Goulds, Newfoundland and Labrador Cost Of Living

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17%

Overall NAT. AVG.

12%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

58%

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	Goulds	St. John's	Newfoundland and Labrador
Cost of living	83	84	85
Goods & Services	88	88	88
Groceries	108	108	108
Health care	94	94	94
Housing	42	45	47
Transportation	100	100	100
Utilities	137	137	137

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Goulds is 2% lower than the St. John's average
The cost of living in Goulds is 17% lower than the national average
Goulds housing is 58% 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 ($)	$332,000.00	$659,395.00	49.7%
Apartment Rent ($)	$985.00	$2,146.00	54.1%

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.

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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%
Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove, NL	1,036	81	18.6%
Mount Pearl, NL	23,066	82	17.8%
St. John's, NL	109,566	84	15.9%

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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%