Gatineau, Quebec Cost Of Living

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Overall 16%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 63%

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. If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Gatineau	Quebec	National
Cost of living	84	82	100
Goods & Services	105	84	100
Groceries	101	100	100
Health care	102	102	100
Housing	37	62	100
Transportation	100	100	100
Utilities	107	84	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Gatineau is 3% higher than the Quebec average
The cost of living in Gatineau is 16% lower than the national average
Gatineau housing is 63% lower than the national average
Quebec sales tax is 66% higher than the national average
Quebec income tax is 78% higher than the national average

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Quebec Sales Tax

Province	Provincial Tax	Total Tax Rate
Quebec	9.975%	14.975%

Quebec Income Tax

Province	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Quebec	15%	25.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Gatineau	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	100	94	6.0%
Recreation	101	102	1.3%

Groceries

Item	Gatineau	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	101	102	1.2%
Dairy Products and Eggs	100	105	4.5%
Bakery and Cereal Products	102	112	8.7%
Fruit and Vegetables	99	113	12.7%
Alcoholic Beverages	102	106	3.6%

Health Care

Item	Gatineau	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	104	101	2.9%

Housing

Item	Gatineau	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	313,170	663,503	52.8%
Apartment Rent ($)	1,516	1,274	19.0%

Transportation

Item	Gatineau	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	98	102	4.0%

Utilities

Item	Gatineau	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	105	99	6.5%

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.
L'Ange-Gardien, QC	3,768	85	14.9%
Val-des-Monts, QC	13,035	85	14.9%
Cantley, QC	11,767	87	12.6%
Chelsea, QC	7,181	91	8.5%
Ottawa, ON	1,058,126	92	7.8%
Gatineau, QC	293,695	84	16.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
St. Paul, MN	297,160	n/a
Cincinnati, OH	298,011	n/a
Anchorage, AK	299,321	n/a
Stockton, CA	301,443	n/a
Greensboro, NC	282,177	n/a
Gatineau, QC	293,695	84	16.2%

Source: The Gatineau, QC data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada 2020.