Is $60,000 enough to live in Vancouver?

CAD 60,000 gross in Vancouver is tight but workable on a budget-tier lifestyle, not a moderate one. After BC tax, CAD 60,000 nets roughly CAD 47,000 a year (about CAD 3,900 a month). CostLiving’s budget benchmark for Vancouver is $1,725 per person per month, so CAD 3,900 net clears it comfortably. But the budget tier assumes a flatshare or older smaller unit further from the centre, public transit, modest groceries, minimal entertainment. The moderate benchmark of $2,875 per month is materially harder to hit on CAD 60,000 net: rent alone in any central one-bedroom typically eats $1,740 or more, leaving little room for other essentials. CAD 60,000 works for a single person in a basement suite, a shared house, or further-out neighbourhoods like Burnaby, Surrey, or New Westminster. For the full cost picture, see our Vancouver cost of living page.