St. Catharines, Ontario Cost Of Living

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9%

Overall NAT. AVG.

10%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

50%

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	St. Catharines	Ontario	National
Cost of living	91	111	100
Goods & Services	110	106	100
Groceries	115	110	100
Health care	106	104	100
Housing	50	120	100
Transportation	105	104	100
Utilities	132	121	100

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in St. Catharines is 18% lower than the Ontario average
The cost of living in St. Catharines is 9% lower than the national average
St. Catharines housing is 50% 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	St. Catharines	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$103.00	$95.07	8.3%
Recreation	$98.00	$101.73	3.7%

Groceries

Item	St. Catharines	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	St. Catharines	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$105.00	$101.07	3.9%

Housing

Item	St. Catharines	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$609,000.00	$659,395.00	7.6%
Apartment Rent ($)	$1,913.00	$2,146.00	10.9%

Transportation

Item	St. Catharines	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$102.00	$102.53	0.5%

Utilities

Item	St. Catharines	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.
Welland, ON	56,929	89	11.1%
Thorold, ON	21,396	91	8.7%
Niagara Falls, ON	95,282	91	8.6%
Lincoln, ON	27,082	96	4.4%
Pelham, ON	18,077	99	1.4%
St. Catharines, ON	140,913	91	8.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
West Valley City, UT	140,970	n/a
Cambridge, ON	140,221	94	6.0%
Metairie, LA	141,877	n/a
Milton, ON	142,128	105	4.6%
Waco, TX	142,208	n/a
St. Catharines, ON	140,913	91	8.6%

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