Average rent in Nanaimo
A 2 bedrooms unit in Nanaimo rented for $1,895 a month on average in October 2025 (▲ 6.8% in a year), rank 10 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: $1,246 · ▼ 0.2%
$1,2441 bedroom
Oct 2024: $1,406 · ▲ 8.6%
$1,5272 bedrooms
Oct 2024: $1,775 · ▲ 6.8%
$1,8953+ bedrooms
Oct 2024: $1,826 · ▲ 12.7%
$2,057Other centres in British Columbia (2 bedrooms)
Vancouver$2,364Squamish$2,179Victoria$2,121Kelowna$2,098Courtenay$1,691Kamloops$1,673Summerland$1,671Campbell River$1,656Duncan$1,624Abbotsford-Mission$1,623Vernon$1,607Parksville$1,563Chilliwack$1,523Penticton$1,511Cranbrook$1,472
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What is the average rent in Nanaimo?
Bachelor: $1,244, 1 bedroom: $1,527, 2 bedrooms: $1,895, 3+ bedrooms: $2,057 a month (CMHC, October 2025).
Is rent going up in Nanaimo?
The average 2 bedrooms rent changed 6.8% 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).