Best City in Canada: Vancouver vs Calgary

Berk Berkeliev

in the winter months will frequently drop below -30 C. Vancouver is more moderate in temperature and maintains a consistent level of warmth throughout the winter, but it also receives an average of 160 days of rain each year, which is frankly quite depressing. For that reason, the weather segment is a tie between the two cities.

Now onto the environment. Calgary rests on the border between the prairies and the Rocky Mountains, and while the views from the city are beautiful, the mountains are still an hour’s drive away. Vancouver is on the ocean and is practically within walking distance from the mountains. Vancouver gets the edge in environment and landscape.

and film industry. Meanwhile, Calgary headquarters numerous companies in the dying oil and gas sector and has a strong financial presence. Vancouver takes this one.

Which city has better food? Vancouver. Which city has nicer people? Calgary. Which city has a better music scene? Vancouver. Which city has better drivers?

Calgary. Which city has better sports teams? Neither the Canucks nor the Flames have won a Stanley Cup recently or really even made a dent in the playoffs. I honestly do not know anything about the CFL, but I do know that Vancouver has an MLS team and that it hosted the Olympics relatively recently. For those reasons, Vancouver is the better sporting city.

Lastly, which city offers better summer activities?

Vancouver and Calgary are the two best places to live in Canada. In fact, The Economist ranked Calgary fourth and Vancouver fifth on the ranking of the world’s most livable cities. While this competition remains hotly contested and could go either way, I think that it is finally time to crown one of these cities as the best that Canada has to offer. Since I have lived in both cities, I have decided to take it upon myself to settle this debate.

Let us begin by comparing the weather. Southern Alberta is the sunniest region in Canada, but this is quickly outweighed by the fact that temperatures

Let us talk about the cost of living. A one-bedroom apartment in Calgary costs an average of $1678 per month. In Vancouver, it costs $2600 per month. Calgary takes this one. What are the major industries and career paths? Vancouver is known for the technology