Suncrest, British Columbia Cost Of Living

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42%

Overall NAT. AVG.

10%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

128%

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	Suncrest	Burnaby	British Columbia
Cost of living	142	122	123
Goods & Services	110	110	110
Groceries	102	102	102
Health care	102	102	102
Housing	228	158	170
Transportation	102	102	102
Utilities	103	103	103

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Suncrest is 15% higher than the Burnaby average
The cost of living in Suncrest is 42% higher than the national average
Suncrest housing is 128% higher than the national average
British Columbia general sales tax is 17% higher than the national average
British Columbia state income tax is 40% lower than the national average

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British Columbia Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
British Columbia	7%	12%

British Columbia Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
British Columbia	5.06%	16.8%

Goods & Services

Item	Burnaby	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$108.00	$94.33	14.5%
Recreation	$110.00	$102.33	7.5%

Groceries

Item	Burnaby	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$106.00	$102.27	3.7%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$100.00	$104.67	4.5%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$102.00	$111.67	8.7%
Fruit and Vegetables	$104.00	$113.40	8.3%
Alcoholic Beverages	$111.00	$105.80	4.9%

Health Care

Item	Burnaby	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$97.00	$101.07	4.0%

Housing

Item	Burnaby	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$986,000.00	$659,395.00	49.5%
Apartment Rent ($)	$3,087.00	$2,146.00	43.8%

Transportation

Item	Burnaby	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$133.00	$102.07	30.3%

Utilities

Item	Burnaby	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$101.00	$98.60	2.4%

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.
Mission 1, BC	613	101	1.2%
Coquitlam 2, BC	5	107	6.8%
New Westminster, BC	82,940	107	6.9%
Port Coquitlam, BC	66,485	108	7.8%
Burrard Inlet 3, BC	2,132	110	10.2%
Burnaby, BC	258,827	122	21.6%

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Kitchener, ON	259,162	95	5.4%
Madison, WI	258,366	n/a
Laredo, TX	260,571	n/a
Chandler, AZ	257,076	n/a
Lubbock, TX	257,013	n/a
Burnaby, BC	258,827	122	21.6%