Berwick, Nova Scotia Cost Of Living

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14%

Overall NAT. AVG.

12%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

73%

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	Berwick	Nova Scotia	National
Cost of living	86	92	100
Goods & Services	112	112	100
Groceries	109	109	100
Health care	95	95	100
Housing	27	49	100
Transportation	94	94	100
Utilities	140	140	100

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Berwick is 6% lower than the Nova Scotia average
The cost of living in Berwick is 14% lower than the national average
Berwick housing is 73% 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	Berwick	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$88.00	$95.07	7.4%
Recreation	$104.00	$101.73	2.2%

Groceries

Item	Berwick	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$97.00	$102.47	5.3%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$102.00	$106.00	3.8%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$108.00	$111.87	3.5%
Fruit and Vegetables	$101.00	$112.87	10.5%
Alcoholic Beverages	$100.00	$106.80	6.4%

Health Care

Item	Berwick	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$100.00	$101.07	1.1%

Housing

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

Transportation

Item	Berwick	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$95.00	$102.53	7.3%

Utilities

Item	Berwick	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$98.00	$98.80	0.8%

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.
Kings, Subd. A, NS	21,831	87	13.1%
Cambridge 32, NS	147	87	12.9%
Kings, Subd. C, NS	8,052	87	12.6%
Kings, Subd. B, NS	12,020	88	11.6%
Kentville, NS	6,619	88	11.5%
Berwick, NS	2,655	86	13.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Leisure Knoll, NJ	2,655	n/a
Glenrock, WY	2,655	n/a
Davis Junction, IL	2,654	n/a
Maynardville, TN	2,654	n/a
Maine, WI	2,654	n/a
Berwick, NS	2,655	86	13.7%

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