Saint Mary, New Brunswick Cost Of Living

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18%

Overall NAT. AVG.

4%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

79%

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	Saint Mary	New Brunswick	National
Cost of living	82	86	100
Goods & Services	104	106	100
Groceries	105	104	100
Health care	96	92	100
Housing	21	36	100
Transportation	92	96	100
Utilities	140	149	100

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Saint Mary is 5% lower than the New Brunswick average
The cost of living in Saint Mary is 18% lower than the national average
Saint Mary housing is 79% lower 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	Saint Mary	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$88.00	$95.07	7.4%
Recreation	$103.00	$101.73	1.2%

Groceries

Item	Saint Mary	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$96.00	$102.47	6.3%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$105.00	$106.00	0.9%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$110.00	$111.87	1.7%
Fruit and Vegetables	$105.00	$112.87	7.0%
Alcoholic Beverages	$108.00	$106.80	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Saint Mary	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$99.00	$101.07	2.0%

Housing

Item	Saint Mary	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$n/a	$659,395.00	100.0%
Apartment Rent ($)	$n/a	$2,146.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Saint Mary	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$97.00	$102.53	5.4%

Utilities

Item	Saint Mary	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$96.00	$98.80	2.8%

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.
Buctouche 16, NB	106	108	7.5%
Saint-Paul, NB	863	81	19.1%
Weldford, NB	1,423	80	19.6%
Richibucto 15, NB	2,044	81	19.1%
Wellington, NB	3,185	82	17.9%
Saint Mary, NB	2,046	82	18.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Alta, IA	2,046	n/a
Liberty, KY	2,046	n/a
Saint-Nazaire, QC	2,046	71	29.5%
Morris, AL	2,045	n/a
Old Saybrook Center, CT	2,047	n/a
Saint Mary, NB	2,046	82	18.4%

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