Average rent in Cape Breton
A 2 bedrooms unit in Cape Breton rented for $1,134 a month on average in October 2025 (▲ 4.9% in a year), rank 126 of 189 centres for two-bedroom rent (1 = highest). Check that a listing is fair before you sign.
Average monthly rent, October 2025
Bachelor
Oct 2024: $747 · ▲ 11.1%
$8301 bedroom
Oct 2024: $849 · ▼ 1.1%
$8402 bedrooms
Oct 2024: $1,081 · ▲ 4.9%
$1,1343+ bedrooms
Oct 2024: $1,368 · ▲ 4.7%
$1,432Other centres in Nova Scotia (2 bedrooms)
Affordability calculator →Questions and answers
What is the average rent in Cape Breton?
Bachelor: $830, 1 bedroom: $840, 2 bedrooms: $1,134, 3+ bedrooms: $1,432 a month (CMHC, October 2025).
Is rent going up in Cape Breton?
The average 2 bedrooms rent changed 4.9% between October 2024 and October 2025.
What rents are included?
Average rents in purpose-built row and apartment structures of three or more units, from CMHC's Rental Market Survey.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 34-10-0133-01, CMHC average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over (Statistics Canada Open Licence).