Vancouver or Calgary in 2024 | Which is the best Canadian city to live in? 

So...which is it going to be? Vancouver or Calgary? If you are thinking of moving to either, be sure to reach out here: Call/Text Direct - 604-831-4837 email: sebastian@albrechtgroup.ca website: www.calendly.com/albrechtgroup ...and thank you for watching! :)

I moved from Vancouver to Calgary and my dollar goes about 33% further than it did in Vancouver. I can now afford to travel, live in a nicer/larger place, and even have enough money for disposable income and savings. So glad I made the move 😊

Thank you for the useful information. This video was very informative and helpful ✊🏾

Thanks for your transparency. Calgary is an amazing city however one thing you didn’t mention is that Calgary weather is very very dry. You would need to be a best friend with Vaseline and your house might need at least 2-3 humidifiers. Also the downtown Calgary will be very quiet after 5pm as people tend to live in the suburbs. If you don’t have a car in Calgary it’s very very hard to get around. I’ve been living in Calgary for a couple years. After seeing lots of your videos I eventually moved to Vancouver. Happy to connect with you 😀

I haven’t been to any of those cities and did find your video really interesting! You covered a lot of points and made them clear. I want to visit both and Vancouver looks wonderful. I’m living in Toronto right now but who knows :)

I have schooling opportunity in Toronto and Vancouver for my son. Thanks for the update. Finally choose Vancouver.

100% agree, stayed in both cities and yes calgary is starting to pick up.

haha lucky me, your last 2 videos are the topics I'm researching the most right now! I'm hesitating between Calgary and Vancouver because I'm a new immigrant from Europe coming to Canada and the cost of living is a big factor for my first year in the country. That's why I'm studying in Calgary, although I'm also interested in Vancouver (and its suburbs like Burnaby to save some money). Anyway, a very interesting video and I'm sure it will help a lot of people!

Thats a good video comparison. I believe if the person is ready to start a family, buy a house and settle, Calgary is better. If you are single , interested in nightlife and meet new people, Vancouver is by far the better option.

We have more game development companies in Alberta over BC if we start to compare that you should do deeper research on things and recently a lot of movies and TV series made in Calgary and surrounding areas. Play Banff if UNESCO graded park ;) as for concerts Vancouver and Calgary now a tie… Witold soccer cup will have events in Edmonton…

Another great content. Calgary reminds me of a whatsapp message I received in Jan 18, from a friend of mine who lives in Newbrook, 4 hours or so from Calgary [where her son lives], "We just survived -48 Celcius with the wind chill!!! It was for about a week on the thermometer it showed about -40 but with the wind it dropped more..." So if someone used to live in that kind of weather, me from Malaysia [tropical weather] would die frozen. Her neighbour escaped the weather by flying over to my hometown, Penang Malaysia until the cold weather resides... Her text: " my neighbour arrived in georgetown penang He is there for a couple of weeks then off to the Philippines."

We have lived half our lives in calgary and half in vancouver. Vancouver is more expensive, but, there’s much more to do and see there or within close proximity to Vancouver. We would choose Van any day over Calgary! Travel to major destinations from Vancouver is also a bonus and easy - portland, seattle, san francisco. Few more plus’s for Van: - Access to the coastal towns abd destinations (tofino, seaschelt); - food is way better in vancouver and likely due to the diversification of cultures; - skiing - we have five hills close by - cypress, seymour, grouse, sasquatch, mt baker (ie within 1.5hrs) and then whistler (some of the best terrain for skiing and mtb); - Lakes close by within a few hrs; - we have flat rates for water and the water is way better! Hiking and paddleboarding (know both have and both citys have great access to this); - fishing - all da salmon, steelhead, dolly’s/bulls and other species (but my toes to the bow will always be there in calgary); Homes are more expensive, but think about it this way - a home worth $400k 10-12yrs ago is now worth almost $2mil (talk about an investment!); - rain - yes it rains, but for us, rain means snow in the mts for skiing! - culture diversity is so great in Vancouver too! - jobs - many jobs! My thoughts based on our experiences.

i will be moving to Calgary next year. I lived in Vancouver for about 12 years now. Sad to leave this city but i have to relocate for affordability.

I went for a holiday in Vancouver It was very expensive to go out and when you go to the parks you always have to pay for parking Not too impressed with Vancouver

I've lived in both. If money isn't a factor? Vancouver, obviously. For regular folks like you and I? Calgary, by a long shot. The monetary gap has shrunk in recent years but it's still wide enough to affect your overall quality of life.

Vancouver is not just the city/downtown area, but rather North/West Vancouver, Richmond, Delta, Surrey, New Westminister, Burnaby, Coquilam/Port Coquilam and Langley....

Usually when I see taxes mentioned I don’t factor that in anymore as employers adjust wages accordingly. I assume the average salary in Calgary is lower than Vancouver to the extent that after taxes the lifestyle is roughly the same.

As Manitoban who loves in Calgary for 14 years… I laugh when he says that Calgary if “coldest” city 😂

Factor in cost of living and it's Calgary hands down. If you have enough money it's Vancouver.

Edmonton is way more left leaning than Calgary. I assume you’re saying Calgary is left leaning because of the mayor? It’s a pretty conservative city I’d say

Vancouver would be the best if you could make enough money to live there. if you are an accountant married to a mechanic in Calgary you own a house have a nice holiday every year. In Vancouver you rent a 1 bedroom in a decent area of town.

You forgot to mention Calgary has about 3000 Dodge Rams per square km.

I have the same trust for a real estate agent as I have for a used car salesman.

I live in Calgary for over 25 years. I am planning to move to Vancouver. Compare to weather, Calgary is very dry with extreme weather . It didn’t be snow either-20/30 degree, then chinook wind comes with warmer and sunny weather. Because of this plus 20 degree up for few days, you can easy to get headaches which is called migraines, quite common in Calgary . You cannot open eyes to look at the sun with bad headaches. My husband has this problem now, cannot live here for long term. The elevation is very high in Calgary , not good for ppl with asthma . Also, the high pay job is mainly relate to oil and gas. When oil price is down , a lot of layoff coming . I have seen this spoon few times in past 20 years. Engineers have no jobs and driving garbage trucks that was sad. I think Vancouver has more diversified jobs, mild weather and stable housing price . Calgary house price is up and down so much based on oil price .

I worked in politics in Alberta. Edmonton is definitely more liberal than Calgary. Calgary is liberal in some areas

Calgary is a city you live in because you grew up there or got a job there. Vancouver is a city you choose to live in because you love nature. No one should pick Calgary over Vancouver if they have the option, the real choice is Vancouver vs Montreal. Expensive nature vs more affordable urban.

people love living outside in the sub-division cause it can be more cheaper

who cares if you can see the sun when its -20 out

Lol neither, montreal baby

Now do Montréal

C train = Calgary train

Calgary might as well be the USA at this point…

If u gotta really chose. Calgary if you are new to canada... simply cannot afford to live in vanccity lol... 2024.

The average person cannot afford Vancouver- our whole country is on the edge of financial ruin, out of the G7 countries Canadians are among the most indebted; with high inflation, we are hanging on the edge of ruin; comparable to the 2008 USA financial failure…..if the bank of Canada decides to raise interest rates one percentage point say hello to foreclosures and Van-life….. Calgary is slowly but surely squeezing people financially due to the high cost of living.

There is no comparison. Calgary is a settlement filled with homes. No design, no aesthetic, just homes in communities and roads connecting them. There are no places to go and there is no urban planning - just cookie-cutter wooden box houses placed next to each other in the middle of nowhere. Vancouver is one of the most beautiful and amazing cities in the world. Nobody outside of Canada has any idea about Calgary. Cost of living, income, and taxes are the only reasons why anyone would live in Calgary. If someone already owns a house or a DINK in Vancouver, it's a no-brainer. EDIT: Hey everyone, just wanted to share a bit about my journey with cities. I grew up in a small, kinda dull town through my school years. 5 years ago, I found myself in Calgary as I moved here for a job opportunity. Calgary has been extremely good to me professionally and personally, and I'm very grateful for that. But I have not been able to convince myself to stick around since day 1. I've been lucky enough to travel to 20+ countries and 100+ cities, getting a feel for different places. Now, I totally respect those who love Calgary, but it's not for everyone, right? Still on the lookout for my ideal city, and Vancouver is high up on that list. Not asking for advice on staying or leaving - it's my personal decision. Just want to say, everyone's got their own preferences, and that's what makes the world interesting. If you're curious about my original comment, maybe check out some cities beyond North America’s suburbs. I'm all about that "organized chaos" vibe in a city. I like cities that have a soul, character, and energy - I feed off that energy. In a beautiful city, you can walk miles without feeling tired or feeling the need to drive. There's a cool RU-vid video that captures it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6TIPkGpuPmE.html Cheers!

hahahahah If people have money to live in raincouver id take my money and live in california with sun. Also the downtown eastside is an example of the stellar city council. For the money Vancouver is nice but overated

Vancouver is an international city, Calgary is a Canadian city

Lived in Coquitlam from 92 to 2008. No doubt Vancouver is beautiful but livability unless ur wealthly I mean wealthy ur screwed. Rent is higher and buying a house is so much higher. My house is worth $550000 in Calgary similar house in Vancouver with the property I have about 1.5 to 2 million to buy. Calgary has a ring road and our traffic is nothing compared to the crap traffic in Vancouver and surrounding areas. Vancouver is the San Francisco of Canada, homelessness etc is brutal in downtown Vancouver. Vancouver has left wing socialist slant. Why don't u mention crime man, Vancouver was a much better place years ago now it's a socialist eutopia

I can say this because I grew up in Calgary but ewwwww Calgary. You cannot compare Vancouver & Calgary, Calgary is by far inferior. Thank you for trying to say good things about Calgary though but Vancouver all the way… I would rather live in a shoebox in Vancouver than a mansion in Calgary.

My vote to Calgary. Enough with the liberal cities. Eeeh, enough!

On an honest note, I currently live in vancouver and i want to be clear there is no other city comparable to vancouver, especially regarding nature. Everywhere you look you see life from the mountains to the seas, its almost like a city that was built around trees and wildlife. No hate towards calgary, especially given that my family live here. It just feels dead here, the only greenery you see bow river and the rest of the parks theres no vegetation, like tf theres either withered trees or no trees. Kinda sad especially in the NE. JUST MY THOUGHT THOUGHT NO NEED TO BE OFFENDED. AND YES I’D PICK VAN OVER CAL IN A HEARTBEAT (Given van wouldn’t bleed you dry)

😂😂😂😂 You made this video mostly about how Vancouver is better than Calgary...

No contest-Vancouver!! Calgary is a poor man's Vancouver

Calgary feels like a vast wasteland compared to Vancouver. Vancouver is the crown jewel of Canada - yep, Im biased😜

Yes we call the west coast more “progressive” than Calgary and other cities in the prairies, but truly they have a more progressive taxation regime than we do in Vancouver. Let’s look at this: Lower sales tax = lower consumption tax Lower income tax Higher property tax = higher wealth tax Taxing wealth over consumption and income is definitional to progressive taxation policy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_tax The reasons are easy to see, richer people have more wealth, poorer people earn most of their money in income (over capital gains) and poorer people spend more of their money on consumption (rich people have higher savings and investment rate) Yes, we all call ourselves progressive and Alberta conservative and we use social-vs-fiscal reasons to make this claim. But looking at the actual definition of the terms BC couldn’t be more regressive (especially with ultra-low wealth tax and super high consumption tax). Tried to keep this technical rather than political. I hope it didn’t sound political.