Index | Oak Bay | British Columbia | National |
Cost of living | 122 | 123 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 110 | 110 | 100 |
Groceries | 102 | 102 | 100 |
Health care | 102 | 102 | 100 |
Housing | 159 | 170 | 100 |
Transportation | 102 | 102 | 100 |
Utilities | 103 | 103 | 100 |
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State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
British Columbia | 7% | 12% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
British Columbia | 5.06% | 16.8% |
Item | Oak Bay | National avg. | Difference |
Personal Care | $108.00 | $94.33 | 14.5% |
Recreation | $110.00 | $102.33 | 7.5% |
Item | Oak Bay | 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% |
Item | Oak Bay | National avg. | Difference |
Doctor | $97.00 | $101.07 | 4.0% |
Item | Oak Bay | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price ($) | $2,190,000.00 | $659,395.00 | 232.1% |
Apartment Rent ($) | $n/a | $2,146.00 | 100.0% |
Item | Oak Bay | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $133.00 | $102.07 | 30.3% |
Item | Oak Bay | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $101.00 | $98.60 | 2.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Langford, BC | 42,691 | 97 | 2.9% |
Esquimalt, BC | 21,191 | 99 | 0.7% |
Colwood, BC | 19,837 | 100 | 0.4% |
Cowichan Valley A, BC | 5,392 | 100 | 0.2% |
Malahat 11, BC | 179 | 100 | 0.1% |
Oak Bay, BC | 18,885 | 122 | 21.9% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
North Amityville, NY | 18,890 | n/a | |
Claremore, OK | 18,875 | n/a | |
Bellaire, TX | 18,862 | n/a | |
Alice, TX | 18,859 | n/a | |
Altoona, IA | 18,917 | n/a | |
Oak Bay, BC | 18,885 | 122 | 21.9% |