Vancouver: Hotel Costs, The Mountains & Shoulder Season — Worth It?

Phil and H Travel - Is It Worth It? Top Travel Destinations Explored! · Sep 30, 2026 · 37m

🌍 The world's ninth most liveable city, checked against its own paperwork — and half the premise breaks in the first five minutes. Vancouver IS 9th of 173 on the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2026 index, the only North American city in the top ten for a second year. But "one of the world's most expensive" is a housing fact, not a holiday fact: it's the 5th least affordable major housing market on earth, while sitting 149th of 479 for cost of living, with a restaurant-price score of 69 against New York's 100 and London's 90.

💰 The bite is the bed, and the sharpest number is the tax. BC's own…