Island View, New Brunswick Cost Of Living

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8%

Overall NAT. AVG.

6%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

4%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 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	Island View	Fredericton	New Brunswick
Cost of living	108	101	92
Goods & Services	106	106	106
Groceries	104	104	104
Health care	92	92	92
Housing	104	81	50
Transportation	96	96	96
Utilities	149	149	149

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Island View is 18% higher than the Fredericton average
The cost of living in Island View is 8% higher than the national average
Island View housing is 4% higher than the national average
New Brunswick general sales tax is 67% higher than the national average
New Brunswick state income tax is 15% higher than the national average

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New Brunswick Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New Brunswick	10%	15%

New Brunswick Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New Brunswick	9.68%	20.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Fredericton	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$82.00	$95.07	13.7%
Recreation	$99.00	$101.73	2.7%

Groceries

Item	Fredericton	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$94.00	$102.47	8.3%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$102.00	$106.00	3.8%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$106.00	$111.87	5.2%
Fruit and Vegetables	$100.00	$112.87	11.4%
Alcoholic Beverages	$104.00	$106.80	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Fredericton	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$98.00	$101.07	3.0%

Housing

Item	Fredericton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$542,612.00	$665,961.00	18.5%
Apartment Rent ($)	$1,193.00	$2,146.00	44.4%

Transportation

Item	Fredericton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$100.00	$102.53	2.5%

Utilities

Item	Fredericton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$95.00	$98.80	3.8%

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.
Bright, NB	3,772	100	0.4%
Saint Marys, NB	5,353	101	0.6%
Queensbury, NB	1,271	101	0.8%
Kingsclear, NB	2,982	101	0.9%
Devon 30, NB	1,203	101	0.9%
Fredericton, NB	63,818	101	1.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Palm Harbor, FL	63,813	n/a
Reston, VA	63,840	n/a
Council Bluffs, IA	63,786	n/a
Pico Rivera, CA	63,899	n/a
Burnsville, MN	63,628	n/a
Fredericton, NB	63,818	101	1.1%

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

Island View, Fredericton, NB Cost of Living