Amherst, Nova Scotia Cost Of Living

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19%

Overall NAT. AVG.

6%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

79%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Amherst	Nova Scotia	National
Cost of living	81	92	100
Goods & Services	106	113	100
Groceries	103	103	100
Health care	92	93	100
Housing	21	49	100
Transportation	91	96	100
Utilities	141	142	100

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Amherst is 11% lower than the Nova Scotia average
The cost of living in Amherst is 19% lower than the national average
Amherst housing is 79% lower than the national average
Nova Scotia general sales tax is 67% higher than the national average
Nova Scotia state income tax is 4% higher than the national average

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Nova Scotia Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nova Scotia	10%	15%

Nova Scotia Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nova Scotia	8.79%	21%

Goods & Services

Item	Amherst	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$87.00	$94.33	7.8%
Recreation	$104.00	$102.33	1.6%

Groceries

Item	Amherst	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$96.00	$102.27	6.1%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$104.00	$104.67	0.6%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$109.00	$111.67	2.4%
Fruit and Vegetables	$107.00	$113.40	5.6%
Alcoholic Beverages	$107.00	$105.80	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Amherst	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$97.00	$101.07	4.0%

Housing

Item	Amherst	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$n/a	$659,395.00	100.0%
Apartment Rent ($)	$934.00	$2,146.00	56.5%

Transportation

Item	Amherst	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$96.00	$102.07	5.9%

Utilities

Item	Amherst	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$95.00	$98.60	3.7%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dorchester, NB	426	79	20.7%
Fort Folly 1, NB	39	81	18.9%
Westmorland, NB	960	81	18.8%
Sackville, NB	1,186	83	17.2%
Cumberland, Subd. C, NS	5,206	84	16.0%
Amherst, NS	9,360	81	18.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Alamosa, CO	9,360	n/a
Woodfield, SC	9,361	n/a
Laurentian Valley, ON	9,362	84	16.0%
Augusta, KS	9,363	n/a
Fairfield Glade, TN	9,364	n/a
Amherst, NS	9,360	81	18.6%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.