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Home/Rent vs mortgage/Vancouver

Rent vs mortgage

What could you buy in Vancouver instead of renting?

In Vancouver, a $2,500 rent carries the mortgage on a home priced around $527,000. That is $871,000 under Vancouver's $1,398,000 median home price, and 290 homes sit at or under it today. Enter your own rent to see what it changes to, from live MLS® inventory.

Rent or own? See what you could afford

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/mo

Your monthly rent

Paid as a mortgage, $2,500/mo owns a home worth about

$527,000

290 Vancouver homes are in your budget

Builds your equity

Rent builds none

Covering mortgage, tax, strata and insurance together, the matching price is about $414,000.

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What each rent buys in Vancouver

Your rent
$1,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$316,000
Homes on the market
27
Your rent
$1,800/mo
Buys a home priced
$380,000
Homes on the market
52
Your rent
$2,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$422,000
Homes on the market
80
Your rent
$2,200/mo
Buys a home priced
$464,000
Homes on the market
131
Your rent
$2,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$527,000
Homes on the market
290
Your rent
$3,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$633,000
Homes on the market
613
Your rent
$3,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$738,000
Homes on the market
947
Your rent
$4,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$844,000
Homes on the market
1,241
Your rentBuys a home pricedHomes on the market
$1,500/mo$316,00027
$1,800/mo$380,00052
$2,000/mo$422,00080
$2,200/mo$464,000131
$2,500/mo$527,000290
$3,000/mo$633,000613
$3,500/mo$738,000947
$4,000/mo$844,0001,241

Vancouver homes around a $2,500 rent

#904 – 1221 Bidwell Street
New
Under your rent
18

$489,900

~$2,322/mo

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#904 – 1221 Bidwell Street

Vancouver · Residential

0 bd

1 ba

415 sqft

$1,180/sqft

Built 2013

MLS® R3158398

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Team 3000 Realty Ltd.

#2405 – 8189 CAMBIE Street
Under your rent
33

$523,800

~$2,483/mo

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#2405 – 8189 CAMBIE Street

Vancouver · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

458 sqft

$1,144/sqft

Built 2018

MLS® R3156329

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Macdonald Realty Westmar

#306 – 2450 Garden Drive
Newly Listed
Under your rent
40

$519,000

~$2,460/mo

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#306 – 2450 Garden Drive

Vancouver · Residential

0 bd

1 ba

490 sqft

$1,059/sqft

Built 2025

MLS® R3158048

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RE/MAX Crest Realty

#105 – 6859 Cambie Street
Newly Listed
Under your rent
22

$388,777

~$1,843/mo

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#105 – 6859 Cambie Street

Vancouver · Residential

0 bd

1 ba

437 sqft

$890/sqft

Built 2025

MLS® R3157448

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Sutton Premier Realty

#611 – 1330 BURRARD Street
Under your rent
16

$369,000

~$1,749/mo

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#611 – 1330 BURRARD Street

Vancouver · Residential

0 bd

1 ba

461 sqft

$800/sqft

Built 1982

MLS® R3155319

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Royal LePage West Real Estate Services

#3 – 8420 JELLICOE Street
Under your rent
18

$469,900

~$2,227/mo

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#3 – 8420 JELLICOE Street

Vancouver · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

695 sqft

$676/sqft

Built 1994

MLS® R3111948

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RA Realty Alliance Inc.

#3001 – 928 Beatty Street
Under your rent
21

$519,000

~$2,460/mo

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#3001 – 928 Beatty Street

Vancouver · Residential

0 bd

1 ba

462 sqft

$1,123/sqft

Built 2005

MLS® R3105402

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Domicile Real Estate Corp.

#1002 – 1128 Hastings Street
Under your rent
9

$508,000

~$2,408/mo

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#1002 – 1128 Hastings Street

Vancouver · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

361 sqft

$1,407/sqft

Built 1999

MLS® R3150902

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Anson Realty Ltd.

#301 – 4372 Fraser Street
Newly Listed
Under your rent
25

$434,400

~$2,059/mo

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#301 – 4372 Fraser Street

Vancouver · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

478 sqft

$909/sqft

Built 2012

MLS® R3155954

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Real Broker

#210 – 2234 1st Avenue
Under your rent
30

$499,900

~$2,369/mo

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#210 – 2234 1st Avenue

Vancouver · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

514 sqft

$973/sqft

Built 1971

MLS® R3143472

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Stilhavn Real Estate Services

#1613 – 938 SMITHE Street
Under your rent
19

$448,000

~$2,123/mo

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#1613 – 938 SMITHE Street

Vancouver · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

453 sqft

$989/sqft

Built 2005

MLS® R3154239

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Royal Pacific Realty Corp.

#1103 – 4815 ELDORADO Mews
Under your rent
13

$475,000

~$2,251/mo

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#1103 – 4815 ELDORADO Mews

Vancouver · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

544 sqft

$873/sqft

Built 2013

MLS® R3151023

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Sutton Group-West Coast Realty

See all $2,500/mo matches (290 active listings)

Renting vs buying in Vancouver: what actually changes

At $2,500/mo your payment would carry a $527,000 Vancouver home against a $1,398,000 local median. Whether that beats renting comes down to four things, not just the monthly number.

Closing costs

Buying carries one-time costs renting does not: property transfer tax, legal fees and inspection. Budget for them before you compare monthly numbers.

Carrying costs

A mortgage payment is not the whole cost. Property tax, strata and insurance sit on top, which is why the all-in number matters more than the headline.

Equity

Each mortgage payment buys a little more of the home. Rent buys none of it, and that gap compounds over the years you would have rented.

Flexibility

Renting is easier to leave. Owning ties up your down payment and takes time and cost to unwind, so the break-even math only works if you stay put.

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How these numbers are worked out

I am Ray Rasouli, a licensed REALTOR® with Real Broker B.C. Ltd. The purchase price is your rent solved back through a standard amortized mortgage, and the listings come from live MLS® inventory refreshed hourly, not a static table. The figures are for comparison, not a mortgage approval. Tell me your situation and I will confirm what you actually qualify for.

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