Laval, Quebec Cost Of Living

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Overall 22%

Goods & Services 16%

Housing 52%

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	Laval	Quebec	National
Cost of living	78	82	100
Goods & Services	84	84	100
Groceries	100	100	100
Health care	102	102	100
Housing	48	62	100
Transportation	100	100	100
Utilities	84	84	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Laval is 5% lower than the Quebec average
The cost of living in Laval is 22% lower than the national average
Laval housing is 52% 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	Laval	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	106	94	12.4%
Recreation	98	102	4.2%

Groceries

Item	Laval	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	100	102	2.2%
Dairy Products and Eggs	102	105	2.5%
Bakery and Cereal Products	103	112	7.8%
Fruit and Vegetables	99	113	12.7%
Alcoholic Beverages	92	106	13.0%

Health Care

Item	Laval	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	98	101	3.0%

Housing

Item	Laval	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	390,824	663,503	41.1%
Apartment Rent ($)	1,486	1,274	16.6%

Transportation

Item	Laval	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	104	102	1.9%

Utilities

Item	Laval	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	98	99	0.6%

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.
Pointe-Calumet, QC	6,912	72	27.6%
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, QC	15,334	73	27.1%
Bois-des-Filion, QC	10,460	73	26.8%
Charlemagne, QC	5,724	73	26.6%
Deux-Montagnes, QC	18,650	74	26.5%
Laval, QC	445,050	78	22.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Omaha, NE	443,072	n/a
Colorado Springs, CO	448,759	n/a
Raleigh, NC	441,326	n/a
Virginia Beach, VA	449,733	n/a
Halifax, NS	451,852	91	9.3%
Laval, QC	445,050	78	22.5%

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