Chestermere, Alberta Cost Of Living

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5%

Overall NAT. AVG.

6%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

28%

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	Chestermere	Alberta	National
Cost of living	95	100	100
Goods & Services	106	105	100
Groceries	100	99	100
Health care	103	101	100
Housing	72	88	100
Transportation	95	94	100
Utilities	112	122	100

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Chestermere is 5% lower than the Alberta average
The cost of living in Chestermere is 5% lower than the national average
Chestermere housing is 28% lower than the national average
Alberta general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average
Alberta state income tax is 19% higher than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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Goods & Services index
Groceries index
Health care index
Housing index
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Alberta Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Alberta	0%	5%

Alberta Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Alberta	10%	15%

Goods & Services

Item	Chestermere	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$103.00	$94.33	9.2%
Recreation	$105.00	$102.33	2.6%

Groceries

Item	Chestermere	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$103.00	$102.27	0.7%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$102.00	$104.67	2.5%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$99.00	$111.67	11.3%
Fruit and Vegetables	$104.00	$113.40	8.3%
Alcoholic Beverages	$101.00	$105.80	4.5%

Health Care

Item	Chestermere	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$103.00	$101.07	1.9%

Housing

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

Transportation

Item	Chestermere	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$85.00	$102.07	16.7%

Utilities

Item	Chestermere	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$103.00	$98.60	4.5%

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.
Calgary, AB	1,371,990	93	7.1%
Rocky View County, AB	44,056	113	12.5%
Chestermere, AB	24,643	95	5.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mill Creek East, WA	24,643	n/a
Sandusky, OH	24,651	n/a
Emporia, KS	24,631	n/a
West Memphis, AR	24,656	n/a
Northdale, FL	24,660	n/a
Chestermere, AB	24,643	95	5.5%

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