Despite a 0.3% increase in the rental cost of a one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna between April and May, the city has dropped two spots to the 15th most expensive city in the country.<\/p>\n
Still, the average vacant one-bedroom apartment lists for $1,959, according to Rentals.ca<\/p>\n
The price of a two-bedroom unit increased by 2.8% month-over-month to $2,669.<\/p>\n
READ MORE:<\/strong> Most Kamloops, Okanagan housing prices fell in May<\/a><\/p>\n Vancouver remains the most expensive city in Canada at $2,831 for a one-bedroom apartment and $3,666 for two bedrooms.<\/p>\n Two other BC cities, Burnaby and Victoria, are more expensive than Kelowna while Surrey – the only other BC city on the list – is ranked two spots below Kelowna and $30 cheaper.<\/p>\n Grand Prairie, Alberta, is the most affordable of the 35 cities on the list at $1,023 for a one-bedroom apartment.<\/p>\n To contact a reporter for this story, <\/span>email Rob Munro<\/a> or call 250-808-0143 or <\/span>email the editor<\/a>. You can also submit<\/span>photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom<\/a> and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.<\/span><\/p>\n We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Despite a 0.3% increase in the rental cost of a one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna between April and May, the city has dropped two spots to the 15th most expensive city in the country. Still, the average vacant one-bedroom apartment lists for $1,959, according to Rentals.ca The price of a two-bedroom unit increased by 2.8% month-over-month […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":473,"featured_media":1059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"guid":"","source":"iNFOnews","byline":"Rob Munro","published":"2023-06-13T09:04:24","updated":"2023-06-14T07:00:00","_infotelid":"IT98860","_prepressid":"98860","_multisite_post_sync":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[540,2,541,543],"tags":[15,16,481,834,656,18],"region":[322,323,324,325],"class_list":["post-1617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highlight","category-inhome","category-local","category-topnews","tag-housing","tag-kelowna-news","tag-kljun2023","tag-rates","tag-rentals","tag-rob-munro","region-kamloops","region-kelowna","region-penticton","region-vernon"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inhome\/news\/1617\/kelowna-sliding-down-list-of-most-expensive-places-to-rent-in-canada\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Kelowna sliding down list of most expensive places to rent in Canada","url":"http:\/\/infonews.ca\/inhome\/news\/1617\/kelowna-sliding-down-list-of-most-expensive-places-to-rent-in-canada\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/infonews.ca\/inhome\/news\/1617\/kelowna-sliding-down-list-of-most-expensive-places-to-rent-in-canada\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/MediaItemID33333-6954.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/MediaItemID33333-6954.jpg"},"articleSection":"highlight","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rob Munro"}],"creator":["Rob Munro"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"iNhome","logo":""},"keywords":["housing","kelowna news","kljun2023","rates","rentals","rob munro"],"dateCreated":"2023-06-13T16:04:24Z","datePublished":"2023-06-13T16:04:24Z","dateModified":"2023-06-14T14:00:00Z"},"rendered":"
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