North River, Prince Edward Island Cost Of Living

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17%

Overall NAT. AVG.

6%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

74%

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	North River	Cornwall	Prince Edward Island
Cost of living	83	85	89
Goods & Services	106	106	106
Groceries	103	103	103
Health care	92	92	92
Housing	26	31	45
Transportation	91	91	91
Utilities	141	141	141

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in North River is 7% lower than the Cornwall average
The cost of living in North River is 17% lower than the national average
North River housing is 74% lower than the national average
Prince Edward Island general sales tax is 67% higher than the national average
Prince Edward Island state income tax is 16% higher than the national average

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Prince Edward Island Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Prince Edward Island	10%	15%

Prince Edward Island Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Prince Edward Island	9.8%	16.7%

Goods & Services

Item	Cornwall	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$87.00	$94.33	7.8%
Recreation	$104.00	$102.33	1.6%

Groceries

Item	Cornwall	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$96.00	$102.27	6.1%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$104.00	$104.67	0.6%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$109.00	$111.67	2.4%
Fruit and Vegetables	$107.00	$113.40	5.6%
Alcoholic Beverages	$107.00	$105.80	1.1%

Health Care

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

Housing

Item	Cornwall	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$425,000.00	$659,395.00	35.5%
Apartment Rent ($)	$n/a	$2,146.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Cornwall	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$96.00	$102.07	5.9%

Utilities

Item	Cornwall	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$95.00	$98.60	3.7%

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.
Breadalbane, PE	185	81	18.7%
Crapaud, PE	362	82	18.5%
Lot 36, PE	872	82	18.2%
Union Road, PE	211	82	18.0%
Scotchfort 4, PE	252	82	17.8%
Cornwall, PE	6,417	85	15.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Howland Center, OH	6,417	n/a
Ladera Heights, CA	6,419	n/a
Harrisburg, SD	6,420	n/a
Beaver County, AB	6,412	89	11.0%
Bowleys Quarters, MD	6,422	n/a
Cornwall, PE	6,417	85	15.4%