Index | New Waterford | Cape Breton | Nova Scotia |
Cost of living | 80 | 81 | 92 |
Goods & Services | 106 | 106 | 113 |
Groceries | 103 | 103 | 103 |
Health care | 92 | 92 | 93 |
Housing | 15 | 21 | 49 |
Transportation | 91 | 91 | 96 |
Utilities | 141 | 141 | 142 |
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Utilities index |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Nova Scotia | 10% | 15% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Nova Scotia | 8.79% | 21% |
Item | Cape Breton | National avg. | Difference |
Personal Care | $87.00 | $94.33 | 7.8% |
Recreation | $104.00 | $102.33 | 1.6% |
Item | Cape Breton | 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% |
Item | Cape Breton | National avg. | Difference |
Doctor | $97.00 | $101.07 | 4.0% |
Item | Cape Breton | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price ($) | $207,100.00 | $659,395.00 | 68.6% |
Apartment Rent ($) | $866.00 | $2,146.00 | 59.6% |
Item | Cape Breton | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $96.00 | $102.07 | 5.9% |
Item | Cape Breton | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $95.00 | $98.60 | 3.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Membertou 28B, NS | 1,070 | 81 | 18.6% |
Cape Breton, NS | 94,573 | 81 | 18.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Sunrise, FL | 94,657 | n/a | |
North Vancouver, BC | 94,662 | 133 | 32.8% |
Quincy, MA | 94,389 | n/a | |
Plantation, FL | 94,366 | n/a | |
Dearborn, MI | 94,328 | n/a | |
Cape Breton, NS | 94,573 | 81 | 18.6% |