Are Utilities Included in Vancouver Rent?
In Rent Reveal's Vancouver dataset, 1 bedroom apartments advertising utilities included have a median rent of $2,225 per month against $2,500 for those without. That is an observed difference between two groups of listings, not a measured price for utilities included on its own.
Based on 427 Vancouver-area rental listings for this guide, collected up to August 2026. Rent Reveal's full dataset currently holds 427 listings across 17 neighbourhoods.
What the listings show
Among 1 bedroom apartments, listings advertising utilities included have a median rent of $2,225 per month (56 listings) versus $2,500 for listings without it (72 listings) — $275 lower than.
Among 2 bedroom apartments, listings advertising utilities included have a median rent of $2,811 per month (40 listings) versus $3,200 for listings without it (72 listings) — $389 lower than.
Why this is a difference, not a price
Listings that include utilities included also tend to differ in other ways — newer buildings, larger floor plans, different neighbourhoods. The figures above compare two groups of advertised listings, so they show how the market prices those groups overall, not the isolated value of utilities included.
To see the effect on a specific apartment, the calculator compares your unit against the closest matching listings, holding neighbourhood, bedroom count and size as the heaviest factors.
Data behind these numbers
Based on 427 Vancouver-area rental listings collected up to August 2026. Comparisons are only shown where at least eight listings sit on each side of the split.
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