaus

Your money there

Cost of living in ManausUS$ 1,006
Same standard in VancouverUS$ 2,598
Difference2.6×
Manaus
US$ 1,006
Vancouver
US$ 2,598
RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure
With your income of US$ 1,453, you would be US$ 1,145 short each month in Vancouver. To live there at the same standard, you would need at least US$ 2,598.

Verified research (the number was on the cited page): 1-bedroom rent in the center, food for 1 person, transport pass, utilities for 85 m², private health insurance and 8 meals out. Sources: Rent: numbeo.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Oct/2026) · Groceries: numbeo.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Oct/2026) · Transport: numbeo.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Oct/2026) · Health: policyme.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Jul/2026) · Utilities: numbeo.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Oct/2026) · Leisure: numbeo.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Oct/2026)

Taxes in Vancouver

The criterion with the most weight in your score

Income tax

Up to C$ 58,523 a year14%
C$ 58,523 to C$ 117,04520.5%
C$ 117,045 to C$ 181,44026%
C$ 181,440 to C$ 258,48229%
Above C$ 258,48233%
Provincial tax: Up to C$ 50,363 a year5.6%
Provincial tax: C$ 50,363 to C$ 100,7287.7%
Provincial tax: C$ 100,728 to C$ 115,64810.5%
Provincial tax: C$ 115,648 to C$ 140,43012.3%
Provincial tax: C$ 140,430 to C$ 190,40514.7%
Provincial tax: C$ 190,405 to C$ 265,54516.8%
Provincial tax: Above C$ 265,54520.5%

Single source canada.ca (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 2026

Consumption tax

5.0% VAT. Basic groceries are zero-rated across Canada; there is no intermediate reduced rate.

Employee social security (sourced components): CPP – Canada Pension Plan (base + first additional) 5.95% + CPP2 – second additional contribution 4.00% + EI – Employment Insurance (outside Quebec) 1.63%. The top rate adds the national and regional rates.

Top income tax rate

53.5%

This is the top bracket. Yours depends on income; the calculator comes in the next release.

How to move there

Paths for a Brazilian

Canadian Experience Class (Express Entry)

1 year of skilled Canadian work experience in the last 3 years (TEER 0–3), CLB 7 (TEER 0/1) or CLB 5 (TEER 2/3); no job offer or education required; no income requirement.

Single source

canada.ca (pesquisa conferida) ↗

Federal Skilled Worker Program (Express Entry)

Skilled worker with 1 year of experience (TEER 0–3), CLB 7, secondary education and one-time settlement funds of CAD 15,263 for 1 person (no monthly income minimum).

Single source

canada.ca (pesquisa conferida) ↗

All the data

15 sub-criteria, each with a source, date and confidence badge

Financial environmentweight 30%

6.83›
Tax burdenTaxes and contributions: 34.9% of GDP (2024)Single source
OCDE (Global Revenue Statistics, receita tributária em % do PIB) ↗, 20246
Cost of livingOne person's monthly cost (R$ 13,091) = 0.63 of the average monthly earnings (ILO) (R$ 20,707; 2025)Sources agree
numbeo.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 2026-10 × OIT/ILOSTAT (salário médio mensal dos empregados) ↗, 2025 × OCDE (Average annual wages, salário médio anual em moeda nacional, preços correntes) ↗, 20257
Ease of doing businessRegulatory quality (WGI): 1.44 on −2.5 to 2.5 (2025)Single source
Banco Mundial ↗, 202510
Investment returnsPolicy rate 2.25% − inflation 2.1% (2025) = real rate of 0.2 p.p.Sources agree
BIS (taxa básica do banco central, % a.a.) ↗, 2026-10-19 × Banco Mundial ↗, 2025 × bankofcanada.ca (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 2026-09-025

Stability and safetyweight 25%

7.67›
Entry and residence—Provisional: no source—
No source yet: left out of the score.
Political and social stabilityPolitical stability (WGI): 0.81 on −2.5 to 2.5 (2025)Single source
Banco Mundial ↗, 20258
Personal and property safety3.45 homicides per 100,000 people in the city (26 homicides in 2025 ÷ 753,100 people)Single source
vpd.ca (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 2025 × vpd.ca (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 20257

Currency strengthweight 20%

9.50›
Currency stabilityInflation of 2.1% a year (2025)Sources agree
Banco Mundial ↗, 2025 × FMI (World Economic Outlook) ↗, 202510
Strength against the dollarLocal currency per US$: +4.3% over 5 years (2020–2025)Single source
Banco Mundial ↗, 2020–20258
Purchasing powerGDP per capita PPP: US$ 66,746 (2025)Single source
Banco Mundial ↗, 202510

Quality of lifeweight 15%

8.47›
Infrastructure and servicesLife expectancy: 82.1 years (2024)Sources agree
Banco Mundial ↗, 2024 × OMS (Global Health Observatory, esperança de vida ao nascer) ↗, 20239
Culture and lifestyleLife evaluation: 6.74 out of 10 (World Happiness Report, 2023–2025)Sources agree
World Happiness Report 2026 (avaliação de vida de 0 a 10, média de 3 anos) ↗, 2023–2025 × cp24.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 20268
Environmental qualityPM2.5: 13.5 µg/m³, 12-month mean (2025-10-22–2026-10-21)Single source
Open-Meteo (qualidade do ar, modelo CAMS; média horária de PM2,5) ↗, 2025-10-22–2026-10-218

Cultural integrationweight 10%

6.60›
Language and communicationOfficial language: English and FrenchSingle source
mledoze/countries (idiomas oficiais, base aberta) ↗, 20267
Communities and support networksAbout 20,000 Brazilians (Jurisdiction of the Consulate-General in Vancouver (Canada); 2023 base year (Itamaraty July 2024 edition; the 2025 edition could not be opened)., 2023)Single source
conjur.com.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 20236

Score over 2026

7.80 · History starts on Oct 22, 2026: every data update adds a new point.

Where the data comes from

  • Official sources (APIs)0
  • International organisations10
  • AI with checked link5
  • Atlas users0
  • Own analysis0

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Questions about Vancouver

With the numbers on this page

How much does it cost to live in Vancouver?

For one person, about US$ 2,598 a month (CAD 3,643), of which US$ 1,789 is rent. It includes groceries, transport, health, utilities and leisure; each part's source is in the cost-of-living section.

What is the average wage in Vancouver?

CAD 5,762 a month (average monthly earnings (ILO), 2025), about US$ 4,110. One person's cost of living equals 63% of that wage.

How much tax do you pay in Vancouver?

The top income tax rate is 53.5%. For an income of US$ 1,453 a month, income tax and social security take about 31% and, adding taxes on purchases, that is 123 days a year working for taxes.

Is Vancouver safe?

3.45 homicides per 100,000 people in the city (26 homicides in 2025 ÷ 753,100 people). On Atlas, personal safety scores 7 out of 10.

What is Vancouver's score on Rikezas Atlas?

7.80 out of 10 with the Balanced weights, #52 of 57 places, with 14 of 15 sub-criteria sourced.

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