--- title: "Household costs in Prince George: rent and bills calculator" description: "Estimate monthly living costs in Prince George: rent or property tax, power, natural gas, City utilities, fuel and transit, from published rates." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/household-costs/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/household-costs.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T15:50:16.531Z --- # What does a household cost in Prince George? Pick your home, heating and how you get around. The estimate uses the latest published rents and rates, and shows where each number comes from and what it assumes. Rates checked 4 days ago ## Your estimate Estimated total $1,635 a month $19,615 a year$817 a month per person - Rent $1,422 /mo $17,064 a year Average rent for a two-bedroom unit in Prince George census agglomeration, October 2025 survey (CMHC Rental Market Survey: purpose-built rentals of three or more units, all tenants including long-time ones, so asking rents for vacant units are usually higher). [CMHC Rental Market Survey (via Statistics Canada table 34-10-0133)](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3410013301) · as of October 2025 - Electricity $50 /mo $606 a year 365 kWh a month on the residential tiered rate: basic charge 23.44¢ a day, 365 kWh at 11.87¢. Before GST. AssumptionUse: BC Hydro's average for an apartment with electric heat; a province-wide average, and winters here can push use higher. [Source](https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/residential/energy-explained.html) [BC Hydro residential tiered rate](https://www.bchydro.com/accounts-billing/rates-energy-use/electricity-rates/residential-rates/tiered.html) · as of Sep 30, 2026 - Gasoline $162 /mo $1,946 a year 200 km a week at 10 L/100 km = about 87 L a month at 187.1¢ a litre (regular, daily city average, 2026-10-15). AssumptionDriving: 200 km a week per car and 10 L/100 km are assumptions: use your own figures. [Natural Resources Canada average retail prices](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/fuel/) · as of Oct 15, 2026 - Car insurance, payments, parking and repairs are not included: see the insurance links. ## Not estimated here Insurance is priced per person, home and vehicle, so we link to where to find it rather than guess. - [ICBC Basic Autoplan](https://www.icbc.com/insurance/products-coverage/basic-insurance) Car insurance is mandatory in BC and priced per driver and vehicle: get a quote from ICBC or a broker. - [Tenant insurance (Insurance Bureau of Canada)](https://www.ibc.ca/insurance-basics/home) What tenant insurance covers; prices come from insurers. - [Fuel consumption ratings (Natural Resources Canada)](https://fcr-ccc.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/en) Look up your vehicle’s L/100 km for the gasoline line. - [Residential tenancies (Province of BC)](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies) Rent increase limits, deposits and your rights as a tenant. ## Sources - [Average rents and vacancy rates (CMHC)](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3410013301) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Rental Market Survey, via Statistics Canada table 34-10-0133 and 34-10-0128 · as of 2025-10 - [BC Hydro residential rates](https://www.bchydro.com/accounts-billing/rates-energy-use/electricity-rates/residential-rates.html) BC Hydro, Residential rates (tiered rate, flat rate and time-of-day pricing pages) · as of 2026-09-30 - [FortisBC residential natural gas rates](https://www.fortisbc.com/accounts/billing-rates/natural-gas-rates/residential-rates) FortisBC, Residential natural gas rates · as of 2026-07-01 - [Typical household energy use (BC Hydro and FortisBC published averages)](https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/residential/energy-explained.html) BC Hydro, Energy concepts, explained (average consumption for homes in B.C.); BC Hydro Quick Facts 2024/25; FortisBC residential rates page (example bill) · as of 2026-10-01 - [Utility rates (water, sewer, garbage)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/utilities-taxes/paying-your-bill) City of Prince George, Paying your bill (residential flat utility rates, metered rates, due dates); Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004 (consolidated to December 15, 2025), Schedules A-6 (garbage), A-9(b) (sanitary sewer) and A-16(b) (water) · as of 2026-09-30 - [Property tax rates by class](https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/utilities-taxes/property-taxes) City of Prince George, annual tax rate tables (Finance); cross-checked against Province of B.C., Local Government Statistics, Schedule 702 (Tax Rates) · as of 2026-09-30 - Home owner grant and City fees · as of 2026-09-30 - [House prices (MLS® averages) and assessed values](https://bcnreb.bc.ca/board-news-releases-2026) BC Northern Real Estate Board, quarterly and year-end news releases (MLS® reported sales, residential detached houses, City of Prince George) - [Gas prices](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/fuel/) Natural Resources Canada average retail prices, 2026-10-15 - [Transit fares](https://www.bctransit.com/prince-george/fares/) BC Transit: Prince George fares, effective 2026-09-06 Data: [/api/v1/costs/rates](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/costs/rates) and [/api/v1/costs/household](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/costs/household). More on [property taxes and fees](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/taxes/). Compare power plans on the [power dashboard](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/power/). ## More in Living here [See all in Living here](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#living) - [Moving here Costs, jobs, taxes, services](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/move/) - [Answers Written guides to common questions](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/) - [Jobs Local openings, searchable](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/jobs/) - [Housing Rents, prices, new builds](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/) - [Neighbourhoods 31 areas, mapped](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/) - [Schools Every K-12 school, college and university](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/schools/) ## Data Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/). ### Default household estimate Source: [Published rates: CMHC (via Statistics Canada), BC Hydro, FortisBC, the City, BC Assessment, Natural Resources Canada, the transit operator](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/household-costs/). Licence: Mixed: see each item’s source. Updated 2026-10-15T12:00:00Z. JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/costs/household - **unavailable**: _none_ - **notes**: Car insurance, payments, parking and repairs are not included: see the insurance links. - **query**: tenure=rent&home=apartment - **page**: - **note**: An estimate from published averages and rates, not a quote: your own use, rent and bills will differ. Every line names its source, as-of date and assumption; lines whose data is missing are listed in `unavailable`. #### inputs - **tenure**: rent - **home**: apartment - **beds**: 2 - **heat**: electric - **people**: 2 - **cars**: 1 - **km**: 200 - **lp100**: 10 - **adultPasses**: 0 - **concessionPasses**: 0 - **cart**: medium - **grant**: basic - **cityUtils**: false - **assessed**: _none_ - **kwh**: _none_ - **gj**: _none_ - **rent**: _none_ #### lines | id | label | monthly | source | sourceUrl | asOf | basis | assumption | yearly | assumptionNote | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | rent | Rent | 1422 | CMHC Rental Market Survey (via Statistics Canada table 34-10-0133) | https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3410013301 | 2025-10 | Average rent for a two-bedroom unit in Prince George census agglomeration, October 2025 survey (CMHC Rental Market Survey: purpose-built rentals of three or mo… | true | 17064 | | | electricity | Electricity | 50.46 | BC Hydro residential tiered rate | https://www.bchydro.com/accounts-billing/rates-energy-use/electricity-rates/residential-rates/tiered.html | 2026-09-30 | 365 kWh a month on the residential tiered rate: basic charge 23.44¢ a day, 365 kWh at 11.87¢. Before GST. | true | 605.52 | Use: BC Hydro's average for an apartment with electric heat; a province-wide average, and winters here can push use higher. | | gasoline | Gasoline | 162.15 | Natural Resources Canada average retail prices | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/fuel/ | 2026-10-15 | 200 km a week at 10 L/100 km = about 87 L a month at 187.1¢ a litre (regular, daily city average, 2026-10-15). | true | 1945.84 | Driving: 200 km a week per car and 10 L/100 km are assumptions: use your own figures. | #### total - **monthly**: 1634.61 - **yearly**: 19615.32 #### perPerson - **monthly**: 817.31 #### links | id | label | url | note | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | icbc | ICBC Basic Autoplan | https://www.icbc.com/insurance/products-coverage/basic-insurance | Car insurance is mandatory in BC and priced per driver and vehicle: get a quote from ICBC or a broker. | | tenant-insurance | Tenant insurance (Insurance Bureau of Canada) | https://www.ibc.ca/insurance-basics/home | What tenant insurance covers; prices come from insurers. | | fuel-ratings | Fuel consumption ratings (Natural Resources Canada) | https://fcr-ccc.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/en | Look up your vehicle’s L/100 km for the gasoline line. | | tenancy | Residential tenancies (Province of BC) | https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies | Rent increase limits, deposits and your rights as a tenant. | ### Rates and averages used Source: [Published rates: CMHC (via Statistics Canada), BC Hydro, FortisBC, the City, BC Assessment, Natural Resources Canada, the transit operator](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/household-costs/). Licence: Mixed: see each item’s source. Updated 2026-10-12T13:20:29.126Z. JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/costs/rates #### rent - **source**: CMHC Rental Market Survey (via Statistics Canada table 34-10-0133) - **sourceUrl**: - **asOf**: 2025-10 - **geography**: Prince George census agglomeration - **survey**: October 2025 survey ##### bedrooms | beds | label | value | year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 0 | Bachelor | 940 | 2025 | | 1 | One bedroom | 1214 | 2025 | | 2 | Two bedroom | 1422 | 2025 | | 3 | Three bedroom + | 1553 | 2025 | #### hydro - **plan**: residential tiered - **basicCentsPerDay**: 23.44 - **tier1Cents**: 11.87 - **tier2Cents**: 14.08 - **tier1KwhPerDay**: 22.1918 - **source**: BC Hydro residential tiered rate - **sourceUrl**: - **asOf**: 2026-09-30 #### use - **gj**: 8 - **source**: BC Hydro - **sourceUrl**: - **gasSource**: FortisBC - **gasSourceUrl**: - **asOf**: 2026-10-01 ##### kwh ###### house - **electric**: 1279 - **other**: 728 ###### apartment - **electric**: 365 - **other**: 198 #### gas - **basicPerDay**: 0.4216 - **deliveryPerGJ**: 8.469 - **storagePerGJ**: 2.472 - **costPerGJ**: 1.66 - **source**: FortisBC residential rate (Mainland and Vancouver Island) - **sourceUrl**: - **asOf**: 2026-07-01 #### utilities - **year**: 2026 - **source**: City of Prince George flat utility rates - **sourceUrl**: ##### single - **water**: 330 - **sewer**: 330 - **garbageSmall**: 96 - **garbageMedium**: 126.5 - **garbageLarge**: 153 ##### strata - **water**: 258 - **sewer**: 252 - **garbageSmall**: 96 - **garbageMedium**: 126.5 - **garbageLarge**: 153 #### tax - **year**: 2026 - **totalRate**: 9.7125 - **source**: City of Prince George residential tax rates - **sourceUrl**: - **grantUrl**: ##### grant - **basic**: 770 - **senior**: 1045 - **threshold**: 2075000 - **phaseOutPer1000**: 5 - **minTaxBasic**: 350 - **minTaxSenior**: 100 ##### typical - **house**: 459000 - **strata**: 273000 - **source**: BC Assessment typical assessed values - **sourceUrl**: - **asOf**: 2025-07-01 #### fuel - **centsPerLitre**: 187.1 - **date**: 2026-10-15 - **label**: regular, daily city average - **source**: Natural Resources Canada average retail prices - **sourceUrl**: - **stale**: false #### transit - **adult**: 65 - **adultLabel**: 30 Day Adult Pass (Adult (19–64)) - **concession**: 55 - **concessionLabel**: 30 Day Concession Pass (seniors 65+, youth 13–18) - **source**: BC Transit: Prince George fares - **sourceUrl**: - **asOf**: 2026-09-06 #### datasets | id | title | source | sourceUrl | licence | asOf | checkedAt | stale | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | housing-rents | Average rents and vacancy rates (CMHC) | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Rental Market Survey, via Statistics Canada table 34-10-0133 and 34-10-0128 | https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3410013301 | Statistics Canada Open Licence (https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/reference/licence) | 2025-10 | 2026-10-01T04:27:12.099Z | false | | bchydro-rates | BC Hydro residential rates | BC Hydro, Residential rates (tiered rate, flat rate and time-of-day pricing pages) | https://www.bchydro.com/accounts-billing/rates-energy-use/electricity-rates/residential-rates.html | BC Hydro published rates, with attribution | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-12T13:20:28.607Z | false | | fortisbc-rates | FortisBC residential natural gas rates | FortisBC, Residential natural gas rates | https://www.fortisbc.com/accounts/billing-rates/natural-gas-rates/residential-rates | FortisBC published rates, with attribution | 2026-07-01 | 2026-10-12T13:20:29.126Z | false | | household-energy-use | Typical household energy use (BC Hydro and FortisBC published averages) | BC Hydro, Energy concepts, explained (average consumption for homes in B.C.); BC Hydro Quick Facts 2024/25; FortisBC residential rates page (example bill) | https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/residential/energy-explained.html | Facts compiled from the published sources named in the dataset, with attribution | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-12T13:20:09.639Z | false | | taxes-utilities | Utility rates (water, sewer, garbage) | City of Prince George, Paying your bill (residential flat utility rates, metered rates, due dates); Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004 (consol… | https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/utilities-taxes/paying-your-bill | Open Government Licence – City of Prince George (https://pgmapinfo.princegeorge.ca/OpenData/CityofPrinceGeorge_Open_Government_License_Open_Data.pdf) | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-12T13:20:09.643Z | false | | taxes-rates | Property tax rates by class | City of Prince George, annual tax rate tables (Finance); cross-checked against Province of B.C., Local Government Statistics, Schedule 702 (Tax Rates) | https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/utilities-taxes/property-taxes | Open Government Licence – City of Prince George (https://pgmapinfo.princegeorge.ca/OpenData/CityofPrinceGeorge_Open_Government_License_Open_Data.pdf) | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-12T13:20:09.642Z | false | | taxes-fees | Home owner grant and City fees | | | Facts compiled from the published sources named in the dataset, with attribution | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-12T13:20:09.642Z | false | | housing-prices | House prices (MLS® averages) and assessed values | BC Northern Real Estate Board, quarterly and year-end news releases (MLS® reported sales, residential detached houses, City of Prince George) | https://bcnreb.bc.ca/board-news-releases-2026 | Open Government Licence – City of Prince George (https://pgmapinfo.princegeorge.ca/OpenData/CityofPrinceGeorge_Open_Government_License_Open_Data.pdf) | | 2026-10-12T13:20:09.639Z | false | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/household-costs/. 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