Index | Auditorium | Kitchener | Ontario |
Cost of living | 95 | 95 | 111 |
Goods & Services | 108 | 108 | 107 |
Groceries | 100 | 100 | 101 |
Health care | 103 | 103 | 103 |
Housing | 62 | 60 | 120 |
Transportation | 107 | 107 | 104 |
Utilities | 130 | 130 | 119 |
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State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Ontario | 8% | 13% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Ontario | 5.05% | 13.16% |
Item | Kitchener | National avg. | Difference |
Personal Care | $102.00 | $94.33 | 8.1% |
Recreation | $99.00 | $102.33 | 3.3% |
Item | Kitchener | National avg. | Difference |
Meat, Poultry and Fish | $99.00 | $102.27 | 3.2% |
Dairy Products and Eggs | $101.00 | $104.67 | 3.5% |
Bakery and Cereal Products | $97.00 | $111.67 | 13.1% |
Fruit and Vegetables | $98.00 | $113.40 | 13.6% |
Alcoholic Beverages | $102.00 | $105.80 | 3.6% |
Item | Kitchener | National avg. | Difference |
Doctor | $104.00 | $101.07 | 2.9% |
Item | Kitchener | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price ($) | $714,600.00 | $659,395.00 | 8.4% |
Apartment Rent ($) | $2,330.00 | $2,146.00 | 8.6% |
Item | Kitchener | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $99.00 | $102.07 | 3.0% |
Item | Kitchener | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $106.00 | $98.60 | 7.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Cambridge, ON | 140,221 | 94 | 6.0% |
Guelph, ON | 147,931 | 97 | 3.1% |
Waterloo, ON | 118,234 | 98 | 2.5% |
Blandford-Blenheim, ON | 7,869 | 98 | 2.0% |
Wilmot, ON | 22,827 | 100 | 0.4% |
Kitchener, ON | 259,162 | 95 | 5.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Burnaby, BC | 258,827 | 122 | 21.6% |
Madison, WI | 258,366 | n/a | |
Laredo, TX | 260,571 | n/a | |
Chandler, AZ | 257,076 | n/a | |
Lubbock, TX | 257,013 | n/a | |
Kitchener, ON | 259,162 | 95 | 5.4% |