Red Deer County, Alberta Cost Of Living

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9%

Overall NAT. AVG.

5%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

42%

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	Red Deer County	Alberta	National
Cost of living	91	97	100
Goods & Services	105	105	100
Groceries	104	102	100
Health care	105	101	100
Housing	58	78	100
Transportation	96	96	100
Utilities	113	122	100

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Red Deer County is 7% lower than the Alberta average
The cost of living in Red Deer County is 9% lower than the national average
Red Deer County housing is 42% 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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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	Red Deer County	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$101.00	$95.07	6.2%
Recreation	$105.00	$101.73	3.2%

Groceries

Item	Red Deer County	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$104.00	$102.47	1.5%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$103.00	$106.00	2.8%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$101.00	$111.87	9.7%
Fruit and Vegetables	$105.00	$112.87	7.0%
Alcoholic Beverages	$102.00	$106.80	4.5%

Health Care

Item	Red Deer County	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$104.00	$101.07	2.9%

Housing

Item	Red Deer County	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$383,875.00	$665,961.00	42.4%
Apartment Rent ($)	$n/a	$2,146.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Red Deer County	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$88.00	$102.53	14.2%

Utilities

Item	Red Deer County	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.
Red Deer, AB	107,873	90	9.6%
Norglenwold, AB	299	91	9.1%
Bowden, AB	1,214	92	8.4%
Sylvan Lake, AB	16,694	92	8.3%
Penhold, AB	3,849	92	8.2%
Red Deer County, AB	21,767	91	9.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Oxford, AL	21,765	n/a
Pleasant Prairie, WI	21,762	n/a
Selden, NY	21,786	n/a
Squamish, BC	21,730	110	9.9%
East Ridge, TN	21,728	n/a
Red Deer County, AB	21,767	91	9.4%

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