Moving guide · British Columbia → British Columbia
Moving from Vancouver to Kelowna
Lake summers, wineries and ski hills close by. Here's how life in Kelowna compares with Vancouver.
Kelowna is roughly 6°C colder than Vancouver in January (about 4°C → -2°C), with about 70 cm more snow a year and around 35 more sunny days. A typical home costs roughly 32% less in Kelowna (about C$1,250,000 vs C$850,000), and everyday costs run about 30 points lower on our cost of living index. For lifestyle, you gain lake life, wine country and golf and leave behind beach, big city and food scene. (Approximate figures.)
Weather
- January average
- 4°C → -2°C (-6°)
- July average
- 18°C → 22°C (+4°)
- Sunny days a year
- 165 → 200
- Snow a year
- 30 → 100 cm
Money (approximate)
- Cost of living index
- 135 → 105
- Typical home
- C$1,250,000 → C$850,000
- Property tax rate
- 0.28% → 0.4%
- Provincial or state income tax
- Medium → Medium
- Health care in Kelowna
- Public plan, no premium
Getting around in Kelowna
- Airport
- 15 min
- Ski hill
- 50 min
- Beach or lake
- 5 min
- Main industries
- Tech, agriculture, wine
Lifestyle and risks
Climate, cost and risk figures are approximate and for comparison only. Prices are in each place's local currency.