Alma, Quebec Cost Of Living

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29%

Overall NAT. AVG.

16%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

73%

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	Alma	Quebec	National
Cost of living	71	82	100
Goods & Services	84	84	100
Groceries	100	100	100
Health care	102	102	100
Housing	27	62	100
Transportation	100	100	100
Utilities	84	84	100

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Alma is 13% lower than the Quebec average
The cost of living in Alma is 29% lower than the national average
Alma housing is 73% lower than the national average
Quebec general sales tax is 66% higher than the national average
Quebec state income tax is 78% higher than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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Quebec Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Quebec	9.975%	14.975%

Quebec Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Quebec	15%	25.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Alma	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$106.00	$94.33	12.4%
Recreation	$98.00	$102.33	4.2%

Groceries

Item	Alma	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$100.00	$102.27	2.2%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$102.00	$104.67	2.5%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$103.00	$111.67	7.8%
Fruit and Vegetables	$99.00	$113.40	12.7%
Alcoholic Beverages	$92.00	$105.80	13.0%

Health Care

Item	Alma	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$98.00	$101.07	3.0%

Housing

Item	Alma	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$n/a	$659,395.00	100.0%
Apartment Rent ($)	$558.00	$2,146.00	74.0%

Transportation

Item	Alma	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$104.00	$102.07	1.9%

Utilities

Item	Alma	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$98.00	$98.60	0.6%

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.
Péribonka, QC	533	68	31.6%
Desbiens, QC	1,000	68	31.5%
L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur, QC	1,976	69	30.9%
Lamarche, QC	487	69	30.8%
Hébertville-Station, QC	1,353	69	30.7%
Alma, QC	30,501	71	28.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Granger, IN	30,499	n/a
LaGrange, GA	30,494	n/a
Gurnee, IL	30,519	n/a
Cochrane, AB	30,481	91	9.4%
Holladay, UT	30,461	n/a
Alma, QC	30,501	71	28.8%

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