St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Cost Of Living

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16%

Overall NAT. AVG.

12%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

55%

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. John's	Newfoundland and Labrador	National
Cost of living	84	85	100
Goods & Services	88	88	100
Groceries	108	108	100
Health care	94	94	100
Housing	45	47	100
Transportation	100	100	100
Utilities	137	137	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in St. John's is 1% lower than the Newfoundland and Labrador average
The cost of living in St. John's is 16% lower than the national average
St. John's housing is 55% lower than the national average
Newfoundland and Labrador general sales tax is 67% higher than the national average
Newfoundland and Labrador state income tax is 3% higher than the national average

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Newfoundland and Labrador Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Newfoundland and Labrador	10%	15%

Newfoundland and Labrador Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Newfoundland and Labrador	8.7%	18.3%

Goods & Services

Item	St. John's	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$89.00	$94.33	5.7%
Recreation	$101.00	$102.33	1.3%

Groceries

Item	St. John's	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$97.00	$102.27	5.1%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$104.00	$104.67	0.6%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$106.00	$111.67	5.1%
Fruit and Vegetables	$115.00	$113.40	1.4%
Alcoholic Beverages	$112.00	$105.80	5.9%

Health Care

Item	St. John's	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$98.00	$101.07	3.0%

Housing

Item	St. John's	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$286,777.00	$663,503.00	56.8%
Apartment Rent ($)	$889.00	$1,274.00	30.2%

Transportation

Item	St. John's	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$102.00	$102.07	0.1%

Utilities

Item	St. John's	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$99.00	$98.60	0.4%

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.
Wabana, NL	2,050	75	24.7%
Division No. 1, Subd. R, NL	315	78	22.1%
Division No. 1, Subd. D, NL	81	80	20.2%
Pouch Cove, NL	2,364	81	19.1%
Bauline, NL	498	81	18.9%
St. John's, NL	109,566	84	15.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Billings, MT	109,705	n/a
Inglewood, CA	109,309	n/a
Richmond, CA	110,051	n/a
Broken Arrow, OK	108,875	n/a
Lakeland, FL	110,335	n/a
St. John's, NL	109,566	84	15.9%

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