Parkwood Gardens, Ontario Cost Of Living

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5%

Overall NAT. AVG.

10%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

38%

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	Parkwood Gardens	Guelph	Ontario
Cost of living	95	97	111
Goods & Services	110	110	106
Groceries	115	115	110
Health care	106	106	104
Housing	62	68	120
Transportation	105	105	104
Utilities	132	132	121

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Parkwood Gardens is 15% lower than the Guelph average
The cost of living in Parkwood Gardens is 5% lower than the national average
Parkwood Gardens housing is 38% lower than the national average
Ontario general sales tax is 33% higher than the national average
Ontario state income tax is 40% lower than the national average

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Ontario Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Ontario	8%	13%

Ontario Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Ontario	5.05%	13.16%

Goods & Services

Item	Guelph	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$103.00	$95.07	8.3%
Recreation	$98.00	$101.73	3.7%

Groceries

Item	Guelph	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$96.00	$102.47	6.3%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$103.00	$106.00	2.8%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$99.00	$111.87	11.5%
Fruit and Vegetables	$99.00	$112.87	12.3%
Alcoholic Beverages	$106.00	$106.80	0.7%

Health Care

Item	Guelph	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$105.00	$101.07	3.9%

Housing

Item	Guelph	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$778,800.00	$659,395.00	18.1%
Apartment Rent ($)	$2,137.00	$2,146.00	0.4%

Transportation

Item	Guelph	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$102.00	$102.53	0.5%

Utilities

Item	Guelph	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$105.00	$98.80	6.3%

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.
Cambridge, ON	140,221	94	6.0%
Kitchener, ON	259,162	95	5.4%
Waterloo, ON	118,234	98	2.5%
Centre Wellington, ON	30,896	98	1.9%
Woolwich, ON	28,438	101	0.6%
Guelph, ON	147,931	97	3.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mesquite, TX	148,020	n/a
Thornton, CO	147,633	n/a
Savannah, GA	148,994	n/a
Paterson, NJ	149,118	n/a
McAllen, TX	146,651	n/a
Guelph, ON	147,931	97	3.1%